"By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids have learned that "fat" is bad. As they get older, kids learn to pursue thinness in order to survive in a world that ties our body size to our value. Multibillion-dollar industries thrive on consumers believing that we don't want to be fat. Our weight-centric medical system pushes "weight loss" as a prescription, while ignoring social determinants of health and reinforcing negative stereotypes about...

4) The Village and the Pike: an oral history of Arlington Village and Columbia Pike to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Arlington Village, 1939-2014 ;the early years 1939-1961

Author

Smith, Virginia Lillis

Publisher

Virginia Lillis Smith

Pub. Date

Language

English

Description

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"A memoir of Arlington Village, Arlington, Va., based on oral history interviews copyrighted and housed in the Center for Local History, Arlington Public Library."

5) The eating instinct: food culture, body image, and guilt in America

Author

Sole-Smith, Virginia

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

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Read-Alikes for Hunger

Description

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Visiting kitchen tables around America, this timely volume explores today's toxic food culture, telling the stories of those who are struggling with food issues and providing insight into how to feel good about food.

6) Audrey Wyatt interview

Author

Wyatt, Audrey

Series

Oral history project / Arlington County Public Library

Pub. Date

2011.

Language

English

7) Clifford Lyle interview

Series

Oral history project / Arlington County Library

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

Formats

Adult Reference, Searchable PDF

8) Mildred H. Ritchie interview

Series

Oral history project / Arlington County Library

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

Formats

Adult Reference, Searchable PDF

9) Charlie Sher interview

Series

Oral history project / Arlington County Library

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

Formats

Adult Reference, Searchable PDF

10) John Milliken interview

Author

Milliken, John

Series

Oral history project / Arlington County Public Library

Publisher

Arlington County Public Library, Oral History Project

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Description

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Interview discusses John Milliken's experience growing up in the Arlington area, and his ten years serving on the Arlington County Board.

11) Wolfgang Bucher interview

Author

Buchler, Wolfgang

Series

Oral history project / Arlington County Public Library

Publisher

Arlington County Public Library, Oral History Project

Pub. Date

2012.

Language

English

12) Theresa Quinnan Fitzgerald interview

Author

Fitzgerald, Theresa Quinnan

Series

Oral history project / Arlington County Public Library

Publisher

Arlington County Public Library, Oral History Project

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Description

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Interview discusses Theresa Fitzgerald's life and involvement in Our Lady Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church since the 1950s.

13) Robert Tramonte interview

Author

Tramonte, Robert

Series

Oral history project / Arlington County Public Library

Publisher

Arlington County Public Library, Oral History Project

Pub. Date

2013.

Language

English

Description

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Interview discusses the Italian Store in Arlington, Virginia.

14) Philip "Freed" Friedrichsen interview

Author

Friedrichsen, Freed

Series

Oral history project / Arlington County Public Library

Publisher

Arlington County Public Library, Oral History Project

Pub. Date

2012.

Language

English

Description

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Interview discusses the Ski Chalet store, formerly in the Edgewood neighborhood of Arlington.

15) Carla Buchler interview

Author

Buchler, Carla

Series

Oral history project / Arlington County Public Library

Publisher

Arlington County Public Library, Oral History Project

Pub. Date

2012.

Language

English

16) James F. Almand interview

Author

Almand, James F

Series

Oral history project / Arlington County Public Library

Publisher

Arlington County Public Library, Oral History Project

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Description

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Interview discusses James F. Almand's life growing up in Arlington, as well as his career as an attorney, Democratic legislator in the Virginia House of Delegates, and a Circuit Court judge.