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OPEN HOUSE: Of Family, Friends, Food, Piano Lessons and the Search for a Room of My Own

OPEN HOUSE: Of Family, Friends, Food, Piano Lessons and the Search for a Room of My Own

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OPEN HOUSE: Of Family, Friends, Food, Piano Lessons and the Search for a Room of My Own

by Williams, Patricia J

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ISBN 10
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ISBN 13
9780374114077
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. OPEN HOUSE strings together a delightful array of observations, reminiscences, anecdotes and commentaries by renowned columnist Patricia Williams. Written with her trademark wit and insight, she relates stories about the many facets of her life - as a lawyer, scholar, writer, African-American, descendant of slaves, mother, and single, fifty-something woman - always aware of the ironies inherent in situations when her many identities don't conform to societal expectations. She tells us of her Great Aunt Mary, who crossed the color line one day, while boarding a train; about her Best White Friend, who believes that the only thing standing between the author and an eligible husband is a make-over; about the day she and her family learned how to eat watermelon without fear of racial judgment; and about why she worships Oprah. She also tackles serious subjects, such as cloning and the legacy of slavery and privacy issues in the cyberage, all with her characteristic sparkling humor and originality. Always provocative, never didactic, OPEN HOUSE is an entertaining journey through the rooms of Pat Williams' imagination. Fine, unread, first edition, first printing,, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.[Not remainder-marked or price-clipped] BIOS1

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
OPEN HOUSE: Of Family, Friends, Food, Piano Lessons and the Search for a Room of My Own
Author
Williams, Patricia J
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Quantity Available
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Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10
0374114072
ISBN 13
9780374114077
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Place of Publication
New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published
2004
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords
Editors, Journalists, Publishers", General, People of Color, Women
Bookseller catalogs
Biography;
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