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Without reservations : the travels of an independent woman / Alice Steinbach. --
Record details
- ISBN: 0375758453 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780375758454 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xxi, 295 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2002.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Reading group guide"--Cover. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 16.50 |
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| Subject: | Steinbach, Alice > Travel > Europe. Women journalists > Biography. Women travelers > Biography. Europe > Description and travel. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 818.54 Stein | 31681002080232 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer explores the nature of independence, chronicling her own adventures as a woman in search of freedom from the things that define her as she journeys through Paris, Oxford, Milan, and beyond. Reprint. 50,000 first printing. - Random House, Inc.
âIn many ways, I was an independent woman,â writes Pulitzer Prizeâwinning journalist Alice Steinbach. âFor years Iâd made my own choices, paid my own bills, shoveled my own snow.â But somehow she had become dependent in quite another way. âI had fallen into the habit . . . of defining myself in terms of who I was to other people and what they expected of me.â But who was she away from the people and things that defined her? In this exquisite book, Steinbach searches for the answer to this question in some of the most beautiful and exciting places in the world: Paris, where she finds a soul mate; Oxford, where she takes a course on the English village; Milan, where she befriends a young woman about to be married. Beautifully illustrated with postcards from her journeys, this revealing and witty book transports you into a fascinating inner and outer journey, an unforgettable voyage of discovery. - Random House, Inc.
"In many ways, I was an independent woman," writes Pulitzer Prizeâwinning journalist Alice Steinbach. âFor years Iâd made my own choices, paid my own bills, shoveled my own snow.â But somehow she had become dependent in quite another way. âI had fallen into the habit of defining myself in terms of who I was to other people and what they expected of me.â But who was she away from the people and things that defined her? In this exquisite book, Steinbach searches for the answer to this question in some of the most beautiful and exciting places in the world: Paris, where she finds a soul mate; Oxford, where she takes a course on the English village; Milan, where she befriends a young woman about to be married. Beautifully illustrated with postcards from Steinbachâs journeys, this revealing and witty book transports you into a fascinating inner and outer journey, an unforgettable voyage of discovery.
Praise for Without Reservations:
âA rich account of one womanâs journey through Europe and into the self.â
âUs Weekly
âI loved going along with Alice Steinbach as she goes off on this rare, wonderful adventure, an escape into discovering herself and some of the truly magical places in this world.â âDOMINICK DUNNE
âMore than a chronicle of the writerâs search for self-discovery, Without Reservations is a lovely travelogue.â
âChicago Tribune
âThe best books, like the best vacations, contain unexpected delights, surprises that enrich the soul as well as the senses. This is a book about love, and longing, and the passage of time. Itâs about hope, and courage, and the resiliency of memory. This book is a feast. Bon appétit!â
âThe Des Moines Register
âBeautifully written, clear, insightful, thoughtful . . . Steinbachâs book should be taken in slowly and savored all the way.â
âSt. Petersburg Times
