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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
October 1, 1999
Pages
314
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375705212
ISBN-10
037570521X
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.65 lbs.
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Original list price
$14.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A deeply personal memoir follows the author of When I Was Puerto Rican from the Brooklyn barrios to Harvard as she overcomes an overprotective mother, siblings who scoff at her attempts to learn 'Eastern Standard English,' a whirlwind marriage, and her search for cultural identity. Reprint. 40,000 first printing. Tour.
(view table of contents)Editions
Hardcover
from Perseus Books (September 1, 1998)
9780738200439 | details & prices | 313 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $24.00
About: Follows the author from the Brooklyn barrios to Harvard as she overcomes an overprotective mother, siblings who scoff at her attempts to learn 'Eastern Standard English,' a whirlwind marriage, and her search for cultural identity
About: Follows the author from the Brooklyn barrios to Harvard as she overcomes an overprotective mother, siblings who scoff at her attempts to learn 'Eastern Standard English,' a whirlwind marriage, and her search for cultural identity
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Vintage Books (October 1, 1999)
9780375705212 | details & prices | 314 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $14.00
About: Follows the author from the Brooklyn barrios to Harvard as she overcomes an overprotective mother, siblings who scoff at her attempts to learn 'Eastern Standard England,' a whirlwind marriage, and her search for cultural identity
About: Follows the author from the Brooklyn barrios to Harvard as she overcomes an overprotective mother, siblings who scoff at her attempts to learn 'Eastern Standard England,' a whirlwind marriage, and her search for cultural identity
Reinforced
from Demco Media (October 1, 2000)
9780606196789 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $22.30
About: Follows the author from the Brooklyn barrios to Harvard as she overcomes an overprotective mother, siblings who scoff at her attempts to learn 'Eastern Standard England,' a whirlwind marriage, and her search for cultural identity
About: Follows the author from the Brooklyn barrios to Harvard as she overcomes an overprotective mother, siblings who scoff at her attempts to learn 'Eastern Standard England,' a whirlwind marriage, and her search for cultural identity
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (November 3, 2008)
9781439568521 | details & prices | 314 pages | List price $22.95
About: From the barrios of Brooklyn to the stage at the High School of Performing Arts and later to Harvard, Almost a Woman continues Esmeralda Santiago's amazing story of a young woman caught between two worlds.
About: From the barrios of Brooklyn to the stage at the High School of Performing Arts and later to Harvard, Almost a Woman continues Esmeralda Santiago's amazing story of a young woman caught between two worlds.
from Turtleback Books (September 1, 1999)
9780613241410 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $25.70
About: Follows the author from the Brooklyn barrios to Harvard as she overcomes an overprotective mother, siblings who scoff at her attempts to learn 'Eastern Standard England,' a whirlwind marriage, and her search for cultural identity
About: Follows the author from the Brooklyn barrios to Harvard as she overcomes an overprotective mother, siblings who scoff at her attempts to learn 'Eastern Standard England,' a whirlwind marriage, and her search for cultural identity
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