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Pam Houston
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Publication Date
2019
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English
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The author draws on her travels and homestead life in the Colorado Rockies in an essay collection on her ties to nature that explores the symbiotic relationship between humans and the earth.
"How do we become who we are in the world? We ask the world to teach us. On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, beloved writer Pam Houston learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark...
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Publication Date
2005
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English
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From the best-selling author of Cowboys are my Weakness comes a story of a woman, Rea, and her dog, Dante, who teaches her that love is stronger than fear. A catalyst for change in other characters as well, Dante effects the lives of Rae's house-tender, her therapist, two veterinarians, and an anxiety-ridden actor. In addition to Dante, there is also Rose, another dog, and Stanley the Cat, all of whom have something to add. With her characteristic...
Author
Publisher
Torrey House Press
Publication Date
2024
Edition
First Torrey House Press edition.
Language
English
Description
"'Without exception' is a call for freedom by way of abortion rights. With equal parts candor and lyricism, Pam Houston illuminates the interconnected histories of abortion in the United States and in her own life during the decades when Roe v. Wade was the law of the land. Houston guides us through the shifting landscapes of politics, the law, and self-determination in a country where access to medical care and the power to decide your own destiny...
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W.W. Norton
Publication Date
[2012]
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
"An absorbing, generous, ravishing book by a high priestess of you-have-to-read-this prose." -Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild
Pam Houston, an "early master of the art of rendering fiercely independent, brilliant women in love with the wrong men" (Sarah Norris, Barnes & Noble Review), delivers a novel that whisks us from one breathtaking precipice to the next. Along the way, we unravel the story of Pam (a character not unlike the author), a fearless...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Publication Date
[1998]
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
A collection of interrelated stories on a woman who is lucky in adventure, but unlucky in love. Lucy O'Rourke risks her life in a variety of dangerous sports and emerges a winner, but in love she always falls for the wrong man.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Publication Date
1992.
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English
Description
In Pam Houston's bestselling story collection, we meet smart women who are looking for the love of a good man, and men who are wild and hard to pin down. Our heroines are part daredevil, part philosopher, all acute observers of the nuances of modern romance. Cowboys Are My Weakness is a shrewd and intoxicating look at men and women-together and apart.
Publisher
Grand Central
Publication Date
2026.
Edition
First trade paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
"Publisher Annotation: Lidia Yuknavitch teams up with 12 of today's sharpest writers to change the way we think about menopause. Exploring a variety of themes from freedom and mortality, to sexuality and the patriarchy, The Big M is a kaleidoscope of unique perspectives on a universal experience, each writer navigating the profound changes in their bodies and lives in their own ways."-- adapted from publisher's description.