This Is Big
Marisa Meltzer
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This Is Big
Published
2020
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pages
290
ISBN-13
9780316414005
Description
Marisa Meltzer began her first diet at the age of five. Growing up an indoors-loving child in Northern California, she learned from an early age that weight was the one part of her life she could neither change nor even really understand. Fast forward nearly four decades. Marisa, also a contributor to the New Yorker and the New York Times, comes across an obituary for Jean Nidetch, the Queens, New York housewife who founded Weight Watchers in 1963. Weaving Jean's incredible story as weight loss maven and pathbreaking entrepreneur with Marisa's own journey through Weight Watchers, she chronicles the deep parallels, and enduring frustrations, in each woman's decades-long efforts to lose weight and keep it off. The result is funny, unexpected, and unforgettable: a testament to how transformation goes far beyond a number on the scale.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in This Is Big?
This edition of This Is Big has approximately 290 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read This Is Big?
For most readers, This Is Big typically takes between 6h 3m and 4h 2m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 72,500 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 4h 50m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 10 days • Estimated word count: 72,500 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of This Is Big?
The estimated word count for This Is Big is approximately 72,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of This Is Big?
This Is Big was written by Marisa Meltzer.
When was This Is Big published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2020. The original work may have been published on a different date.