Search Results: .Women's Studies from Turtle Creek Books

Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Univ of California Pr, 1996. Minor edgewear otherwise a fine clean tight copy. Using the story of Ruth BArnett, an abortionist in Portland Oregon from 1918 to 1968 this book demonstrates that it was the laws and not the practitioners who endangerd women's lives when abortion was illegal. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Illustrated.

Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Bethany House Pub, 1997. Front end paper removed otherwise the book is in close to pristine condition - great idea for Mother's Day. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Green Dragon Press, 1994. History and contemporary studies from grade 7 - 12/OAC. Book - Lightly bumped corners otherwise a fine tight clean copy.. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated.

USA: Monarch, 1963. According to the cover, "a revealing report on the morals, manners, and social attitudes... with case histories. Discusses drinking, dating, sororities, cheating, money and marriage. A rather well thumbed copy, but a fascinating look into the subject of women in the early 60s. Mass Market Paperback. Fair.

London, United Kingdom: Tavistock Publications, Limited, 1981. Some minor edgewear; otherwise a bright, clean and tight copy.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1995. Hardcover 1st edition - some shelfwear and edgewear, chipping of dust jacket along wiht some sticker residue, spine lean but otherwise still quite a good solid reading copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Routledge Kegan & Paul, 1986. Some edgewear and creasing of spine and covers,as well some light age toning, otherwise still a good reading copy. Soft Cover. Good to Fair.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Press Gang Pub, 1994. Minor edgewear and some highlighting of text, otherwise excellent condition.. Soft Cover. Good.

U.S.A.: Vintage, 1993. A clean solid copy with only minor edgewear. From the publisher:"A collection of travelogues by distinguished women authors includes the writings of Mary Wollstonecraft, Vita Sackville-West, Annie Dillard, Isak Dinesen, Rebecca West, Willa Cather, Margaret Mead, and Mary McCarthy, among others.". Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. Hardcover 1st edition - Aside from a little edgewear on dust jacket, book itself is great and appears hardly read.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good.

Harvard University Press, 2009. Book. New. Soft cover. Brand New Unread Copy. From The Puiblisher:"From An Acclaimed Author Comes A Fascinating Story Of The Life, Marriage, And Death Of An All But Forgotten Roman Woman. Born To An Illustrious Roman Family In 125 Ce, Regilla Was Married At The Age Of Fifteen To Herodes, A Wealthy Greek Who Championed His Country's Values At A Time When Rome Ruled. Twenty Years Later--And Eight Months Pregnant With Her Sixth Child--Regilla Died Under Mysterious Circumstances, After A Blow To The Abdomen Delivered By Herodes' Freedman. Regilla's Brother Charged Herodes With Murder, But A Roman Court (At The Urging Of Marcus Aurelius) Acquitted Him. Sarah Pomeroy's Investigation Suggests That Despite Herodes' Erection Of Numerous Monuments To His Deceased Wife, He Was In Fact Guilty Of The Crime. A Pioneer In The Study Of Ancient Women, Pomeroy Gathers A Broad, Unique Array Of Evidence, From Political And Family History To Greco-Roman Writings… Read More

USA: HarperTrade, 1982. Some edgewear, spine crease and age toning of pages, otherwise still a good reading copy. From the back cover:"The Obsession is a deeply committed and beautifully written analysis of our society's increasing demand that women be thin. It offers a careful, thought provoking discussion of the reasons men have encouraged this obsession and women have embraced it. It is a book about women's efforts to become thin rather than to accept the natural dimensions of their bodies--a book about the meaning of food and its rejection.". Soft Cover. Good.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1986. slight spine lean, some chipping and shopwear - otherwise an excellent reading copy. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

Parsippany, NJ, U.S.A.: Silver Burdett Press, 1991. Well read ex-library usual stamps and stickers, some soiling of pages, otherwise still a serviceable copy. Soft Cover. Poor. Ex-Library.

U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1981. Minor edgewear and light age toning of pages otherwise fine. From the publisher:"In detailed, revealing portraits of women from their teens through their sixties, Maggie Scarf explores the core experiences of women's lives and discovers what can happen when the days and years scurry by, leaving unfinished the tasks that transform us from child to girl to woman.". Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

Notre Dame, Indiana: Fides Publishers, Inc., 1964. Light edgewear and faint creasing of spine and covers, the interior contains minor age-toning otherwise a very good reading copy.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

USA: NBW Tower, 1975. Some edgewear and creasing of spine and covers,as well age toning, otherwise still a fair reading copy. Soft Cover. Fair. Illus. by Illlustrated.