Orbach, S. (1978). Fat is a Feminist Issue: A Self-Help Guide for Compulsive Eaters.

Abstract: "Fat is not about food. Fat is about protection, sex, mothering, strength, assertion and love. You can change that response by learning the difference between 'mouth hunger' and 'stomach hunger,' by seeing weight loss as a good thing rather than a punishment, and by realizing that food is not your enemy."

Overeaters Anonymous (1982) For Today.

Abstract: "…offers inspiring and thought-provoking affirmations and readings for each day of the year, written especially for OA members."

Overeaters Anonymous. (1985). Lifeline Sampler.

Abstract: "A selection of articles from Lifeline magazine. Read about abstinent living, spiritual insights, Steps and Traditions, food and weight, slips and relapse, relationships in recovery and more."

Peele, Stanton. (1985). The Meaning of Addiction: Compulsive Experience and its Interpretation.

Abstract: "Addiction, Stanton Peele argues, while real, is not a biological phenomenon. Addictive behavior, like all human behavior, is best understood as an adaptation, however poor, to one's environment."

Rice Drews, Toby. (1980). Getting Them Sober: A Guide for Those Who Live with an Alcoholic.

Abstract: "This is a totally new approach to problems surrounding alcoholism. There is no other book that offers such practical insights."

Sandmaier, M. (1980). The Invisible Alcoholics: Women and Alcohol Abuse in America.

Abstract: "The Invisible Alcoholics focuses exclusively for the first time on the growing problem of women's alcohol abuse. Sandmaier reveals why women drink; why treatments designed for men won't work for women- and what does work; why women alcoholics experience more depression, polydrug addiction, and suicide than men alcoholics."

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