Sexy at Any Size: The Real Woman's Guide To Dating and Romance (Paperback)

by Katie Arons (Author), Jacqueline Shannon (Contributor)

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Product Description

Sexy Is as Sexy Does...

Bigger is definitely better, as Katie Arons -- one of the fifty million American women who wear a size 12 or larger, and a world-famous Ford model -- knows. Without a single word about losing weight, Arons offers the encouragement, confidence, and techniques needed to attract smart, good-looking, and successful men. Here, readers of all sizes will welcome the way Katie defies the expectations of a society obsessed with thinness and offers up tried-and-true advice on:

* How to accept yourself as you are
* Where to go, what to say, and how to find the "right" type of man
* The best cities where real women are truly appreciated
* Alternative ways to meet men -- personal ads, the Internet, invitation-only parties (and how to get invited!)
* Style tips: makeup, hair, and clothing
* "How to make love to a man big time"
* Plus lots more!

And Katie has put together the ultimate resource guide to organizations, clubs, books and other publications, and on-line support groups. You name it -- if it's out there, Katie's found it. When it comes to love, the bigger the better!

About the Author
Katie Arons has been featured on the covers of many magazines and in clothing catalogues and newspaper columns. She is the publisher of the newsletter Extra Hip and lives in Los Angeles.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Fireside (March 17, 1970)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684854155
• ISBN-13: 978-0684854151
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #832,549 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good premise, May 21, 2002

By A Customer

This book starts off very promising - the myth that only thin women are sexy is nicely challenged, and it's great to hear a little about the author's triumphs over the thin ideal. I was totally connecting with what she was saying, but then towards the middle of the book (when she got into talking about fashions for bigger women), she slipped into some negative stereotypes. I felt that promoting girdles and ways to de-emphasize "problem" areas was completely going against her overall message - feel good and sexy no matter your size. Areas can only be defined as a problem if that's the cultural standard, and by stating that larger women need to hide problem areas only reinforces the idea that there is only one body ideal. I felt that the author kept going back and forth on her message to larger women - it's great to feel sexy at any size, but you'll still need to adhere to certain beauty and fashion rules to really achieve sexiness. I felt that the inner focus on what sexiness is all about was lost somewhere in the middle. Overall, though, I think it was a good read.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Start, March 9, 2000

By	umsami "amazon-junkie since 1996" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

Katie's book is a great start for big women just starting to believe (or desperately hoping) that they are attractive just the way you are. She does seem to limit herself to the smaller plus-sized girls, though. Regardless of whether or not you're a size 14 or a 32, I highly recommend that you buy Fat?So! by Marilyn Wann and Zaftig: A Case for Curves. (Both available on Amazon--of course) If you're a super-sized girl, I recommend checking out Dimensions Magazine. It's a place where bigger (and I mean bigger--there are guys looking for women from 300-500+ pounds) is appreciated.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Yic, July 10, 2002

By	John M. Herron "Erica Herron" (Sharpsburg, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Most of it was good, but the parts that were bad were so damaging to the overall integrity of the book that I'm giving it two stars. The only part I felt was really worth reading was the chapter filled with men talking about why they preferred big women, but I'm definitely unimpressed.
She gets my tentative applause for putting a book out on this subject to begin with, but Katie throws out totally conflicting messages. She talks about wearing a girdle on a date. Nuff said.