We have the following books and videos listed here in our personal library. Reviews of books can be found at Amazon.ca and/or   bulimia.com.

About Anorexia and/or Bulimia:

        • The Eating Disorder Source Book   -  Carolyn Costin, 1996  (VERY highly recommended to buy!!)
        • Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery - Lindsay Hall, Monika Ostroff, ‘98
        • Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery  - Lindsay Hall, Leigh Cohen, 1999
        • The Anorexic Experience -  Marilyn Lawrence, 1984
        • Dying to Be Thin - I.M. Sacker,  Mark A. Zimmer 
        • The Secret Language of Eating Disorders - Peggy Claude-Pierre

 

For Parents and Loved Ones:

        • Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Families, Friends and Sufferers - Janet Treasure, 1997
        • Bulimia: A Guide for Friends and Family  -  Sherman & Thompson, 1990
        • Surviving an Eating Disorder  - Siegel, Brisman, Weinshel,  1997
        • When Your Child Has An Eating Disorder - A.H. Natenshon, 1999
        • When Girls Feel Fat (Helping Girls Through Adolescence) - Sandra Friedman, M.A. ,  1997
        • Preventing Childhood Eating Problems - J.R. Hirschmann & Lela Zaphiropoulos,  1993

 

Personal Stories:

        • Feast of Famine - Joan M. Johnston M.D.,   1993
        • The Long Road Back -  Judy Tam Sargent, R.N., M.S.N.,  1999
        • Stick Figure - A Diary of My Former Self - Lori Gottlieb, 2000
        • Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia - Marya Hornbacher, 1998

 

Videos (VHS):

        • Dr. Phil : Eating Disorders (Thursday October 31, 2002)
        • Perfect Illusions: Eating Disorders and the Family - PBS Stations Mon. Feb. 24, 2003       http://www.kcts.org/productions/perfect/index.asp
        • Get Real - Cdn. video 1995 - dieting , peer pressure, coping skills, self-esteem, body image (35min)
        • Take Another Look - Cdn. video 1994 - media & peer pressures adolescents encounter (22 mins)
        • Famine Within - 1990 - Film on contemporary  obsession with body image, shape & size among North American women (120 min)

For a very comprehensive bibliography of Eating Disorder books etc., visit www.westerncounties.ca .  Our local branch of the     Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA Yarmouth, Digby, Shelburne Branch) of which Jim is currently the President, donated

$15000 worth of mental health books, DVD’s, CD’s etc in March 2008 to this library (including some of the most current and up-to-date material on Eating Disorders).