Legwork: An Inspiring Journey Through a Chronic Illness by Ellen Burstein MacFarlane; Patricia Burstein - 1994-01

Scribner, 1994. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Scribner, 1994. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Scribner. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Scribners, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photographs.

Lisa Drew Books, 1994-10-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover with dustjacket. Minor shelf wear.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, c1994. First Printing. very good, very good. 25 cm, 242, illus., index. The author was a Florida television reporter who contracted MS, and became the victim of a medical scam. She went after the doctor to keep others from being victimized.

Simon & Schuster, 1994-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Ex-Library hardcover with dj in very nice condition with all the usual markings and attachments. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0025781103 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with remainder mark to bottom edge in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; When MacFarlane and Burstein’s first book, The Family Fang, was published in 2009, it was hailed as a brilliantly funny, touching, and original work about a dysfunctional family of monsters. Now, in Legwork, the sisters return with another winner.Dorothy is a burned-out librarian who’s been through a year of personal hell. Her sister, Ellen, is a successful young lawyer who’s been engaged to her dream guy for months. And their parents—Ellen’s conservative dad and Dorothy’s free-spirited mom—are still trying to get their lives together.The sisters set out to solve the family’s problems, but it’s not easy. They have to deal with their parents’ petty bickering, Dorothy’s… Read More

Content appears as new, unopened, unread & unblemished in light blue/black boards with DJ displaying minimal surface/edge wear as shown.
This gritty story of a woman's desperate struggle to overcome severe chronic progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) is a sometimes grating reminder that the disabled are no better than the rest of us. By her own account, MacFarlane is no angel. After an economically privileged but emotionally deprived childhood, she entered adolescence angry and self-absorbed, a self-described ``fighter.'' Eventually she found her niche as a consumer advocate, uncovering scams on a TV news show in Orlando, Fla. Fairly happily married as well, she was on a roll. Then an intermittent weakness in her left leg was diagnosed as MS. MacFarlane shrugged off the news, convinced that exercise and sheer willpower would keep the disease at bay. But, after a period of remission, it returned in full force. After a fall that left her unable to move for hours until help arrived, MacFarlane finally… Read More