About this title: In all the coverage of the priestly sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, one story has been left untold: the story of the everyday lives of Catholic priests in America, which remain so little understood as to be a secret, even as one priestly sexual predation after another has come to light. In "The Other Side of the Altar," Paul Dinter ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 2003-Hardcover---may contain minor shelf-wear-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
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780374299668ISBN:0374299668
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Stated 1st edition hardcover, clean and tight, as new! Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780374299668ISBN:0374299668
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 0374299668 The covers of the book and the dust jacket have a little edgewear. This is a book written by a former priest about the Catholic priesthood. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2003-03-31
ISBN-13:9780374299668ISBN:0374299668
Description: New. Excellent condition. First edition. Clean DJ/pages. DJ has a very light wrinkle at the top of the spine. Tight binding. No remainder mark. Prompt shipping & FREE delivery confirmation. dw. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2003-03-31
ISBN-13:9780374299668ISBN:0374299668
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Description: Fine; Collectible. Excellent condition. Appears unread. Gift quality. No writings/underlines/highlights. Pages are very nice and clean. Satisfaction guaranteed! Fast! read more
Description: Very good. An inside look at life as a Roman Catholic priest by the ex-priest who was for many years the Catholic chaplain at Columbia University, but left the priesthood to marry. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780374299668ISBN:0374299668
Description: Very Good/Near Fine. 8.7 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches. Stated 1st Edition Back in the 1950s when Dinter was an altar boy, Catholic priests were generally respected and even revered. By 1993, as he prepared to leave active priesthood, a wave of sexual abuse scandals was engulfing the church. From its low-key title and first chapter, a reader might expect Dinter's memoir, though engagingly written, to be merely a personal account of this time of turmoil. To be sure, one of the book's important themes ... read more
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