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Confessions of a Fat Guy

Author : Scott Moss
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (533 download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Fat Guy written by Scott Moss and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-07-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confessions of a fat guy really isn't a diet book. It's about the trials and tribulations of being a fat guy in a world and the problems that go with it. I've been heavy for most of my life. I wanted to put a book together that explains what it's like to be overweight in a society where looks are everything. Most of the time, there is no room for overweight people among the masses. The problem is, about half of the people in the United States are at least overweight if not obese. There are also some startling statistics regarding overweight to obese children in our society. This book is based on my life. I'm 61 years old and have had about 10 years of my life as an in-shape male. By that I mean someone who is not looked upon as fat. There are a lot of tales of my fight to stay in shape. Most of the time I lost that fight. But I finally found a way to at least lose enough weight to be healthier. I won't be a swimsuit model anytime soon, but a guy can dream. I hope you love the book and get a few good laughs from it too. I don't take things too seriously in life. The one exception has always been the harm being overweight has caused. That's really what this book is about. Enjoy!

Confessions of a Fat Player

Author : Justin Harrison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780988626263
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Fat Player written by Justin Harrison and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-14 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of the one-size-fits-all dating guide? Hoping to break out of that "fat guy" label and score with beautiful women...without resorting to the stale, scumbag pick-up strategies found in every run-of-the-mill dating guide? One part advice, one part story-telling, "Confessions of a Fat Player" draws readers in to a world where the overweight ladies? man can truly prosper in the dating scene. Professional comedian and self-proclaimed "fat player", Justin Harrison offers up an entertaining yet informative "how-to" guide for every man who has ever felt too fat to succeed with women. "Confessions of a Fat Player" includes Harrison's dating tips in a natural progression, moving from the basics of self-acceptance and identifying your personal style, to specifics on finding beautiful women and tips on how to date them (with or without a tight budget), and finally to sex tips geared towards the heavier-set.But it doesn't stop there! Just as the title promises, "Confessions of a Fat Player" includes many of Harrison's own personal stories and sex "confessions", detailing his personal accounts of hooking up with beautiful women over the years. With self-proven tips and anecdotal evidence, "Confessions of a Fat Player" proves that even a fat player can become the most desirable man in the room.

Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

Author : Tony Dushane
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1593763808
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (937 download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk written by Tony Dushane and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2010-01-10 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gabe is a teenage Jehovah’s Witness convinced God will kill him at Armageddon for masturbating. But Gabe’s not alone: there’s Peter, who writes swear words in the margins of his papers; Jihyun, the Korean kid who subsists on Ho Hos and Doritos; and Camille, who follows Gabe around, trying to be his girlfriend. There’s also Gabe’s mom, who sleeps sixteen hours a day, and his dad, an elder who decides the fate of sinners (like the married couple who confesses to accidentally having anal sex). There’s Brother Miller, an elder with a Napoleon complex, who accompanies Gabe from door to door, encouraging him to knock with confidence, and Sister Feeney, who looks forward to the day she can move into a Spanish-style house after its owner dies at the end of the world. Luckily for Gabe, there is Uncle Jeff, who used to tour with Santana and now gives Gabe the only valuable girl advice he ever receives. It's hard when school days are spent dodging questions about your weird religion and weekends mean preaching house to house. Life looks dreary until Gabe falls for Camille’s beautiful older sister and begins to see her as the answer to his frustrations.

Confessions of a Mad Detective

Author : Johnny Noir
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1105534995
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Mad Detective written by Johnny Noir and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-02-12 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry Mills has to chuck it all when he discovers that some bitch has given him a severe case of Lycanthropy; to go on a search that leads to Atlantic City and beyond, with every intention of blowing her brains out.

Love of Fat Men

Author : Helen Dunmore
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241971896
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Love of Fat Men written by Helen Dunmore and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of short stories, the author takes the reader into a sensuous world of endless winters and midnight sun. As far apart as Finland, the Austrian Tyrol, and upstate New York, these stories come alive to the touch of estrangement, misunderstanding, sexuality and loss.

Confessions From Your Fat Friend

Author : Paige Fieldsted
Publisher : Paige Fieldsted
ISBN 13 : 099854695X
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Confessions From Your Fat Friend written by Paige Fieldsted and published by Paige Fieldsted. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chubby. Curvy. Funny (and that’s it). Fat. These labels are often associated with people who don’t fit the mold of what society and social media deem visually appealing and acceptable: being thin. Through the sharing of deeply personal and life-changing moments, author and body-positivity advocate Paige Fieldsted provides a stunningly honest look at how society and the ones we love impact self-image. Not only does she dig deep into the experiences that have shaped who she is today, she proudly calls upon each person to take action and accountability for how people are treated and perceived. Confessions from Your Fat Friend doesn’t pull any punches with its honest, funny, and sometimes painful revelations. Those who deal with fluctuating weight will identify with the struggle to conform. The curvy girls in each friend group will relate to the need to shop at specialty stores so they feel more confident in their skin. Most importantly, those who feel as if they don’t belong won’t feel so alone.

