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I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK; and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
by Ephron, Nora
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0307264556
- ISBN 13
- 9780307264558
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, 2006. First Edition. Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo (8 5/8" x 5 7/8"), pink boards with while lettering on spine, Mylar-protected yellow dust jacket (unclipped) with photo of a jar by Oote Boe, viii + 137 numbered pages + [2] Acknowledgements + [2] A Note about the Author + [2] A Note on the Type. Nora Ephron (1941 - 2012) was an American writer and filmmaker. She is best known for her romantic comedy films and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Writing: for Silkwood (1983), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), and Sleepless in Seattle (1993). She won a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for When Harry Met Sally.... She sometimes wrote with her sister Delia Ephron. Her last film was Julie & Julia. Her first produced play, Imaginary Friends (2002), was honored as one of the ten best plays of the 2002-03 New York theatre season. She also co-authored the Drama Desk Award-winning theatrical production Love, Loss, and What I Wore. In 2013, Ephron received a posthumous Tony Award nomination for Best Play for Lucky Guy. I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman became a bestseller and by September 10, 2006 it was listed at #1 on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list.--Wikipedia EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally!
Synopsis
With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shares with us her ups and downs in I Feel Bad About My Neck, a candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself.Ephron chronicles her life as an obsessed cook, passionate city dweller, and hapless parent. But mostly she speaks frankly and uproariously about life as a woman of a certain age. Utterly courageous, uproariously funny, and unexpectedly moving in its truth telling, I Feel Bad About My Neck is a scrumptious, irresistible treat of a book, full of truths, laugh out loud moments that will appeal to readers of all ages.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2677
- Title
- I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK; and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
- Author
- Ephron, Nora
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0307264556
- ISBN 13
- 9780307264558
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
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Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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