![]() All the wit and humor and richness of Mairs' writing. ![]() Re-casting of 'western writing' to include the perspectives of disabled western authors. ![]() Nuanced discussion of euthanasia and abortion of fetuses with disabilities. Her frank discussion on disability and sexuality (in which she jokes she nearly titled the book "Cock-High in the World"). Her claim to ethics - Mairs is a Catholic Worker and insists on the requirement that she continue doing 'good works,' even as she's treated as a service project herself. In a blend of intimate memoir and passionate advocacy, Nancy Mairs takes on the subject woven through all her writing: d. She weaves larger themes on disability studies into her narrative, making this book a lot more accessible to general readers than academic disability-studies books. Read 'Waist-High In The World A Life Among the Nondisabled' by Nancy Mairs available from Rakuten Kobo. ![]() Mairs is a brilliant essayist and memoirist, writing about her own experiences as a woman with MS, who has lost movement in two legs and one arm and lives in the Southwest. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Waist-High in the World: A Life Among the Nondisabled, Mairs, Nancy, 00464420708 at the best. COUPON: RENT Waist-High in the World A Life Among the Nondisabled 1st edition (9780807070871) and save up to 80 on textbook rentals and 90 on used. It takes an ice-pick to the trope of 'pitiful cripple' that many of us carry about. ![]()
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