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Von Händler/Antiquariat, crzbookz.
Stonewood Heights is the perfect place to raise kids.  It’s got the proverbial good schools, solid values and a healthy real estate market.  It’s the kind of place where parents are involved in their children’s lives, where no opportunity for enrichment goes unexplored.   Ruth Ramsey is the human sexuality teacher at the local high school. She believes that “pleasure is good, shame is bad, and knowledge is power.”  Ruth’s younger daughter’s soccer coach is Tim Mason, a former stoner and rocker whose response to hitting rock bottom was to reach out and be saved.  Tim belongs to The Tabernacle, an evangelical Christian church that doesn’t approve of Ruth’s style of teaching.  And Ruth in turn doesn’t applaud The Tabernacle’s mission to take its message outside its doors.  Adversaries in a small-town culture war, Ruth and Tim instinctively mistrust each other. But when a controversy on the soccer field pushes the two of them to actually talk to each other, they are forced to take each other at something other than face value.   The Abstinence Teacher exposes the powerful emotions that run beneath the surface of modern American family life and explores the complex spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people.  Elegantly written, it is characterized by the distinctive mix of satire and compassion that have animated Perrotta’s previous novels., Hardcover, Format: Bargain Price, Label: St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Press, Product group: Book, Published: 2007-10-16, Release date: 2007-10-16, Studio: St. Martin's Press, Sales rank: 3361923.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, rogerabe4.
Stonewood Heights is the perfect place to raise kids.  It’s got the proverbial good schools, solid values and a healthy real estate market.  It’s the kind of place where parents are involved in their children’s lives, where no opportunity for enrichment goes unexplored.   Ruth Ramsey is the human sexuality teacher at the local high school. She believes that “pleasure is good, shame is bad, and knowledge is power.”  Ruth’s younger daughter’s soccer coach is Tim Mason, a former stoner and rocker whose response to hitting rock bottom was to reach out and be saved.  Tim belongs to The Tabernacle, an evangelical Christian church that doesn’t approve of Ruth’s style of teaching.  And Ruth in turn doesn’t applaud The Tabernacle’s mission to take its message outside its doors.  Adversaries in a small-town culture war, Ruth and Tim instinctively mistrust each other. But when a controversy on the soccer field pushes the two of them to actually talk to each other, they are forced to take each other at something other than face value.   The Abstinence Teacher exposes the powerful emotions that run beneath the surface of modern American family life and explores the complex spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people.  Elegantly written, it is characterized by the distinctive mix of satire and compassion that have animated Perrotta’s previous novels., Hardcover, Format: Bargain Price, Label: St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Press, Product group: Book, Published: 2007-10-16, Release date: 2007-10-16, Studio: St. Martin's Press, Sales rank: 3361923.

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Some people enjoy it."That was all Ruth had said. Even now, when she'd had months to come to terms with the fallout from this remark, she still marveled at the power of those four words, which she'd uttered without premeditation and without any sense of treading on forbidden ground. (p. 11)Thanks to an off-hand remark made during a class discussion of oral sex, sex-ed teacher Ruth Ramsey finds herself a target of the Christian evangelicals who are increasingly influencing the schoolboard of suburban Stonewood Heights. Forced to attend remedial sessions with a smug "Virginity Consultant," Ruth is isolated and alone, caught in the polarized red-versus-blue landscape of present-day American suburbia. It's like "living in a horror movie," she thinks, "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, or something. You never knew who they were going to get to next." Divorced and sharing custody of her daughters with her ex, and sometimes attempting a futile date, Ruth spends many a lonely weekend wondering how her bleak existence came to be. Then one morning at her daughter's soccer game, Ruth meets Tim Mason, a cute forty-something volunteer coach. Ruth feels an instant attraction to Tim, but when he draws the girls together for a spontaneous prayer circle after the game, she angrily yanks her daughter away from the proceedings, placing herself once again in the sights of the evangelicals. But Ruth has another unexpected problem: she can't seem to get a handle on Tim, her supposed adversary, who keeps appearing at her front door. A recovering addict whose bottoming-out cost him his home and his marriage, Tim found his way to the Tabernacle of the Gospel Truth through the intervention of Pastor Dennis, the charismatic preacher who put Tim's shattered life back together in an approximation of happiness. Thanks to Pastor Dennis, Tim is now married to Carrie, a fellow Tabernacler who is attractive and attentive, if robotic. He plays guitar at the weekly prayer sessions in a sanitized reen.

