The Silky Way

Skinny Bitch
Rory Freedman & Kim Barnouin

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers (December 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762424931
• ISBN-13: 978-0762424931

This is the big gun. If ever there was a certain something to really make you stop and think about what you’re eating to the point that you vowed to become a vegan and never look back, this is it. If this blunt and sans bullshit approach to the modern food industry doesn’t open your eyes, then all hope is lost.

Though this hip and fierce little piece of literature has been starting wildfires around the country (U.S.A.) since 2005, it doesn’t look like the flames will be letting up anytime soon. Authors Rory and Kim (former model and model agent) make many a striking statement about what you eat, how you eat it and who puts in on your plate in the first place. They tackle ugly social habits including drinking, smoking and morning coffee binges without mercy and shed some much needed light on conspiracies underlying the FDA, EPA and other governmental and corporate giants. Discover just how mainstream media and the money-hungry execs who operate it convinced millions that milk is beneficial to your body, that Splenda is a safe and natural alternative to sugar and how carbohydrates have been branded with the mark of Satan. And, above all else, discover what it really takes to be a skinny bitch.

D and I finally picked this up this little marvel yesterday after spotting it for the first time at the Harrisburg International Airport and we’re just shy of reading it from front to back. Despite the fact that we’re devout vegans and environmentalists, there always seems to be some grotesque factoid floating about that we have yet to be introduced to and Skinny Bitch has us swimming knee-deep in them. Expect to see a little excerpt from the book on my blog sometime soon.