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"A searingly honest and compelling account of one man's lifelong struggle with an addiction to food. Michael Berman's insightful guide to living a 'large' and happy life will be meaningful to all readers, large and small."--Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News Is it the goal of life to be thin? Or to be happy? In this funny, unflinchingly honest look at obesity from the inside out, these two elusive goals become one, as a self-proclaimed fat man learns acceptance, loses the guilt, and gains the wisdom to manage his weight. In Living Large, Michael Berman, a well-known political activist and Washington lobbyist, doesn't shy away from revealing the pain and daunting challenges of being seriously overweight. And yet he has much to share that is truly inspirational. Mike's powerful--and rarely heard--male perspective is complemented by his wife's views on how weight issues affect women who love big men.