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contemporary,literary,literature and fiction, Some people enjoy it."That was all Ruth had said. Even now, when she'd had months to come to terms with the fallout from this remark, she still marveled at the power of those four words, which she'd uttered without premeditation and without any sense of treading on forbidden ground. (p. 11)Thanks to an off-hand remark made during a class discussion of oral sex, sex-ed teacher Ruth Ramsey finds herself a target of the Christian evangelicals who are increasingly influencing the schoolboard of suburban Stonewood Heights. Forced to attend remedial sessions with a smug "Virginity Consultant," Ruth is isolated and alone, caught in the polarized red-versus-blue landscape of present-day American suburbia. It's like "living in a horror movie," she thinks, "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, or something. You never knew who they were going to get to next." Divorced and sharing custody of her daughters with her ex, and sometimes attempting a futile date, Ruth spends many a lonely weekend wondering how her bleak existence came to be.Then one morning at her daughter's soccer game, Ruth meets Tim Mason, a cute forty-something volunteer coach. Ruth feels an instant attraction to Tim, but when he draws the girls together for a spontaneous prayer circle after the game, she angrily yanks her daughter away from the proceedings, placing herself once again in the sights of the evangelicals.But Ruth has another unexpected problem: she can't se.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, OwlsBooks [51218811], Toledo, OH, U.S.A.
Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that'll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, HPB-Ruby [65445138], Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Last Page Media-Dallas.
Stonewood Heights is the perfect place to raise children, but amid its good schools and healthy real estate market, a small-town culture war is brewing. The Abstinence Teacher focuses on two divorced parents who become adversaries in the mess: Ruth Ramsey is the human sexuality teacher at the local high school who believes that "pleasure is good, shame is bad, and knowledge is power." Her younger daughter's soccer coach is Tim Mason, a former stoner and rocker whose response to hitting rock bottom was to reach out and be saved. Ruth and Tim instinctively distrust one another, but when a controversy on the playing field forces the two of them to actually talk to each other, an uneasy friendship begins to develop. Elegantly written and with Perrotta's distinctive mix of satire and compassion, The Abstinence Teacher illuminates the powerful emotions that run beneath the placid surface of modern American family life, and explores the complicated spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people., Audio CD, Edition: Unabridged, Format: Audiobook, Format: CD, Format: Unabridged, Label: Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Audio, Product group: Book, Published: 2007-10-16, Release date: 2007-10-16, Studio: Macmillan Audio, Sales rank: 3457670.

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contemporary,literary,literature and fiction, The Abstinence Teacher (Platinum Readers Circle (Center Point)), Stonewood Heights is the perfect place to raise children, but amid its good schools and healthy real estate market, a small-town culture war is brewing. The Abstinence Teacher focuses on two divorced parents who become adversaries in the mess: Ruth Ramsey is the human sexuality teacher at the local high school who believes that "pleasure is good, shame is bad, and knowledge is power." Her younger daughter's soccer coach is Tim Mason, a former stoner and rocker whose response to hitting rock bottom was to reach out and be saved. Ruth and Tim instinctively distrust one another, but when a controversy on the playing field forces the two of them to actually talk to each other, an uneasy friendship begins to develop. Elegantly written and with Perrotta's distinctive mix of satire and compassion, The Abstinence Teacher illuminates the powerful emotions that run beneath the placid surface of modern American family life, and explores the complicated spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, SoCal Services, CA, Beaumont, [RE:5].
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Owls Books, OH, Toledo, [RE:4].
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