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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0671692224ISBN 13: 9780671692223
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. These quirky, brilliant stories launched Rick Bass on his literary career. Set in the South and West, they pursue themes of friendship, loyalty, and freedom, of escape, where valiant holdouts refuse to grow up, or to grow old.
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0743412427ISBN 13: 9780743412421
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Throughout my childhood, my grandmother Yasmina, who was illiterate and grew up in a harem, repeated that to travel is the best way to learn and to empower yourself. "When a woman decides to use her wings, she takes big risks," she would tell me, but she was convinced that if you didn't use them, it hurt. So recalls Fatema Mernissi at the outset of her mesmerizing new book. Of all the lessons she learned from her grandmother -- whose home was, after all, a type of prison -- the most central was that the opportunity to cross boundaries was a sacred privilege. Indeed, in journeys both physical and mental, Mernissi has spent virtually all of her life traveling -- determined to "use her wings" and to renounce her gender's alleged legacy of powerlessness. Bursting with the vitality of Mernissi's personality and of her rich heritage, Scheherazade Goes West reveals the author's unique experiences as a liberated, independent Moroccan woman faced with the peculiarities and unexpected encroachments of Western culture. Her often surprising discoveries about the conditions of and attitudes toward women around the world -- and the exquisitely embroidered amalgam of clear-eyed autobiography and dazzling meta-fiction by which she relates those assorted discoveries -- add up to a deliciously wry, engagingly cosmopolitan, and deeply penetrating narrative. In her previous bestselling works, Mernissi -- widely recognized as the world's greatest living Koranic scholar and Islamic sociologist -- has shed unprecedented light on the lives of women in the Middle East. Now, as a writer and scholarly veteran of the high-wire act of straddling disparate societies, she trains her eyes on the female culture of the West. For her book's inspired central metaphor, Mernissi turns to the ancient Islamic tradition of oral storytelling, illuminating her grandmother's feminized, subversive, and highly erotic take on Scheherazade's wife-preserving tales from The Arabian Nights -- and then ingeniously applying them to her own lyrically embellished personal narrative. Interwoven with vivid ruminations on her childhood, her education, and her various international travels are the author's piquant musings on a range of deeply embedded societal conditions that add up, Mernissi argues, to a veritable "Western harem." A provocative and lively challenge to the common assumption that women have it so much better in the West than anywhere else in the world, Mernissi's book is an entrancing and timely look at the way we live here and now. By inspiring us to reconsider even the most commonplace aspects of our culture with fresh eyes and a healthy dose of suspicion, Scheherazade Goes West offers an invigorating, candid, and entertaining new perspective on the themes and ideas to which Betty Friedan first turned us on nearly forty years ago.
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1999
ISBN 10: 0671028103ISBN 13: 9780671028107
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Softcover. Condition: Good. First Paperback Edition. Spanning some three decades of twentieth-century history, from the 1960s through the 1980s, a collection of essays by one of America's leading journalists shares his social commentary on Woodstock, Charles Manson, the Patty Hearst kidnapping, and other aspects of the changing American scene. Original.
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Pr, 1985
ISBN 10: 0671834657ISBN 13: 9780671834654
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Updated. A prominent Viennese psychiatrist recounts his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp that led to the development of his existentialist approach to psychotherapy.
Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0671042866ISBN 13: 9780671042868
Seller: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 2002
ISBN 10: 0671028154ISBN 13: 9780671028152
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Bill Hayes grew up in a family in which the question "How'd you sleep?" was as much a staple at the breakfast table as orange juice or coffee, a question that encouraged genuine reflection and a legacy of life-shaping implications. If there's such a thing as an insomnia gene, he tells us at the outset of this beautifully written memoir, my father passed it on to me, along with his green eyes and Irish melancholy. Hayes' narrative affords an intimate look at one man's singular journey through contemporary life -- from his over-caffeinated, sleep-disturbed childhood as the son of a Coca-Cola bottler to the height of his insomnia, when his partner struggles with AIDS and Hayes must face an increasingly troubling and debilitating sleep disorder. Armed with an infectious curiosity and an obsession with the mysteries of his personal demons, he leads readers on a fascinating exploration of sleep disorders and contends with all manner of theories and experimentation, from the conceptions of sleep in ancient mythology to today's state-of-the-art sleeping aids and clinics.
Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 0743476433ISBN 13: 9780743476430
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Product DescriptionOctavio Ribeiro is a rising movie star in Chile when, at the request of famed poet Pablo Neruda, he agrees to serve as a media trainer in the presidential campaign of Salvador Allende. This involvement exposes Octavio and his family -- especially his wife, Salomé -- to the ruthless kidnapping and terror tactics of Allende's political rival, General Augusto Pinochet.until they escape to political exile in Sweden, where another couple -- Samuel and Kaija Rudin -- are also living as expatriates.Dr. Rudin is a psychiatrist specializing in treating people who, like Salomé, have been traumatized by the events of war and upheaval. As the Rudins and Ribeiros dance with destiny, each family must confront the secrets they have kept from one another -- and face the personal consequences of their political choices. Rich with historical detail, and written in shimmering prose, Swedish Tango is an epic tale of two cultures that no reader will soon forget.Review"[A]n ambitious exploration of political and personal struggles."-- Publishers Weekly"With the sensibility of a poet and the literary scope of a master, Richman sweeps across decades and continents to put a human face on the tragedy of war."-- Louisa Ermelino, author of The Sisters Mallone"[A] story of marriage and unfaithfulness.both entertaining and profound."-- Politiken (Denmark)"[E]legant and deftly crafted.Richman has done a masterful job of pacing that reads much like a tango.gathering force and tempo that takes hold of the reader and doesn't let go."-- Mim Eichler Rivas, coauthor of Finding Fish with Antwone FisherAbout the AuthorAlyson Richman graduated from Wellesley College in 1994. The acclaimed author of The Mask Carver's Son, she lives in Long Island, New York, with her family.Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.Chapter OneVesters, SwedenNovember 1998More than twenty-three years had passed before Salomé could listen to music without being reminded of the terror it had once caused her. It seemed ironic, then, that on the afternoon that the letter arrived, her old Victrola was humming in the background, the needle skipping over Satie's lonely notes.After carefully reading the words, she folded the letter neatly into thirds and placed it in her desk drawer. Her skin was cold and her body shivered.She went over to the gramophone, rested her hand on the shiny black horn, and released the arm. The music ceased as the record slowed its spin. Salomé was soothed by the silence that followed, relieved that the only sounds the music masked were the icy gusts rattling a half-opened window.Inside there was darkness and outside it was dusk. It was only 3 P.M., but night had already arrived in the Swedish sky.Aside from the cold air that penetrated the apartment, Salomé's apartment appeared tropical. When her children visited, they knew that, no matter where their mother lived, she possessed a divine ability to re-create their Santiago childhood home. The rooms smelled of dried geranium leaves, eucalyptus, and wild mint, for she had hidden tiny sachets filled with these fragrant leaves throughout the house, and had covered the walls with old cinema posters of their father, from when he had been famous. She had created small collections from things she had found -- things that people had disposed of thinking they were of no value. But she treasured them, those displaced things, and amongst the shelves lined with beach glass and dried lemons and pears, she gave them a home.She had been the same way back in Chile. A collector. Their home in Santiago was enormous, many times the size of her present apartment, but still she had covered every open wall with a painting or drawing and every shelf with something she had found. She took the skins of hollowed-out avocados and strung them over her tiled stove. She filled jars with colored sand and kept a basket filled with seashells by the bathtub.
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1992
ISBN 10: 0671725262ISBN 13: 9780671725266
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. The author describes the joys and hardships of homesteading on the Alaskan wilderness.
Published by Brand: Washington Square Pr, 1997
ISBN 10: 0671646702ISBN 13: 9780671646707
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. later Printing. When Beacon Press first published Man's Search for Meaning in 1959, Carl Rogers called it "one of the outstanding contributions to psychological thought in the last fifty years." In the thirty-three years since then, this book - at once a memoir, a self-help book, and a psychology manual - has become a classic that has sold more than three million copies in English language editions. Man's Search for Meaning tells the chilling and inspirational story of eminent psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, who was imprisoned at Auschwitz and other concentration camps for three years during the Second World War. Immersed in great suffering and loss, Frankl began to wonder why some of his fellow prisoners were able not only to survive the horrifying conditions, but to grow in the process. Frankl's conclusion - that the most basic human motivation is the will to meaning - became the basis of his groundbreaking psychological theory, logotherapy. As Nietzsche put it, "He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how." In Man's Search for Meaning, Frankl outlines the principles of logotherapy, and offers ways to help each one of us focus on finding the purpose in our lives. This new edition of Man's Search for Meaning includes a new preface by the author, in which he explains his decision to remain in his native Austria during the Nazi invasion, a choice which eventually led to his imprisonment. It also includes an updated bibliography of books, articles, records, films, videotapes, and audio tapes about logotherapy.
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1992
ISBN 10: 0671782177ISBN 13: 9780671782177
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. The innovative choreographer describes her childhood, her days with the Denishawn Dance Company, her tragic marriage, her own company, and her work with such artists as Chaplin, Louise Brooks, Aaron Copland, and Margot Fonteyn.
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0743418263ISBN 13: 9780743418263
Seller: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0671024620ISBN 13: 9780671024628
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 2002
ISBN 10: 0743407407ISBN 13: 9780743407403
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Pr, 1992
ISBN 10: 0671793799ISBN 13: 9780671793791
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1991
ISBN 10: 0671745247ISBN 13: 9780671745240
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 0743463455ISBN 13: 9780743463454
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 2006
ISBN 10: 0743483286ISBN 13: 9780743483285
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0743424417ISBN 13: 9780743424417
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. THE NATIONAL AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAs an actress, she lives in the world of illusion made to seem real. As a survivor of abuse, she's learned how to live in her own skin -- and face the reality of a broken past on her own terms.Filled with unsparing candor and honesty, Call Me Crazy captures with poignancy and surprising humor Anne Heche's struggle to quiet her demons, both real and imagined. This galvanizing memoir reveals the woman behind the headlines, one who has conquered overwhelming odds and come to terms with her painful upbringing. Empowering and thought-provoking, warmhearted and wise, Call Me Crazy offers a crystalline snapshot of the heart and soul of a woman who has traveled a terrifying inner landscape in search of personal fulfillment -- and who has emerged happy, whole, and strong.
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0743470818ISBN 13: 9780743470810
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1991
ISBN 10: 0671724479ISBN 13: 9780671724474
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1991
ISBN 10: 0671732609ISBN 13: 9780671732608
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1983
ISBN 10: 0671458531ISBN 13: 9780671458539
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 2002
ISBN 10: 0743458036ISBN 13: 9780743458030
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0671537385ISBN 13: 9780671537388
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1991
ISBN 10: 0671741519ISBN 13: 9780671741518
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 067172276XISBN 13: 9780671722760
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0671019074ISBN 13: 9780671019075
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0671039407ISBN 13: 9780671039400
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 067152903XISBN 13: 9780671529031
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Published by Brand: Washington Square Press, 1969
ISBN 10: 0671477935ISBN 13: 9780671477936
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