Stories from Home
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Book Overview
Decoding Anorexia is the first and only book to explain anorexia nervosa from a biological point of view. Its clear, user-friendly descriptions of the genetics and neuroscience behind the disorder is paired with first person descriptions and personal narratives of what biological differences mean to sufferers. Author Carrie Arnold, a trained scientist, science writer, and past sufferer of anorexia, speaks with clinicians, researchers, parents, other family members, and sufferers about the factors that make one vulnerable to anorexia, the neurochemistry behind the call of starvation, and why it's so hard to leave anorexia behind. She also addresses: * How environment is still important and influences behaviors * The characteristics of people at high risk for developing anorexia nervosa * Why anorexics find starvation "rewarding" * Why denial is such a salient feature, and how sufferers can overcome it Carrie also includes interviews with key figures in the field who explain their work and how it contributes to our understanding of anorexia. Long thought to be a psychosocial disease of fickle teens, this book alters the way anorexia is understood and treated and gives patients, their doctors, and their family members hope.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0878056424
ISBN13:9780878056422
Release Date:March 1993
Publisher:University Press of Mississippi
Length:194 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Jerry Takes You Home -- and MORE!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
My favorite part of this book was the first 49 pages where Jerry Clower becomes the story. This long interview with him takes you on a journey beyond his charming wit and storytelling. Clower, in his modesty and ole boy ways, belies how fascinating his own story is. Stepping beyond the yarns he spins on stage, he takes you on a trip through the South and introduces you to a string of people he has met along the way. Join Jerry in a chat with William Faulkner or Will Davis Campbell (Will D. Campbell, author of Brother to a Dragonfly). Take a nostalgic visit to Jerry and Homerline when they were tenants at primitive artist Theora Hamblett's home in Oxford, Mississippi. Clower loves to tell a story and he's made a career out of doing it well. But the best story is the one he admits he has been privileged to live. "Stories From Home" is pricless.
Fantastic reading!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
All the stories from years back are here, in this book! Also, an enlightening interview with Clower. I bought this for my dad for Father's Day and plan to find my own copy. If you want light-hearted, meaningful reading about times past, this is the book for you. This compilation is well-organized i.e. Ledbetter family section, coon huntin' section, etc. Find one of these and put it in a safe place. These are hard to come by and are definitely something to treasure.
This is laugh-out-loud stuff-- a gifted storyteller!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
I first read one of these stories in an airline magazine. I figured the sample was the best of the bunch, but ordered the book anyway. Story after story, Jerry Clower immerses you in the life of the deep south and tells you stories that you will think about for years afterward-- and you'll laugh with each recalling!
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