Pen & Ink

Author : Isaac Fitzgerald
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1620404907
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Pen & Ink written by Isaac Fitzgerald and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why did you get that tattoo? Every tattoo tells a story, whether the ink is meaningful or the result of a misguided decision made at the age of fourteen, representative of the wearer's true self or the accidental consequence of a bender. These most permanent of body adornments are hidden by pants legs and shirt tails, emblazoned on knuckles, or tucked inside mouths. They are battle scars and beauty marks, totems and mementos. Pen & Ink grants us access to the tattoos of writers Cheryl Strayed, Tao Lin, and Roxane Gay; rockers in the bands Korn, Otep, and Five Finger Death Punch; and even a porn star. But it also illuminates the tattoos of the ordinary people living in our midst--from professors to thrift store salespeople, cafe owners to librarians, union organizers to administrators--and their extraordinary lives. Curated and edited by Isaac Fitzgerald, who sports ten tattoos himself, each story features Wendy MacNaughton's stylish full color illustrations of the tattoos on black-and-white drawings of the bearer's body. At its heart, beneath its colorful skin, Pen & Ink is an exploration of the decision to scar one's self with a symbol and a story"--

Confessions of a Couch Potato

Author : Stephen Furst
Publisher : American Diabetes Association
ISBN 13 : 9781580401449
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Couch Potato written by Stephen Furst and published by American Diabetes Association. This book was released on 2002-09-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hysterical memoir of growing up as a husky . . . plump . . .heavy-set . . . OK, FAT! child, who struggled with weight problems through adulthood, Stephen Furst shares his tips and recipes for how he went from an out-of-control 320-pound person with diabetes, to his lean, mean, low-fat eating machine of 175. A self-help cookbook of epic proportionsor actually, epic portionsfilled with all kinds of tips and anecdotes, it includes everything from real recipes (such as cheesecake, soup, and pasta) to how to get through the holidays without killing yourself instead of your relatives. You've tried everything elsetry laughing your way to better health. Stephen Furst has been an actor for the past 23 years, starring in the classic movie comedy Animal House and two multiaward-winning television series"St. Elsewhere" and "Babylon 5."

Ricochet

Author : Richard Feldman
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1118131002
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (181 download)

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Download or read book Ricochet written by Richard Feldman and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ricochet Confessions Of A Gun Lobbyist "Ricochet tells the truth. With each page I can hear the echo of footsteps down the Rayburn Building's marbled halls as Feldman tells the intimate story few know and even fewer survive." ?Jack Brooks (D-Tex.), former Chairman, U.S. House Judiciary Committee "Ricochet casts an eye-opening spotlight on the shadowy world of behind-the-scenes gun politics. Is it accurate? Absolutely! I was there." ?John Aquilino, former Director, NRA Public Education "Ricochet is right on target. Feldman's behind-the-scenes memoir vividly describes America's firearms debate and struggle to win in extraordinary detail. I thoroughly enjoyed it." ?John W. Magaw, former Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

