Hands at Work - Portraits and Profiles of People Who Work with Their Hands
Iris Graville; Summer Moon Scriver
ISBN 10: 0615220185 ISBN 13: 9780615220185
Published by Heron Moon Press, 2008
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Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0615220185I3N10
Synopsis:
This 144-page hardcover coffee-table book portrays people passionate about laboring with their hands. Vivid narratives, combined with striking black-and-white photographs of a boat-builder, potter, sign language interpreter, physical therapist, baker, midwife, and others provide a meditation on work. The collection includes twenty-three full-length profiles, three photo collages, and 126 duotones.
About the Author: As a writer, Iris Graville strives to give voice to the untold stories of ordinary people. As a nurse in Indiana and Washington, she listened to people s stories in hospital rooms, exam rooms, and homes. Twenty-five years later, disillusioned with the changes in health care, she shifted her work from caregiving to storytelling. She s written about homesteaders in Mexico, hurricane survivors in Nicaragua, life in a remote mountain village, and senior citizens in her rural community in the Pacific Northwest.Iris s interviews, essays, and memoir pieces have been published in national and regional journals and magazines. Her son and daughter are grown, and she lives on Lopez Island, WA with her husband.
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Title: Hands at Work - Portraits and Profiles of ...
Publisher: Heron Moon Press
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket