A Passionate Life

Random House, Sydney, 1996. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 402 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Autobiography of this prominent Australian activist. Divided into four parts, the first covers her early years when she trained as a doctor and devoted herself to the care of children with cystic fibrosis. The latter sections detail her commitment to nuclear disarmament, both in Australia and overseas and her later political career as an independent standing on an anti-nuclear platform. She helped found Physicians for Social Responsibility and Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament. Includes reflections on the impact her work has had on her family, medical career, marriage and her own well-being. An index is included. Other books by Helen Caldicott include 'If You Love This Planet', 'Nuclear Madness' and 'Missile Envy'. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; 20th century; Politics & Government, Current Affairs. ISBN: 0091831067. ISBN/EAN: 9780091831066. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9088. . 9780091831066