Fat Man to Green Man

Author : Ira Rainey
Publisher : Tangent Books
ISBN 13 : 1910089028
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Fat Man to Green Man written by Ira Rainey and published by Tangent Books. This book was released on 2013-12-09 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite believing he was bionic as a child, Ira Rainey was far from an elite athlete with superhuman running abilities like the ones he read about in books. He was in fact an overweight and unfit slacker who felt a bit sorry for himself because he had sore feet. Sure he ran a bit, but he also sat around a lot and ate and drank too much. Why? Because he could, and because he was a delusional optimist who thought everything would always be just fine. That was until a friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given months to live. It was an event that would push Ira to tackle his apathy towards life and take on the challenge of becoming an ultramarathon runner, pushing himself to go further than he had ever gone before. Award winning, Fat Man to Green Man: From Unfit to Ultramarathon is a warm and humorous account of one man’s quest to uncover his true super powers as he journeys from fat to fit, and taking in everything that came between the two. It is a story of fields and friendships; mud and maps; but more importantly learning how to push yourself to achieve what you would never believe you could – and how to deal with the consequences. Fat Man to Green Man won the silver award for running books in The 2014 Running Awards, an award voted for by runners. Ira Rainey, with Fat Man to Green Man, was also a shortlisted finalist for New Writer of the Year in The British Sports Book Awards 2014. “Ira Rainey’s lifestyle transformation is an extraordinary example of what can be accomplished with passion and conviction. Fat Man to Green Man is an inspirational story of how the seemingly impossible can come true. A must-read for anyone looking to make a positive change.” - Dean Karnazes – World-renowned endurance athlete and NY Times bestselling author “Rainey is proof that ultradistance races can be completed by middle-aged mortals and not just extreme endurance athletes with a penchant for pain.” - Men’s Fitness Magazine “The ending? It’s not what you will expect, but it will see you re-appraise everything in life you thought was certain. We think you will be inspired and, like us, are certain you may lose a few tears before you reach it.” - Running Fitness Magazine “It’s an inspirational tale of Ira’s battle with inner demons and ill health…I felt as if I was right beside him…” - Trail Running Magazine “So many things are covered here, the back to back training runs, the speed work (I was actually a bit intmidated by how fast he can knock out a 5K), the nutrition and weight loss and dealing with injury and recovery. He discovered that he was not bionic but overall he was very capable of running long distances and recalling the tales very vividly.”- James Adams – Ultramarathon runner and author of Running and Stuff “At times laugh out loud funny, at others quite poignant (the parts where Ira faces the impending loss of a dear friend are especially touching) this book is a fun take on one man’s journey to becoming an ultra runner, and finding himself in the process.” - UltrarunnerPodcast “Dean Karnazes taught us about what it takes to be at the very top of ultra running, wowing us in the process while Ira, inspired by Dean, gives us an insight of ultra running that the rest of us could aspire to.” - The Running Stories

Fat City

Author : Leonard Gardner
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590178939
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Fat City written by Leonard Gardner and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fat City is a vivid novel of allegiance and defeat, of the potent promise of the good life and the desperation and drink that waylay those whom it eludes. Stockton, California is the setting: the Lido Gym, the Hotel Coma, Main Street lunchrooms and dingy bars, days like long twilights in houses obscured by untrimmed shrubs and black walnut trees. When two men meet in the ring -- the retired boxer Billy Tully and the newcomer Ernie Munger - their brief bout sets into motion their hidden fates, initiating young Ernie into the company of men and luring Tully back into training. In a dispassionate and composed voice, Gardner narrates their swings of fortune, and the plodding optimism of their manager Ruben Luna, as he watches the most promising boys one by one succumb to some undefined weakness; still, "There was always someone who wanted to fight."

Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy

Author : Dirk Benedict
Publisher : Square One Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0757052770
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy written by Dirk Benedict and published by Square One Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best-selling memoir Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy tells the fascinating story of actor Dirk Benedict’s journey from the big sky country of Montana to the hustle and hype of Hollywood. It also describes his odyssey of self-discovery and growth as he changes from struggling actor to celebrity, from meat eater to vegetarian, from cancer victim to cancer victor. Brilliantly written—insightful, witty, and always challenging—Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy may change the way you perceive actors, and even make you reconsider the truths in your own life.

Fat Boys

Author : Sander L. Gilman
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803221833
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Fat Boys written by Sander L. Gilman and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He isøthe epitome of health?or a walking time bomb. He is oversexed?or sexless. He is jolly?or hiding the tears of a clown. He is the picture of wealth and plenty?or the bloated, malnourished emblem of poverty. He is the fat man?a cultural icon, a social enigma, a pressing medical issue?and he is the subject of this remarkably rich book. The figures that Sander L. Gilman considers, from the ugly fat man with the beautiful sylph trapped inside to the smart fat boy to the aging body desirous of rejuvenation, appear and reappear in different guises throughout Western culture. And as is often true of marginal cases, they serve to define the shifting center of our dreams and beliefs. A tentative exploration in the world of male body fantasies, Gilman?s book asks how the representation of the fat man alters with time and alters how men relate to their own bodies and the bodies of others, both men and women. His examples?ranging from Santa Claus to Sancho Panza, from Falstaff to Babe Ruth, from Nero Wolfe to Al Roker?illustrate the complexity perennially associated with fat men. From discourses about normality to the playing fields of baseball, from Greek male beauty to the fat detective, Gilman?s book examines and illuminates how cultures have imagined and portrayed the fat boy.

Look at My Striped Shirt!

