My Life As a Male Anorexic
Author : Michael Krasnow
It is the autobiographical account of a young man's ongoing struggle with anorexia. Michael Krasnow has had anorexia since 1984, and he chronicles his daily struggles, feelings, and experiences in this book. He writes in a relaxed, easygoing manner that makes the book appealing to all readers. While ignoring statistics and not pretending to be an expert on the disorder, Michael simply tells readers what his life is like and how anorexia has ffected - even controlled - it.

The Hungry Self : Women, Eating, and Identity
Author : Kim Chernin
THE HUNGRY SELF explores the often troubled relationship between mothers and daughters and how daughters of all ages and backgrounds often flee the struggle for identity and self-development into an obsession with food.

A Hunger So Wide and So Deep : American Women Speak Out on Eating Problems
Author : Becky W. Thompson
A readable account based on interviews with 18 white, Latina, and African American women aged 19-46 in which the author found that in one-third to two-thirds of the cases, eating disorders were linked to emotional or, more particularly, sexual abuse. Such women are seeking control over their lives, Thompson argues, and food is the most accessible tool. She also examines the healing process, detailing these women's experiences with Alcoholics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous and individual counseling.

Anorexia Nervosa and Recovery: A Hunger for Meaning (Haworth Women's Studies)
Author : Karen Way
Argues that the eating disorder is an addiction--an obsession controlling all aspects of someone's life--and that recovery is possible by finding meaning in life. Based on the personal experiences of 21 women who have gone through the process.

Never Too Thin
Author : Eva Szekely

Owl Was a Baker's Daughter : Obesity, Anorexia Nervosa, and the Repressed Feminine--A Psychological Study
Author : Marion Woodman
Eye-opening insights into the body as mirror of the psyche in eating disorders and weight disturbances. Case studies and practical procedures emphasize the integration of body and soul.

Bulimarexia : The Binge-Purge Cycle
Author : Marlen Boskind-White, Marlene Boskind-White, William C. White
Here is basic information about the dynamics of the binge/purge cycle, including socialization and the family, adolescent danger signals, the college years and beyond, bulimarexia and the body, workshops and future prospects. The new edition adds findings about physiological effects, drug therapy, and nutritional counseling.

Straight Talk About Eating Disorders (Straight Talk Series)
Author : Michael Maloney, Rachel Kranz

Eating Our Hearts Out : Personal Accounts of Women's Relationship to Food
Author : Leslea Newman (Editor)
The author of Fat Chance and SomeBody to Love: A Guide to Loving the Body You Have presents 92 personal accounts by women of all ages and walks of life, who tell stories of their past and present problems with food, their childhood traumas, how their lives have been affected, and their visions of the future.

The Long Road Back, A Survivors Guide to Anorexia
Author : Judy Tam Sargent
A young woman's harrowing journey through the hell of anorexia and an antiquated health-care system that had much to learn about what is needed for long-lasting and full recovery. BRAVO to this young woman's strength, determination and courage to tell her truth and commitment to help others through the telling of her story. A strong testimonial to the human spirit's ability to heal despite the odds against it.

Dancing on My Grave : An Autobiography
Author : Gelsy Kirkland
The shattering story of a dream which became a heartbreaking nightmare for one of America's most famous ballerinas, Gelsey Kirkland, who chronicles her brilliant start as a dancer with George Balanchine, her legendary partnership with Mikhail Baryshnikov, her agonizing descent into drugs, and her struggles to rise again.

Inner Hunger : A Young Woman's Struggle Through Anorexia and Bulimia
Author : Marianne Apostolides
Cynthia [Nappa] Bitter's revealing biography is the intensely personal story of anorexia nervosa whose eating disorder began when she was fourteen. The obsessive mindset and the horrendous medical complications of bulimia and anorexia lead her to the brink of death before she discovered what it would take to save her life and her sanity.

Good Enough: When Losing is Winning, Perfection Becomes Obsession, and Thin Enough Can Never Be Achieved
Author : Cynthia N. Bitter
"Inner Hunger" combines an honest and nonjudgmental account of my decade-long struggle through anorexia and bulimia with specific, well-researched advice about dealing with an eating disorder.