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- catalog abstract "In Waist-High in the World, Mairs explores in her inimitable voice the subject that has always been in the background of her writing, but which she takes on here for the first time at book-length - disability and the way it shapes a life. The result is a brave and beautiful book that will open new worlds for readers. It begins with a disavowal ("I cannot begin to write this book ... I don't want to think about my crippled life") and ends with a declaration of hope ("I choose joy"). In between, Mairs gives us a brilliant portrait of an issue and experience too rarely portrayed and talked about. She begins with subjects close to home: the personal history of her disease, the intimate realities of the body, the moral economy of care and caregiving, life with her husband and children. The second half of the book covers topics that look outward: women with disabilities, obstacles physical and social, the ethics of selective abortion and euthanasia, the joys and troubles of travel, and more.".
- catalog contributor b10049092.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Home truths : Plunging in ; Ups and downs ; Body in trouble ; Taking care -- The wider world : Opening doors, unlocking hearts ; Freeing choices ; Young and disabled ; Getting Byrned ; Writing west: a reclamation project ; Into the wider world.".
- catalog description "In Waist-High in the World, Mairs explores in her inimitable voice the subject that has always been in the background of her writing, but which she takes on here for the first time at book-length - disability and the way it shapes a life. The result is a brave and beautiful book that will open new worlds for readers. It begins with a disavowal ("I cannot begin to write this book ... I don't want to think about my crippled life") and ends with a declaration of hope ("I choose joy"). In between, Mairs gives us a brilliant portrait of an issue and experience too rarely portrayed and talked about. She begins with subjects close to home: the personal history of her disease, the intimate realities of the body, the moral economy of care and caregiving, life with her husband and children. The second half of the book covers topics that look outward: women with disabilities, obstacles physical and social, the ethics of selective abortion and euthanasia, the joys and troubles of travel, and more.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-212).".
- catalog extent "212 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0807070866 (cloth)".
- catalog identifier "0807070874 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston : Beacon Press,".
- catalog subject "362.1/96834 20".
- catalog subject "Disabled psychology.".
- catalog subject "Multiple Sclerosis psychology.".
- catalog subject "Multiple sclerosis Social aspects.".
- catalog subject "Multiple sclerosis.".
- catalog subject "People with disabilities.".
- catalog subject "RC377 .M25 1996".
- catalog subject "WL 360 M229 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "Home truths : Plunging in ; Ups and downs ; Body in trouble ; Taking care -- The wider world : Opening doors, unlocking hearts ; Freeing choices ; Young and disabled ; Getting Byrned ; Writing west: a reclamation project ; Into the wider world.".
- catalog title "Waist-high in the world : a life among the nondisabled / Nancy Mairs.".
- catalog type "text".