Author : The Phat Phree
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767926404
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book Look at My Striped Shirt! written by The Phat Phree and published by Crown. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Target. Observe. Ridicule. You run into them every day—the striped-shirt guy, the karaoke master, the dude with a pencil-thin beard, the guy who won’t shut up about his fantasy football team—characters who annoy, irritate, and incense us all. Based on the wildly popular essay on ThePhatPhree.com by Mike Polk, this book is a look inside the heads of the most infuriating douchebags on Earth. It’s the best of ThePhatPhree.com plus more than fifty all-new, hilarious pieces written by some of your favorite writers from this site. Everyone’s (Least) Favorite, The Striped-Shirt Guy … I will valet tonight! I will treat the valet with contempt and make sure that he knows that I am superior to him. I will tell him, “Take it easy on the brakes, champ”! When I do not hook up with a girl at the club, I will say that the place is “full of skanks” and wait in line at another bar, only to strike out again! Your “Cool” High School Teacher … Here are some things I allow in my class that other teachers don’t: eating, drinking, swearing, dancing, smoking, fighting, cell phones, Texas hold ’em, iPods, and sex. Like my Goo Goo Dolls tee? Anyone else here down with the Dolls? No? Me either. I’m just wearing it as a goof. The Guy with Amazing Taste in Music … Personally, I haven’t listened to the radio in fifteen years. If you have ever heard a band on the radio, then I can assure you, I am not a fan. I stopped listening to American music about ten years ago.

Room 1219

Author : Greg Merritt
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613747950
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Room 1219 written by Greg Merritt and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part biography, part true-crime narrative, this painstakingly researched book chronicles the improbable rise and stunning fall of Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle from his early big screen success to his involvement in actress Virginia Rappe’s death, and the resulting irreparable damage to his career. It describes how during the course of a rowdy party hosted by the comedian in a San Francisco hotel, Rappe became fatally ill, and Arbuckle was subsequently charged with manslaughter. Ultimately acquitted after three trials, neither his career nor his reputation ever recovered from this devastating incident. Relying on a careful examination of documents, the book finally reveals what most likely occurred that Labor Day weekend in 1921 in that fateful hotel room. In addition, it covers the evolution of the film industry—from the first silent experiments to the connection between Arbuckle’s scandal and the implementation of industry-wide censorship that altered the course of Hollywood filmmaking for five decades.

Confessions of a Fat Girl

Author : Holly Dae
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781515204053
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Fat Girl written by Holly Dae and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Confessions Universe, a series of interconnected stand-alone YA and NA novels featuring protagonists that struggle to overcome the burdens and drawbacks of a specific issue (drugs, eating disorders, trauma, etc.) and how that issue affects their personal, mental, psychological, and romantic lives. Real. Honest. Uncensored. Smart and ambitious Season Minett was homeschooled, got accepted into college at 16, graduated with a B.A. in English at 20, got a job at a prestigious magazine at 21, and isn't afraid to go after what she wants. Twenty-two-year-old Season has it made and everyone knows it. Except Season herself. People can gush over her all day long, but Season knows they're just being nice. In reality, she's accomplished nothing. She doesn't work hard enough, can't get her book published, and worst of all at 5'6, 180 pounds with a thirty-two inch waist, a forty-four inch hip, and arms too big for her body, she's fat and ugly. She's such a disappointment that after her mother divorced Season's dad, she went to live with her new, younger boyfriend and left Season to mother the rest of her siblings. So Season is quite bewildered when the guy she sees every weekend at the bookstore shows serious interest in her. And she ends up liking him. A lot. Season's not naive enough to think love will solve all her problems though. In fact, love seems to be making everything worse because her food obsession is growing more and more out of her control. But that's impossible. There's nothing wrong with counting calories and wanting to be thin. There's nothing wrong with trying to be as perfect as everyone thinks she is. A fat girl can't develop an eating disorder, let alone have one. Right?

Hollywood v. Hard Core

Author : Jon Lewis
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814729339
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Hollywood v. Hard Core written by Jon Lewis and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of censorship and regulation at the heart of the modern film industry In 1972, The Godfather and Deep Throat were the two most popular films in the country. One, a major Hollywood studio production, the other an independently made "skin flick." At that moment, Jon Lewis asserts, the fate of the American film industry hung in the balance. Spanning the 20th century, Hollywood v. Hard Core weaves a gripping tale of censorship and regulation. Since the industry's infancy, film producers and distributors have publicly regarded ratings codes as a necessary evil. Hollywood regulates itself, we have been told, to prevent the government from doing it for them. But Lewis argues that the studios self-regulate because they are convinced it is good for business, and that censorship codes and regulations are a crucial part of what binds the various competing agencies in the film business together. Yet between 1968 and 1973 Hollywood films were faltering at the box office, and the major studios were in deep trouble. Hollywood's principal competition came from a body of independently produced and distributed films—from foreign art house film Last Tango in Paris to hard-core pornography like Behind the Green Door—that were at once disreputable and, for a moment at least, irresistible, even chic. In response, Hollywood imposed the industry-wide MPAA film rating system (the origins of the G, PG, and R designations we have today) that pushed sexually explicit films outside the mainstream, and a series of Supreme Court decisions all but outlawed the theatrical exhibition of hard core pornographic films. Together, these events allowed Hollywood to consolidate its iron grip over what films got made and where they were shown, thus saving it from financial ruin.