Download or read book Oh, You Beautiful Doll and Other Essays written by Candace Petrik and published by aduki independent press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges the notion that reproduction and motherhood is an innately selfless act. Controversial, humbling, humorous, serious, hopeful and cynical. When engaging in a discussion about altruism it becomes clear that it is certainly a complicated subject. The four extended essays comprising this collection examine altruism from very different angles.