The Art of Overeating:
A Bellyful of Laughs About Our Food-Phobic Culture
Interview and Book Signing with Author and Alumna Leslie Landis |
On Thursday, November 5th, the Pepperdine Libraries and Graduate School for Education and Psychology will host a fun-filled interview and book signing by alumnae Leslie Landis as she talks about her new book, The Art of Overeating: A Bellyful of Laughs About Our Food Phobic Culture!
Back in the days before diets became “lifestyle” choices and weight loss programs became a national obsession, eating was just one activity that we all had to do that was even – gasp – fun. The Art of Overeating was written as a response to our food phobic culture. Through its pages, author Leslie Landis suggests that taking a humorous look at our collective eating foibles can also become a part of the solution. After all, you can’t cram yourself with chocolate when you’re cracking up!
“I wanted to stick my tongue out at our calorie-obsessed culture,” says Landis. “I believe finding the funny bone in our phobias is a healthier approach than freaking out about food.” Fascinating food facts and quotes pepper the pages, while witty text and imaginative illustrations encourage us to dig in. The author’s wry style makes it clear she’s not endorsing gluttony, but rather reminding us to have a little fun with our fries.
Pepperdine Dean of Libraries Mark Roosa welcomes alumna Landis for her book debut. “Landis shares a love for food and laughter that can become overshadowed in today’s society of diet fads. We are thrilled to celebrate Landis’ approach toward food through supporting the launch of her new book.”
Landis, who has a master's degree from the Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology, has been a practicing clinical psychologist since 1999. In that capacity she has helped individuals who eat, spend, avoid, deny, and defy, and has gained many insights about overeating through their experiences.
Join in the laughter while Landis shares about her inspiration on Thursday, November 5th at 4:00pm in the Kresge Reading Room at the Pepperdine Payson Library in Malibu. Books will be available for sale before the signing, compliments of Diesel Bookstore. For more information call (310) 506-6785 or visit library.pepperdine.edu. For details about the book or Leslie Landis, visit theartofovereating.com
Last Updated: October 16, 2009
Thomas Campbell “Declaration and Address” on Display
For Immediate Release
October 1, 2009
Pepperdine University Libraries
Rare Materials Featuring Thomas Campbell’s 1809 “Declaration and Address” on Display in Conjunction with Great Communion Service
Beginning Friday, October 4th, rare materials from the Pepperdine Library featuring the “Declaration and Address” made by American Restoration leader Thomas Campbell in 1809, will be on display in Elkins Auditorium as Pepperdine and the University Church of Christ celebrate the Great Communion: An Invitation to Reflect on Our Calling to Christian Unity and Discipleship. The display will feature several versions of the “Declaration and Address” from 1809, including the second edition, which was edited by Alexander Campbell and included in his Memoirs of Elder Thomas Campbell in 1861.
The Libraries will also share a 1908 zinc-etching reprint of the first edition of the address. This facsimile of the 1809 edition shows handwritten corrections and revisions by Thomas Campbell and Alexander Campbell. The exhibit will include a centennial edition reprint of the “Declaration and Address” from 1909, which is in a new setting of type, but includes a line-by-line, page-by-page reproduction of the first edition. Lastly, the exhibit will feature a 100 year-old program from the International Centennial Celebration and Conventions of the Disciples of Christ (Christian Churches). The program includes a listing of all the speakers and events, as well as a history of the Restoration Movement and a guide to Pittsburgh. Dean of Libraries Mark Roosa notes that, “We are delighted to share these important and illuminating founding documents with the community during this special time.”
As shared by the University Church of Christ and Seaver College Dean Emeritus David Baird, this fall marks the 200th anniversary of the American Restoration Movement – a vision of unity and simple faith carried by the Stone-Campbell heritage of Churches of Christ, Christian Churches, Disciples of Christ and International Churches of Christ. The Great Communion calls together members of other local churches from the Stone-Campbell Movement for a time of prayer, reflection, thanksgiving, unity and Christian love.
“We will recall our past and look toward our future as we remember our Lord, proclaim our faith, and affirm our baptism into God’s family, said Baird. “This Great Communion service will be one of many across the world…devoted to Campbell’s reminder of what it means to be called a Christian.”
Last Updated: October 1, 2009
