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050	0	0	_aHQ1233 _b.B38 1990
100	1		_aBateson, Mary Catherine.
245	1	0	_aComposing a life / _cMary Catherine Bateson.
260			_aNew York : _bPlume, _c1990 printing.
300			_axiv, 241 p. ; _c21 cm.
500			_aOriginally published: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c1989.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aEmergent visions -- In the company of friends -- From strength to strength -- Opening to the world -- Partnerships -- Give and take -- Making and keeping -- Caretaking -- Multiple lives -- Vicissitudes of commitment -- Fits and starts -- Enriching the earth.
520			_aThis extraordinary book explores that act of creation that engages us all--the composition of our lives. Through the comparative biographies of herself and four of her close friends, Mary Catherine Bateson provides a fascinating framework for her inquiry into the creative potential of complex lives, where energies are not narrowly focused toward a single ambition but rather are continually refocused and redefined. Each of the women in Composing a Life faced discontinuity at periods in her life, yet was rich in professional achievement and personal relationships. Bateson's life-affirming conclusion is that life is an improvisational art form, and that the interruptions, conflicted priorities, and exigencies that are a part of all our lives can and should be seen as a source of wisdom. Important and empowering, Composing a Life will change lives.
650		0	_aWomen intellectuals _zUnited States _vBiography.
650		0	_aWomen's studies _xBiographical methods.
650		6	_aIntellectuelles _z�Etats-Unis _xBiographies.
650		6	_a�Etudes sur les femmes _xM�ethode biographique.
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