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Format is approximately 5.25 inches by 8 inches. 224 pages. Inscribed on the half-title by the author. Inscription reads: Liz--I knew I liked you the first time we met--I look forward to hanging out some more! [heart shape] Cathy Foreword by Jennifer Weiner. Cathy is a long-form journalist, a regular columnist, a contributing editor, a frequent lecturer/speaker, a graduate school writing teacher, and a diehard antiquer. She's written a trifecta of books and even more magazine articles. Cathy Alter is a faculty member of M.A. in Writing Program at The Johns Hopkins University where she teaches in the program's nonfiction concentration. She is a popular author and writer whose feature articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in O, the Oprah Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Wired Magazine, Guernica, and McSweeney's. She's a contributing editor at Washingtonian and a frequent contributor to The Washington Post Sunday Magazine, On Parenting, Travel, and Wellness sections. Alter is the author of three books. Virgin Territory: Stories From the Road to Womanhood, the memoir, Up for Renewal: What Magazines Taught Me About Love, Sex, and Starting Over, and CRUSH: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing, and the Lasting Power of Their First Celebrity Crush. Her essays have been included in numerous anthologies including Wedding Cake for Breakfast, In Case We Die, and Us Against Alzheimer's. She's appeared on The Today Show, Good Day Washington, NPR's The Kojo Nambe Show, Sixth & I Synagogue, Politics & Prose, and in bookstores across the U.S. From Barbies to Bras to Botox . . . Of course you remember your first period, but what about the first time you donned a suit and a pair of sensible pumps for a job interview? How about the first time you were catcalled while walking down the street? The first time you said something that sounded just like it came out of your mother's mouth? Do you remember the first time you lost a dear friend? Or the first time you experienced the trauma of the department store makeup counter? How about your first earth-shattering orgasm? A woman's life is one of passages, of stages marked by changes in our bodies and in our minds. Our lives are shaped by a series of first times, and Cathy Alter presents a wonderful array of these experiences in Virgin Territory. Here are first-person accounts from a cross-section of women from a rich variety of backgrounds that will remind you of all those special firsts in your own life, both mortifying and monumental, including: First Frill: Tales of bras, designer jeans, stilettos, and all the other things we wear (and do) to make ourselves beautiful First Flash: Adventures with dirty books, obscene phone calls, and those naughty little pleasures we never reveal First Flicker: Accounts of the awesome power of T&A First Field: Escapades from the working life ,it' s not all pantyhose and briefcases First Farewell: Sagas of leaving home, breaking up, and moving on Whether you are in love for the first time or experiencing your first hot flashes, Virgin Territory will remind you of the sisterhood we women are fortunate enough to be a part of and inspire you to sit down with your girlfriends and share your firsts, too. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Seller Inventory # 82837
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