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  • DAUGHTERS by Marshall, Paule
    Marshall, Paule
    DAUGHTERS

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atheneum, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Complex novel about the relationship between a father and daughter, set in the Caribbean and in New York City, by this writer who was born and raised in Brooklyn. Writing in the NY Times, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer called this "Flawless in its sense of place and character, remarkable in its understanding of human nature, a triumph in every way." SIGNED on the title page by the author. Publisher's promotional postcard laid in 408 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121393.

    Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (some light foxing to edges of textblock)

    Book ID: 90195
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  • MIA ALONE. by Beckman, Gunnel,
    Beckman, Gunnel,
    MIA ALONE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: The Viking Press, (1975) dj. Hardcover first edition - A young girl discovers that even when abortion is legal and easily available, it is a complicated decision and one she has to make for herself. Translated from the Swedish by Joan Tate. 124 pp. ISBN: 0-670473944.

    Condition: Near fine in a good dust jacket (tear to upper edge of front cover of dj, some rubbing).

    Book ID: 80995
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  • RED HIGHWAYS: A Liberal's Journey Into the Heartland. by Aguilar, Rose.
    Aguilar, Rose.
    RED HIGHWAYS: A Liberal's Journey Into the Heartland.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Sausolito, CA: PoliPoint Press, (2008). SIGNED first edition - A book which "challenges stereotypes and goes far beyond the sound bites and statistics to reveal what red-state voters really care about - and what they expect from their political leaders. As Aguilar writes in the first chapter, 'We breathe the same air, we live under the same political system, weve probably seen the same television and news shows, and most of us grew up going to public schools; yet because we might vote differently once every four years, we find ourselves stereotyped in the national media and separated by red and blue borders.'. . . an examination of what matters most in the heartland, what makes it tick, and…

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    Sausolito, CA: PoliPoint Press, (2008). SIGNED first edition - A book which "challenges stereotypes and goes far beyond the sound bites and statistics to reveal what red-state voters really care about - and what they expect from their political leaders. As Aguilar writes in the first chapter, 'We breathe the same air, we live under the same political system, weve probably seen the same television and news shows, and most of us grew up going to public schools; yet because we might vote differently once every four years, we find ourselves stereotyped in the national media and separated by red and blue borders.'. . . an examination of what matters most in the heartland, what makes it tick, and what issues get its citizens to vote." INSCRIBED on the half title page "----let's keep the conversation going." Index. 228 pp. ISBN: 978-0979482274.

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    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 67290
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  • THIS COMMON SECRET: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor. by Wicklund, Susan with Alan Kesselheim.
    Wicklund, Susan with Alan Kesselheim.
    THIS COMMON SECRET: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Public Affairs, (2007). First edition - A chronicle of her more than 20 years as an activist devoted to women's reproductive health. An honest and compassionate portrait of the clinics that opponents denigrate as slaughterhouses. 268 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 59643
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  • SUSAN. by Poverman, C. E.
    Poverman, C. E.
    SUSAN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Viking, (1977.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's second book, his first novel, the story of a young woman, a stewardess from Hawaii, daughter of a Southern white father and a Japanese mother. 254 pp. Dust jacket by Cordelia Gray,. ISBN: 0-670-685216.

    Condition: Good in a very good dust jacket. (discoloration from glue on front endpapers, slight spine slant.)

    Book ID: 57928
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  • SEX, SCIENCE, AND STEM CELLS: Inside the Right Wing Assault on Reason. by DeGette, Congresswoman Diana with Daniel Paisner.
    DeGette, Congresswoman Diana with Daniel Paisner.
    SEX, SCIENCE, AND STEM CELLS: Inside the Right Wing Assault on Reason.

    Edition: First printing.

    Guildford, CT: The Lyons Press, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - One of "Congress's leading advocates of stem cell research presents a blistering indictment of the politicization of science--and sex--by the Bush administrastion, the Republican leadership, and the religious right. Addressing not only stem cell research but also birth control, HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns, abortion, and sex education, Colorado Congresswoman Diane DeGette takes the Bush White House and its fundamentalist allies to taks for subverting any real discussion of human sexuality and reproduction." SIGNED by Degette on the half title page. Index. 248 pp. ISBN: 9781599214313.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 42006
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  • Reynolds, Vernon and Ralph Tanner.
    THE SOCIAL ECOLOGY OF RELIGION (original: The Biology of Religion.)

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. A completely revised and updated version of the 1983 book, 'The Biology of Religion.' Reveals how religions in all parts of the world meets the needs of ordinary people - includes discussion of such topics as sex in and out of marriage, circumsion, sickness, faith, divorce and widowhood, birth and childhood, and the challenges of modernity. Map, illustrations, notes, index. 322 pp. ISBN: 0-19-5069749.

    Condition: Fine (a new copy)

    Book ID: 26429
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  • King, Billie Jean with Kim Chapin.
    BILLIE JEAN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - Autobiography of this great women's tennis champion - focusing primarily on her career, but also discussing the abortion controversy she was involved in, and her marriage to Larry King. Illustrated with photographs. 208 pages, index.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 15824
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