Special Education

• Bode, J. (1997). Food fight: A Guide to eating disorders for preteens and their parents. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers.
• Braithwaite, K., Chad, K., & Humbert, L. (1997). Understanding body image: Helping students make informed decisions. Saskatoon, SK: College of Physical Education, University of Saskatchewan. (Tel: 306-966-6500).
• Capuzzi, D. & Gross, D. R. (Eds.). (1989). Youth at risk: A resource for counsellors, teachers and parents. Virginia: American Association of Counseling and Development. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 323 454).
• Fairchild, T. N. ( Ed.). (1997). Crisis intervention strategies for school-based helpers, 2nd Edition. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher Ltd.
• Holliman, S. C. (Ed.). (1991). Handbook for coaches on eating disorders and athletics. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
• Kelker, K. A. (1994). Taking charge: A handbook for parents whose children have emotional disorders, 3rd Edition. Portland, OR: Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 385 098).
• Rubel, J. B. (1992). Eating and exercise disorders handbook. Eugene, OR: Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.
• Treasure, J. (1997). Anorexia nervosa: A survival guide for families, friends and sufferers. Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis.

Books About Weight Preoccupation

• Bennett, W. & Gurin, J. (1982). The dieter’s dilemma: Eating less and weighing more. New York, NY: Basic Books, Inc.
• Bordo, S. (1993). Unbearable weight: feminism, western culture, and the body. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
• Brody, J. (1987). Jane Brody’s nutrition book. New York, NY: Bantam Books.
• Brumberg, J. J. (1988). Fasting girls: The history of anorexia nervosa. New York, NY: Viking Penguin Books.
• Chernin, K. (1994). The hungry self: Women, eating and identity. New York, NY: HarperPerrenial Library.
• Goodman, C. W. (1995). The invisible woman: Confronting weight prejudice in America. Carlsbad, CA: Gurze Books.
• Kano, S. (1985). Making peace with food. Danbury, CT: Amity Publishing Co.
• Lawrence, M. (Ed.). (1987). Fed up and hungry. Women, oppression & food. London, England: The Women’s Press, Ltd.
• MacSween, M. (1993). Anorexic bodies: A feminist and sociological perspective on anorexia nervosa. New York, NY: Routledge.
• Malson, H. (1998). The thin woman. New York, NY: Routledge.
• Millman, M. (1980). Such a pretty face: Being fat in America. New York, NY: W. W. Norton Co.
• Pipher, M. (1997). Hunger pains: The modern woman’s tragic quest for thinness. New York, NY: Ballantine Books.
• Pipher, M. (1995). Reviving Ophelia: Saving the selves of adolescent girls. New York, NY: Ballantine Books.
• Orbach, S. (1978). Fat is a feminist issue. New York, NY: Paddington Press.
• Polivy, J. & Herman, C. P. (1983). Breaking the diet habit. New York, NY: Basic Books, Inc.
• Roth, G. (1997). Appetites: On the search for true nourishment. New York, NY: NAL/Dutton.
• Roth, G. (1993). When food is love: Exploring the relationship between eating and intimacy. New York, NY: NAL/Dutton.
• Roth, G. (1993). Feeding the hungry heart: The experience of compulsive eating. New York, NY: NAL/Dutton.
• Roberts, N. (1985). Breaking all the rules. New York, NY: Viking Penguin Inc.
• Schoenfielder, L. & Wieser, B. (Eds.). (1983). Shadow on a tightrope. Iowa City, IA: Aunt Lute Book Company.
• Thompson, B. W. (1994). A hunger so wide and so deep. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.
• Tribole, E. & Resch, E. (1995). Intuitive eating. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press.
• Wolf, N. (1990). The beauty myth: How images of beauty are used against women. Toronto, ON: Vintage Press.
• Vincent, L. M. (1979). Competing with the sylph. New York, NY: Berkeley Books.
• Zerbe, K. J. (1995). The body betrayed, A deeper understanding of women, eating disorders, and treatment. Carlsbad, CA: Gürze Books.

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