{"product_id":"the-elephant-in-the-room-one-fat-mans-quest-to-get-smaller-in-a-growing-america-paperback","title":"The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTommy Tomlinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"warm and funny and honest...genuinely unputdownable\" (Curtis Sittenfeld) memoir chronicling what it's like to live in today's world as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who, as he neared the age of fifty, weighed 460 pounds and decided he had to change his life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he was almost fifty years old, Tommy Tomlinson weighed an astonishing--and dangerous--460 pounds, at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, unable to climb a flight of stairs without having to catch his breath, or travel on an airplane without buying two seats. Raised in a family that loved food, he had been aware of the problem for years, seeing doctors and trying diets from the time he was a preteen. But nothing worked, and every time he tried to make a change, it didn't go the way he planned--in fact, he wasn't sure that he really wanted to change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant in the Room\u003c\/i\u003e, Tomlinson chronicles his lifelong battle with weight in a voice that combines the urgency of Roxane Gay's \u003ci\u003eHunger \u003c\/i\u003ewith the intimacy of Rick Bragg's \u003ci\u003eAll Over but the Shoutin'\u003c\/i\u003e. He also hits the road to meet other members of the plus-sized tribe in an attempt to understand how, as a nation, we got to this point. From buying a Fitbit and setting exercise goals to contemplating the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, America's \"capital of food porn,\" and modifying his own diet, Tomlinson brings us along on a candid and sometimes brutal look at the everyday experience of being constantly aware of your size. Over the course of the book, he confronts these issues head-on and chronicles the practical steps he has to take to lose weight by the end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What could have been a wallow in memoir self-pity is raised to art by Tomlinson's wit and prose\" (\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e). Affecting and searingly honest, \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant in the Room \u003c\/i\u003eis an \"inspirational\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir that will resonate with anyone who has grappled with addiction, shame, or self-consciousness. \"Add this to your reading list ASAP\" (\u003ci\u003eCharlotte Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47646931747069,"sku":"9781501111624","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/YVFzdEFXTVIzTTRIcDI3b21lL3E3dz09.webp?v=1780566822","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-elephant-in-the-room-one-fat-mans-quest-to-get-smaller-in-a-growing-america-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}