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"There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors." -- Mary Catherine Bateson
Mary Catherine Bateson (born December 8, 1939) is an American writer and cultural anthropologist.

A graduate of the Brearley School, Bateson is the daughter of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. Since 1960, she has been married to Barkev Kassarjian, a professor of business management at Babson College. They have one daughter, Sevanne Margaret (born 1969), an actress who works professionally under the name Sevanne Martin.

Dr. Bateson is a distinguished author in her field with many published monographs. Among Dr. Bateson's many books is With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, a recounting of her upbringing by two famous parents.

Mary Catherine Bateson is a fellow of the International Leadership Forum and president of the Institute for Intercultural Studies in New York.

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Total Books: 32
Composing a Further Life The Age of Active Wisdom
2011 - Composing a Further Life the Age of Active Wisdom [Vintage] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780307279637
ISBN-10: 0307279634
Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Nonfiction
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Willing to Learn Passages of Personal Discovery
Philosophie und Neurowissenschaften
2005 - Philosophie Und Neurowissenschaften (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783518293706
ISBN-10: 3518293702
Genre: Nonfiction
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Wo Engel zgern
2005 - Wo Engel Zgern (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783518293690
ISBN-10: 3518293699
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Angels Fear Towards An Epistemology Of The Sacred
2004 - Angels Fear Towards an Epistemology of the Sacred (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781572735941
ISBN-10: 1572735945
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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Como yo los vea  Margaret Mead y Gregory Bateson recordados por su hija
2004 - Como Yo Los Vea Margaret Mead Y Gregory Bateson Recordados Por Su Hija (Other)
ISBN-13: 9788497840767
ISBN-10: 8497840763
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Willing to Learn  Passages of Personal Discovery
Arabic Language Handbook
2003 - Arabic Language Handbook [Georgetown Classics in Arabic Language and Linguistics] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780878403868
ISBN-10: 0878403868
Genre: Reference
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Composing a Life
2001 - Composing a Life (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780802138040
ISBN-10: 0802138047
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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Full Circles Overlapping Lives  Culture and Generation in Transition
2001 - Full Circles Overlapping Lives Culture and Generation in Transition (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780345423573
ISBN-10: 0345423577
Genre: Nonfiction
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Peripheral Visions Learning Along the Way
With a Daughter's Eye A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson
1994 - With a Daughter's Eye a Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780060975739
ISBN-10: 0060975733
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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Our Own Metaphor
1991 - Our Own Metaphor (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781560980704
ISBN-10: 1560980702
Genre: Nonfiction
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Composing a Life
1990 - Composing a Life (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780452265059
ISBN-10: 0452265053
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Regard sur mes parents
1989 - Regard Sur Mes Parents (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782020108706
ISBN-10: 2020108704
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La Peur des anges
1989 - La Peur Des Anges (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782020108935
ISBN-10: 2020108933
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Thinking AIDS
1989 - Thinking Aids (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780201195798
ISBN-10: 0201195798
Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Medicine
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Angels Fear  Towards an Epistemology of the Sacred
1988 - Angels Fear Towards an Epistemology of the Sacred (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780553345810
ISBN-10: 0553345818
Genre: Nonfiction
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Thinking AIDS The Social Response to the Biological Threat
With A Daughter's Eye
1985 - With a Daughter's Eye (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780671554248
ISBN-10: 0671554247
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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Our own metaphor A personal account of a conference on the effects of conscious purpose on human adaptation