The elephant in the room : one fat man's quest to get smaller in a growing America
In the tradition of Roxane Gay's Hunger, a searing, honest, and candid exploration of what it's like to live as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who decided he had to change his life as he neared the age of fifty weighing in at 460 pounds.
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| Subject |
| Tomlinson, Tommy. Obesity > Social aspects. Obesity > United States. Body image. Lifestyles > Health aspects. |
| Genre |
| Autobiographies. |
- ISBN: 9781501111617
- Physical Description viii, 244 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.
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The Elephant in the Room : One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
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Table of Contents
The Elephant in the Room : One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Prologue: Killing the Hog | p. 1 | |
| 1 | A Chocolate Milk Carton Of Love | p. 13 |
| January | p. 34 | |
| 2 | The Cost Of Free Domino's | p. 41 |
| February | p. 58 | |
| 3 | The Best Bad Roast Beef Sandwich | p. 63 |
| March | p. 91 | |
| 4 | Grease Is The Word | p. 95 |
| April | p. 105 | |
| 5 | A Body At Rest | p. 109 |
| May | p. 122 | |
| 6 | The American Weigh | p. 125 |
| June | p. 138 | |
| 7 | Accommodations | p. 143 |
| July | p. 156 | |
| 8 | Honesty Is Such A Lonely Word | p. 159 |
| August | p. 170 | |
| 9 | The Invisible Wall | p. 175 |
| September | p. 188 | |
| 10 | The Man Who Walks Inside Me | p. 193 |
| October | p. 201 | |
| 11 | Usuck-FM | p. 205 |
| November | p. 215 | |
| 12 | December/Life's Work | p. 219 |
| Epilogue | p. 231 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 241 |
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