About this title: "The essays in this volume are powerful, plainspoken meditations on birthing, dying, and all the business in between," writes Lauren Slater in her introduction to the 2006 edition. "They reflect the best of what we, as a singular species, have to offer, which is reflection in a context of kindness. The essays tell hard-won tales wrestled sometimes ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780618333707ISBN:0618333703
Description: Acceptable. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! 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
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 2006-10-11
ISBN-13:9780618705313ISBN:0618705317
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780618705313. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780618705313ISBN:0618705317
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div, Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780618333707ISBN:0618333703
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Fourth Edition, 429 pages, light cover crease and cover lift, otherwise very nice, binding is straight, text is bright and unmarked. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton And Mifflin, New York City, NY
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780618705313ISBN:0618705317
Description: Signed by Author. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 277 pages. As New in As New Dust Jacket. Retrospective collection of essays. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with the more common Softcover Edition. Published in an extremely small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. Celebrates the personal essay in all of its rich and inexhaustible beauty and diversity. "Veteran essayists (Joseph Epstein, Oliver Sacks, Susan Orlean) share space with ... read more
Description: Acceptable. Normal wear--cover corners bent, page edges slightly dirty, some page corners bent, book worn, stickers on back cover and spine 100% Money Back Guarantee. read more
Description: Good. Used-Good. 4th College May contain highlighting/underlining/notes/etc. May have used stickers on cover. Ships same or next day. Expedited shipping takes 2-3 business days; standard shipping takes 4-14 business days. read more
Description: Good used condition-2004 Houghton Mifflin trade size softcover-4th college edition-SAME ISBN-clean text-NO writing or underlining in text-good binding. read more
"Some very good stuff here -- much less interesting than the "regular" annual, and stupidly expensive (exploiting that textbook market), but the essays are ideal for undergraduates: short, from a range of voices, and connected to the issues that concern the 18yo set."
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