About this title: In this first-person account, Brown's unnamed female narrator works as a home care assistant who helps those besieged by AIDS. The narrator describes a diverse, ecclectic cast of characters--related only by their affliction--in strong, unsentimental language.
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Description: Good. 0060171596 1994 Edition / ex-library book with markings, stamps and card pocket / light wear to library plastic covered dust jacket and hard cover / good clean pages/ good condition. read more
Description: Fine. Almost in new condition. Book shows only very slight signs of use. Cover and binding are undamaged and pages show minimal use. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Hardback with mylar protected d/c, some shelf and edge wear to d/c, ex library with normal marks otherwise a clean. tight, unmarked copy, looks nice. read more
Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Edition: 2nd
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins, N. Y.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780060171599ISBN:0060171596
Description: Cover Art. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. X-Library with normal flaws......The hard cover and the jacket has very light shelf wear.................We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by.. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780060926533ISBN:0060926538
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 165 p. Audience: General/trade. softcover, light edge wear to covers, text in very good cond, clean and unmarked. read more
Description: Good. 1995-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780060171599ISBN:0060171596
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 165 p. Audience: General/trade; General/trade. LIKE NEW. WE DAILY SHIP EXCEPT ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. NFIC0191 read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780060926533ISBN:0060926538
Description: Very Good. Remainder. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 1995 Trade PB. Harper Perennial Publisher. Stated First HarperPerennial Edition. Remainder. 165 Pgs. No reader marks, clean pgs, binding solid, Cover very good. In this first-person account, Brown's unnamed female narrator works as a home care assistant who helps those besieged by AIDS. The narrator describes a diverse, ecclectic cast of characters--related only by their affliction--in strong, unsentimental language. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780060171599ISBN:0060171596
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Publisher: Harpercollins Date of Publication: 1994 Binding: Hard Cover Condition: Very Good/Very Good Description: 12mo-over 6"-7" tall 0060171596. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperTrade, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780060171599ISBN:0060171596
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Book is in very good condition with library stamp on title page, page edges and library pocket inside back cover. DJ is in very good condition with label on the spine and being protected by a clear cover which is secured to the book with tape. Told from the perspective of the helper who comes to change the sheet, wash the dishes, talk a bit and ease the process; this is the story of the human act of trying not to die, trying not ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Date Published: 8/4/1995
ISBN-13:9780060926533ISBN:0060926538
Description: New. 0060926538 New & Unread Book that Have Remainder Mark/ May Have Slight Handling Wear From Bookstore Shelf. IN-STOCK Now For Immediate Secure Packaging & Delivery. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780060171599ISBN:0060171596
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0060171596. Small nick on edge of bottom board and small nicks on edges of DJ. Price on DJ is $17.50; 5.25 x 7.75 inches; 165 pages; From dust jacket: "The unnamed narrator of The Gifts of the Body is a home-care worker who assists people with AIDS. From Rick to Mrs. Lindstrom to Marty and Carlos and back again, she takes us on her rounds, telling us their stories as she cooks their meals, cleans their houses, does their laundry, helps them bathe-that is, she ... read more
""'Your stomach?' He tried to nod. 'Uh-huh. But everywhere some.'" -The Gift of Sweat
"He kept looking at the TV. His eyes didn't change when the commercials came on. They were showing two white socks, but one was really white."
"I made myself not say anything, but I couldn't hide how I looked." -The Gift of Tears
"But I didn't talk about anybody with anybody else. You weren't supposed to, but I wouldn't anyway. You tried to be only where you were, you tried not to add them up." -The Gift of Speech
"I leaned over the bed and took him in my arms. I held him as tenderly as I could. 'Keith,' I said, 'your mother is coming. You'll see your mother soon,' I said, 'you'll see your mother soon.' I held him and told him again and again. I held him until his mother arrived. Then I put him in her arms." -The Gift of Sight
"I felt the warmth of her skin through the cool of it." -The Gift of Mourning"
"I have never had a book bring me through so many visceral and psychological ups and downs as this one. Classically my favorite text and the most honest look at the body I've ever read."
"A naive description of the early days of the HIV epidemic and what caring for those dying people was like. Well-written and honest, compelling in its honesty, still this book reflects the early days in that it romanticizes the disease and those dying of it. As one who works with HIV patients every day, I can honestly say that dying of this disease does not inherently ennoble one any more than dying of bladder cancer or being run down by a truck.
One reason I feel it is dangerous to suggest that a particular disease is special is because when it becomes unspecial, all of that wonderful funding disappears, all of those celebrity fundraisers stop happening, and those who are still living with a suddenly unpopular disease are left without the basic necessities for living their lives. Another reason it can be hazardous to give a disease celebrity status is that one who is diagnosed with it may not want to live up to the billing the disease gets. What is needed in this world is a rational rather than an emotional response to disease. In the final analysis, HIV is a virus, and nothing more. It has no mind with which to care who it infects, and it singles out no population.
Right now, breast cancer is going through this same treatment; it is the disease-of-the-month, so to speak. God knows, any funds which can be devoted to this condition are sorely needed and far overdue. But watch closely what happens as it loses its cache and becomes just another condition. Will we then begin to see Bono hosting the Concert for Bird Flu?
Don't get me wrong; in its own way, this is a wonderful book, and for the time it was written was quite courageous. But I hope we have moved past this simplistic rendering and have found a place in our hearts for all those who suffer, even from diseases and conditions that don't give us the opportunity to write such books. I mean, would she have written this way about colorectal cancer? Somehow, I doubt it."
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