ISBN: 9780375501678

"We drove across America to talk with girls--girls from a variety of landscapes and communities and backgrounds....We traveled through the rolling golden hills of the Palouse of eastern W… More...

"We drove across America to talk with girls--girls from a variety of landscapes and communities and backgrounds....We traveled through the rolling golden hills of the Palouse of eastern Washington, along the shaded banks of the San Antonio River, onto the trading floor of a brokerage firm in the dizzying heights of a Dallas skyscraper. We spoke with a girl who competes in the dying sport of sidesaddle riding; a Hmong girl who became an American citizen. We talked with a blues-rock musician, ballerinas, surfers, an ice skater, a girl who makes and plays with dolls....In this book, we wanted to look at ordinary girls and record both visually and verbally the extraordinary things that girls do and the drives and desires that lead them to do those things." So begins Girls, a radiant collection of original photographs and life stories by Jenny, Laura, and Martha McPhee, sisters who know a great deal about being girls (they were raised in the sixties and seventies, at the height of the women's movement) and about being around other girls (there were five sisters in the family, not to mention a mom, a stepmom, and four stepsisters), and who are now raising girls of their own. But what is it like to be a girl in America today? What constitutes a normal girl's experiences? How do girls talk about themselves and define themselves? How do they set themselves apart, and how do they fit in? These are the questions the McPhees asked on their cross-country odyssey, which spanned more than two years. Girls is the illuminating, thought-provoking, and ultimately triumphant look at the answers they found. Girls will introduce you to a rich and diverse population--extraordinary girls pursuing their passions and "normal" girls discovering creative ways to define themselves. We meet young poets, novelists, musicians, unicyclists, football players, philanthropists, activists, chess players. Beautifully written by novelists Jenny and Martha McPhee and illustrated with the striking black-and-white images of award-winning photographer Laura McPhee, Girls reveals the astonishing scope of girls' lives today, and indicates the spirit, energy, and determination with which the women of tomorrow will fashion the future. Media >, [PU: Random House]<

2000, ISBN: 9780375501678

Hardcover

Random House Trade, Hardcover, Auflage: 1, 288 Seiten, Publiziert: 2000-10-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.77 kg, Verkaufsrang: 7239584, Photo Essays, Photojournalism & Essays, Photo… More...

Random House Trade, Hardcover, Auflage: 1, 288 Seiten, Publiziert: 2000-10-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.77 kg, Verkaufsrang: 7239584, Photo Essays, Photojournalism & Essays, Photography & Video, Arts & Photography, Subjects, Books, Women's Studies, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Random House Trade, 2000<

2000, ISBN: 0375501673

[EAN: 9780375501678], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Random House], Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may co… More...

[EAN: 9780375501678], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Random House], Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include cdrom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority!<

ISBN: 0375501673

[EAN: 9780375501678], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Random House], Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the … More...

[EAN: 9780375501678], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Random House], Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s).<

2000, ISBN: 9780375501678

Random House, 2000-10-10. Hardcover. Acceptable., Random House, 2000-10-10