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The life swap : a true story, Nancy Weber, (electronic resource)

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"In February of 1973, Nancy Weber put an ad in the Village Voice offering to trade places with another woman, a stranger, for a month. In hopes of better understanding what was fixed and final in each person--and what was invented, and therefore might be reinvented--they would use each other's names, live in each other's homes, love each other's loves, and do each other's work. After interviewing many of the fascinating women who answered the ad, Weber--single (with a longtime lover) and straight--chose a polyamorous, bisexual, married psychologist and academic, the pseudonymous Micki Wrangler. They spent five months getting ready for their adventure--cajoling their nearest and dearest into participating, exchanging thousands of details, and swapping deep secrets. But, instead of a month, their wild ride lasted only a week. Wrangler was having a rough time (and Weber too good a time, maybe) so they decided to call things off. Wanting The Life Swap to convey more than her own experience, Weber invited Wrangler and ten others to enrich the book with their uncensored reports. Publicity for the book included stints on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and To Tell the Truth. The book achieved a kind of cult status, in part because it's a relic of 1970s sexual openness (cruelly destroyed by HIV/AIDS) and belief in the right of self-invention. Recent critics have credited the book with inspiring life swap reality TV shows and several popular novels and films."
Language
eng
Work
Instance
Label
The life swap : a true story
Title
The life swap
Title remainder
a true story
Statement of responsibility
Nancy Weber
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In February of 1973, Nancy Weber put an ad in the Village Voice offering to trade places with another woman, a stranger, for a month. In hopes of better understanding what was fixed and final in each person--and what was invented, and therefore might be reinvented--they would use each other's names, live in each other's homes, love each other's loves, and do each other's work. After interviewing many of the fascinating women who answered the ad, Weber--single (with a longtime lover) and straight--chose a polyamorous, bisexual, married psychologist and academic, the pseudonymous Micki Wrangler. They spent five months getting ready for their adventure--cajoling their nearest and dearest into participating, exchanging thousands of details, and swapping deep secrets. But, instead of a month, their wild ride lasted only a week. Wrangler was having a rough time (and Weber too good a time, maybe) so they decided to call things off. Wanting The Life Swap to convey more than her own experience, Weber invited Wrangler and ten others to enrich the book with their uncensored reports. Publicity for the book included stints on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and To Tell the Truth. The book achieved a kind of cult status, in part because it's a relic of 1970s sexual openness (cruelly destroyed by HIV/AIDS) and belief in the right of self-invention. Recent critics have credited the book with inspiring life swap reality TV shows and several popular novels and films."
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
CtWfDGI
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1942-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Weber, Nancy
Dewey number
  • 818/.5/409
  • 818/.5/409
Index
no index present
LC call number
CT275.W353
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
Weber, Nancy
Label
The life swap : a true story, Nancy Weber, (electronic resource)
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http://lanepl.freading.com/ebooks/details/r:download/MDAwMDkzLTIzMjE4OTQz
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Publication
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unknown
Control code
frd00000390
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (262 pages)
File format
one file format
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Access limited to subscribing institutions
Isbn
9781504015318
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unknown
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Donohue Group, Inc.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
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unknown
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781504015318
  • (Sirsi) b1409323
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System requirements: Adobe Digital Editions
Label
The life swap : a true story, Nancy Weber, (electronic resource)
Link
http://lanepl.freading.com/ebooks/details/r:download/MDAwMDkzLTIzMjE4OTQz
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Control code
frd00000390
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (262 pages)
File format
one file format
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Access limited to subscribing institutions
Isbn
9781504015318
Level of compression
unknown
Note
Donohue Group, Inc.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781504015318
  • (Sirsi) b1409323
System details
System requirements: Adobe Digital Editions

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