If You Knew Me, You Would Care. Photographs by Rennio Maifredi. Forewords by Meryl Streep, Annie Lennox, Ashley Judd, Genna Davis.
by Salbi, Zainab
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- first
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Dade City, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Brooklyn, NY: PowerHouse Books, (2012). First Edition, Stated. Folio, full-color photographs, 143 pp. Near-Fine, with bumped corner and lightly rubbed edges. This oversized volume will require additional postage for overseas or Priority orders. Stories and photographs of women around the world. From Foreword by Meryl Streep: One thing is inescapable in these pictures, and that’s the connection that the gaze of each of these women makes with us. It is the frankest, most direct look; the way we look into the eyes of a sister or an intrepid friend. In our daily life we do not normally look, deeply, into the eyes of people we don’t know... It’s too weird, too hard, too embarrassing; both of us unnerved by the intimacy and challenge of such a connection. But these photographs have a necessity and clarity that achieves that and more. They deliver dignity back to the person who looked at the camera, beacause we who turn the page and confront, in turn, eachof these women, acknowledge each life, tis size and importance, as somehow familiar. The sitter is not robbed of her soul; she has expanded it out into the larger world, where we wo are lucky to lock eyes with her, have the privilege to pay attention, give respect, and connect. The unique approach of Zainab’s book is that it has this mission. To remove the woman, the sister, the friend, from the circumstances of her victimization, and give her back her due respect as someone we recognize, someone we might know. This way of looking is with an activist’s eye and an open heart. Empathy, rather than sympathy, delivers these images to us, accomapnied by a feeling that we are all in this struggle together. That it’s up to us to stay alert to how similar we are, to how much we care about the same things in life. And how it is possible, as women, to find inspiration in lives outwardly different from our own. We are animated by the same dream: hope for a better future for our children, hope for peace. This transaction, one to one, is how Zainab conceived of the organization she founded: Women for Women International. And it is that immediacy that this collection of photographs, and the stories they tell, makes tangible.
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- Bookseller
- Lighthousebooks, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60744bd2
- Title
- If You Knew Me, You Would Care. Photographs by Rennio Maifredi. Forewords by Meryl Streep, Annie Lennox, Ashley Judd, Genna Davis.
- Author
- Salbi, Zainab
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- PowerHouse Books, (2012). First Edition, Stated.
- Place of Publication
- Brooklyn, NY
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- Photography, Essay, Women’s History, Women’s Struggle,
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Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Orders usually ship within two business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know that an extra shipping fee is required.All items are subject to prior sale. Shipping costs are $4.25 for the first volume via USPS media rate, or $8.00 via USPS Priority Mail. Each volume thereafter is an additional $1. International orders shipped USPS Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelope, for a fee of $28.00; or otherwise, by weight. Sets, oversize and/or heavier volumes will generally cost more to ship, both domestically and internationally; we will quote a price to you when this is the case. Florida residents must add 7% sales tax. Payment may be by Check/Money Order (in US dollars), Credit Card (American Express, Mastercard, and Visa) or PayPal. All items are returnable within ten days of receipt.
About the Seller
Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Dade City, Florida
About Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Lighthouse Books, ABAA is a family-owned and operated book shop located in downtown Dade City, Florida, celebrating more than 40 years of business. We're open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our specialties include Florida history and literature, Americana, literature of the South, military history (including, but not limited to, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korean War), children's literature, antique maps, leather bindings and rare & unusual items. We have a wide variety of general stock, including a large landscape/gardening section, a great selection of Christian/church history/Bible study titles, Beat literature, fishing, aviation, maritime, Asian history, African history, European history, South Pacific, British history, archaeology, psychology, philosophy, Latin American and Caribbean history, Canadian history, discovery & exploration, art, antiques & collectibles' reference, pop-up books, railroads, hunting, fire arms, etc. About 25 per cent of our total stock is listed in our online inventory. If ever you're in the area, we invite you to come in and browse; to show our appreciation, we'll offer a 15 per cent discount off any purchases made on your first visit. The proprietor, Michael F. Slicker, is one of about 450 qualified members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Inc., and its affiliate the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He was also the founding president of the the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and is still an active member and committee chairman. In addition to keeping regular hours at the storefront location, Lighthouse Books participate as a vender in about a dozen book fairs, antiques shows, map fairs and related events each year. One such show is The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, an annual trade show/charity benefit held in downtown St. Petersburg in the spring, that has become the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast; Slicker has served as Chair since its inception thirty years ago. Please contact us for more information regarding our certified appraisal services. Please visit our website: www.OldFloridaBookStore.com. Bibliophiles might also enjoy our blog, featuring articles on unusual books, author biographies, and other book related subjects:.OldFloridaBookStore.blospot.com.
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