{"title":"Daniel Becker","description":"\u003cp\u003eDANIEL BECKER is a public administrator and the author of \u003cem\u003eThis Mean Disease\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first two chapters of \u003cem\u003eThis Mean Disease\u003c\/em\u003e earned a finalist spot in the Pacific Northwest Writer’s Association’s annual literary contest. Becker holds a Master’s in Public Administration from Columbia University and a degree from Dartmouth College; his writing has appeared in Salon.com and \u003cem\u003eBackpacker Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing, Becker draws on a career spanning legislative work with Representative Barbara Boxer, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office, policy positions with the City of Seattle, and four months living and working in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Much of his nonfiction reflects that breadth of public-sector and international experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Becker’s books are published by Gurze Books, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"this-mean-disease-growing-up-in-the-shadow-of-my-mothers-anorexia-nervosa","title":"This Mean Disease: Growing Up in the Shadow of My Mother's Anorexia Nervosa","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the first book written by the child of someone who died from an eating disorder, Daniel Becker shows us the heartbreaking details of his mother's anorexia nervosa—her unrelenting obsession with food and her inability to nourish herself. His earliest memory of her is watching as she packs her suitcase for the first of numerous hospitalizations. From the observations of that confused child to his realization of helplessness as an adult, Daniel conveys the inner world of an anorectic and her family. He provides an intimate portrayal of how he, his father and his two brothers each struggled to balance their loyalty to Mom against the increasing awareness that only by separating from her could they ensure their own survival. In the end, Daniel must come to terms with his mother’s slow demise and begin to lead a life out from under the shadow of her illness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0936077506\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780936077505\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Daniel Becker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42599996391640,"sku":"9780936077505","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/51YoTmFatuL_mockup_v2_1646776554_34819503-948f-4c4e-8d79-6f9cbecce90a.jpg?v=1790990653"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-daniel-becker.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}