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Return to Modesty
Discovering the Lost Virtue
by Wendy Shalit
ISBN: 0684843161
ISBN-13: 9780684843162
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Shalit advocates a return to the virtue of modesty as a way of valuing privacy, intimacy, and the pursuit of happiness.
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"The message of this book is rarely heard, it is audacious, and it should not be dismissed out of hand..."
-- Kirkus
"...Wendy Shalit makes a strong case that deserves respectful, if skeptical attention." -- Jonathan Yardley
-- Washington Post Book World
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 1999
Size: 5.5 x 10 inches
Weight: 1.05 pounds
Pages: 291
Publisher's Notes
A fresh young voice offers women a surprising proposal for taking control of their lives: a resurrection of the rich and nuanced tradition of modesty.
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Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Pr, 1999. Clean tight book with jacket protected with mylar. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Ex-Library Usual Markings. ( more information) Offered by Paperback Junction (United States)
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Free Press, 1999-01-11. Hardcover. Very Good. ***1999 Edition as Shown*** Same ISBN. Ex-library with stickers and markings. Laminated cover! Clean pages! Solid binding! Fast service. Thank you for selecting me! SKU: 8408-513 ( more information) Offered by Colossians 317 (United States)
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New York: Free Press, 1999 One small tear in Dj at spine heel, not price clipped, in a new Brodart. Very clean & tight. 291 pages.. First Printing. Half Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good - Dj. 5.5 x 9.5". ( more information) Offered by Bernardston Books (United States)
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Free Press, The, 1999, 1999. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine/Near Fine. 0684843161 Hardcover in dustjacket, NF/NF ( more information) Offered by Foolscap Books (United States)
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Free Press, 1999-01-11. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good +. *** Hardcover in Very Good +/Very Good + condition. Binding tight, pages clean. No previous owner names. Some light edgewear to jacket. *** ( more information) Offered by Top Shelf Books (United States)
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Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Press, 1999. Book is slightly rubbed at extremities else clean, straight and tight. Dustjacket is crisp and whole and now in acid-free Brodart.. First Printing. Binding is Boards. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Athena's Book Shop (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Free Press, The, 1999 Dark brown and white binding with dark brown title, 291 pages, illustrated, light wear; jacket is clean, one closed edge tear. First Printing (by the Numbers). Hardbound. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Dunbar Old Books (United States)
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Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Pr, 1999 pages clean but edges smudged. binding tight but top and bottom bumped. jacket is scuffed and has small tears to top front and back jacket corners.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good -. ( more information) Offered by after-words bookstore (United States)
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Wendy Shalit
Free Press, 1999-01-11. Hardcover. New. Hardback w/ DJ. Enjoyable reading copy for your personal pleasure. This copy is nearly flawless! Dust jacket has barely noticeable shelf wear. You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now!!! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again!!!! ( more information) Offered by International Book Source (United States)
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