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Article: Russell, Sharman Apt. Hunger; an unnatural history.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
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RUSSELL, Sharman Apt. Hunger; an unnatural history. Basic Books. 262p. notes. c2005. 0-465-07165-1. $15.00. SA
Hunger is a serious look at what the author calls "an unnatural history of hunger." Russell is a natural science writer who looks at her subject from all angles, from the weird--performers who made their living by fasting for an audience--to a physiological description of how our bodies react to hunger over time, starting with a skipped breakfast to 30-day fasts. She also looks at the political aspects of hunger, from self-imposed hunger fasts to hunger used as a weapon of war. She includes research done by doctors in the Warsaw Ghetto. who tried to give ...