I would like to buy a copy of this book for everyone I know and maybe put a copy in every hotel room drawer just like the Gideons do for the New Testament. ...more
Aubrey’s heart is in the right place wanting to fight against anti-fat bias, but her lack of formal training in science and logic are quite apparent. She sets up straw man arguments then cherry picks the evidence to knock them down. This book preaches to the choir of people who experience and resent ...more
The fact is that this book is absolutely full of cherry-picked half-truths, equivocations, and outright lies. If you'd like a full and complete rebuttal, check out the 1 and 2-star reviews of the author's other book (I could just copy and paste). These reviews also contain nods to the times the auth ...more
A very good exploration of ideas, but that doesn’t feel like a book. It’s a slightly disjointed series of posts that too often overlap each other, but for those new to the topic, would still be incredibly insightful and helpful to read. ...more
This book is structured almost like a textbook for a class or a seminar. There are lists/exercises on which to reflect at the end of most of the chapters. There is an extensive notes section. The book proper is enjoyable to read and not at all dry despite it being able to function as a textbook.
Yep, I’m an unapologetic Aubrey Gordon fan. Read this book for a lot of reasons- read it to support your friends, your family, that coworker who cracks you up. Read it to learn more about how the numbers and catch phrases we bandy about maybe aren’t so accurate. That those “ideals” we think we shoul ...more