This Is Why You're Fat: Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks
(Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover for "This Is Why You're Fat"
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for

Status:
Available from OverDrive

Also in This Series

More Details

Published:
HarperCollins 2009
Format:
Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
10/27/2009
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780061986031
ASIN:
B002SR2QH8

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Copy Details

LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection55

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Jessica Amason. (2009). This Is Why You're Fat: Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Jessica Amason. 2009. This Is Why You're Fat: Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Jessica Amason, This Is Why You're Fat: Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks. HarperCollins, 2009.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Jessica Amason. This Is Why You're Fat: Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks. HarperCollins, 2009.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

Staff View

Grouped Work ID:
76f5ec95-5025-2b6f-3670-7bc12638b1ac
Go To Grouped Work

API Extraction Dates

Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Apr 23, 2014 15:22:55
Date Updated:
Dec 08, 2020 23:18:53
Last Metadata Check:
Sep 14, 2025 05:10:39
Last Metadata Change:
Jun 29, 2025 05:10:13
Last Availability Check:
Sep 14, 2025 05:10:39
Last Availability Change:
May 27, 2025 01:06:23
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Sep 14, 2025 05:11:52

OverDrive Product Record

images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{6890355F-DC70-4418-8A21-842989D3E739}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{6890355F-DC70-4418-8A21-842989D3E739}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/689/035/5F/{6890355F-DC70-4418-8A21-842989D3E739}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/689/035/5F/{6890355F-DC70-4418-8A21-842989D3E739}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780061986031
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B002SR2QH8
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780061986031
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780061936630
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Jessica Amason
title
This Is Why You're Fat
dateAdded
2010-09-17T16:06:52.737-04:00
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=426&titleID=273695
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Wake County Public Libraries (NC)
          • id: 1893
sortTitle
This Is Why Youre Fat Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks
crossRefId
273695
subtitle
Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks
id
6890355f-dc70-4418-8a21-842989d3e739
starRating
2.6

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: ThisIsWhyYoureFat_273695
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B002SR2QH8
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 10/27/2009
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6890355F-DC70-4418-8A21-842989D3E739&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: ThisIsWhyYoureFat_9780061986031_273695
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780061986031
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 10/27/2009
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6890355F-DC70-4418-8A21-842989D3E739&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Amason, Jessica
      • name: Jessica Amason
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Blakeley, Richard
      • name: Richard Blakeley
imprint
Harper Paperbacks
publishDate
2009-10-27T00:00:00Z
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
This Is Why You're Fat
fullDescription

Food was once the providence of celebrated chefs and critical connoisseurs. Cooking shows featured all gourmet creations and web sites displayed artfully photographed delights.

Then something changed.

Perhaps it was the desensitizing of web culture or perhaps it was a cry for help from the food-loving public. But by God - there came a day when fancy vegetable towers came crashing down and $50 mushrooms were no longer acceptable. Amason and Blakley wanted see the old stand-bys, the carnival foods of their childhoods, the sticky mess of a deep-fried candy bar, the indulgence of a greasy burger with all the fixins.

It was the birth of the nasty food web-trend. And it was delicious.

The website This is Why You′re Fat is an ode to this trend - whether seen as a commentary on North American dietary habits or a celebration of the deliciously bad - Amason and Blakey are devoted to the world′s newfound obsession with over-the-top food. Within its first month the site pulled in over ten million eye balls, and attracted major nation media including CNN. The world cooked, they listened.

www.thisiswhyyourefat.com

popularity
25
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/L1BLQAAAA2a/products/6890355f-dc70-4418-8a21-842989d3e739/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
    • shareInLibby:
        • href: https://link.overdrive.com/share?q=Hy0EAAWUhr4
        • type: text/HTML
id
6890355f-dc70-4418-8a21-842989d3e739
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{6890355F-DC70-4418-8A21-842989D3E739}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{6890355F-DC70-4418-8A21-842989D3E739}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/689/035/5F/{6890355F-DC70-4418-8A21-842989D3E739}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/689/035/5F/{6890355F-DC70-4418-8A21-842989D3E739}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Technology
      • value: Engineering
      • value: Nonfiction
      • value: Humor (Nonfiction)
publishDateText
10/27/2009
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780061936630
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription

Food was once the providence of celebrated chefs and critical connoisseurs. Cooking shows featured all gourmet creations and web sites displayed artfully photographed delights.

Then something changed.

Perhaps it was the desensitizing of web culture or perhaps it was a cry for help from the food-loving public. But by God - there came a day when fancy vegetable towers came crashing down and $50 mushrooms were no longer acceptable. Amason and Blakley wanted see the old stand-bys, the carnival foods of their childhoods, the sticky mess of a deep-fried candy bar, the indulgence of a greasy burger with all the fixins.

It was the birth of the nasty food web-trend. And it was delicious.

The website This is Why You′re Fat is an ode to this trend - whether seen as a commentary on North American dietary habits or a celebration of the deliciously bad - Amason and Blakey are devoted to the world′s newfound...

accessibilityStatements
      • additionalInformation:
        1. navigation:
          1. TableOfContents
        2. hazards:
          1. waysOfReading:
            1. NoInfoForModifiableDisplay
            2. SomeNonVisualReadingSupport
          2. conformance:
            1. NoInfoForStandards
          3. name: Adobe EPUB eBook
          4. richContent:
            1. id: ebook-epub-adobe
            2. legalConsiderations:
          sortTitle
          This Is Why Youre Fat Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks
          crossRefId
          273695
          classifications
            subtitle
            Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks
            publisher
            HarperCollins
            bisacCodes
                • code: HUM000000
                • description: Humor / General
                • code: TEC012000
                • description: Technology & Engineering / Food Science / General

            Formats

            Kindle Book
            Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
            OverDrive Read
            Need Help?
            If you are having problem using our eCollection, please visit our support center.