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Running with Scissors: A Memoir»rank: 2787by: Augusten Burroughs
: :RUNNlNG WlTH SClSS0RS is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus. So at the age of twelve, Burroughs found himself amidst Victorian squalor living with the doctor’s bizarre family, and befriending a pedophile who resided in the backyard shed. The story of an outlaw childhood where rules were unheard of, and the Christmas tree ... |
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Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation»rank: 28960by: Cokie Roberts
: :Cokie Roberts's number one New York Times bestseller, We Are 0ur Mothers' Daughters, examined the nature of women's roles throughout history and led USA Today to praise her as a 'custodian of time-honored values.' Her second bestseller, From This Day Forward, written with her husband, Steve Roberts, described American marriages throughout history, including the romance of John and Abigail Adams. Now Roberts returns with Founding Mothers, an intimate and illuminating look at the fervently patriotic and passionate women whose tireless ... |
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic»rank: 34291by: Alison Bechdel
: :A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, sexual angst, and great books.This breakout book by Alison Bechdel is a darkly funny family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Bechdel's sweetly gothic drawings. Like Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, it's a story exhilaratingly suited to graphic memoir form.Meet Alison's father, a historic preservation expert and obsessive restorer of the family's Victorian home, a third-generation funeral home director, a high school English teacher, ... |
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The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family»rank: 17471by: Dan Savage
: :ln a time when much of the country sees red whenever the subject of gay marriage comes up, Dan Savage—outspoken author of the column “Savage Love”— makes it personal. Dan Savage’s mother wants him to get married. His boyfriend, Terry, says “no thanks” because he doesn’t want to act like a straight person. Their six-year-old son DJ says his two dads aren’t “allowed” to get married, but that he’d like to come to the reception and eat cake. Throw into ... |
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Labor of Love: The Story of One Man's Extraordinary Pregnancy»rank: 7975by: Thomas Beatie
: :Thomas Beatie electrified the world in April 2008 with his announcement that he was seven months pregnant and due to give birth in July. The news made headlines across the globe, but it’s only one chapter in a fascinating saga. Labor of Love reveals Beatie’s unique life experiences: his less-than-idyllic childhood in Hawaii, his feelings of being a young man trapped in the body of a woman, his fight to conceive a child, and the obstacles surrounding the delivery. This ... |
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The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World»rank: 877865by: Alan Downs
: :Whether he is flamboyantly fashionable with a body chiseled to perfection or chronically dissatisfied and without lasting relationships, the stereotypical extremes of male gay behavior are fueled by the same dark force: shame.The inevitable byproduct of growing up gay in a straight man’s world, the experience of shame in childhood and adolescence sends a boy the message that he is other and that he is worthless. To avoid feeling shameful later in life—and even after he is no longer explicitly ... |
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The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk»rank: 12637by: Randy Shilts
: :Known as “The Mayor of Castro Street” even before he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milk’s personal life, public career, and final assassination reflect the dramatic emergence of the gay community as a political power in America. lt is a story full of personal tragedies and political intrigues, assassinations at City Hall, massive riots in the streets, the miscarriage of justice, and the consolidation of gay power and gay hope.Harvey Milk has been the subject ... |
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In the Eye of the Storm: Swept to the Center by God»rank: 30315by: Gene Robinson
: :Gene Robinson is bishop of the tiny, rural Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, but he's at the center of a storm of controversy raging in the Episcopal Church and throughout the worldwide Anglican Communion involving homosexuality, the priesthood, and the future of the Communion. This book offers an honest, thoughtful portrait of Robinson, the faith that has informed his life, and the controversy that continues to rock his Church. |
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Anything Goes»rank: 8277by: John Barrowman, Carole E. Barrowman
: :From his Glaswegian childhood and American adolescence to his starring role in the Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood, this memoir traces the life and career of actor John Barrowman. John made a name for himself with remarkable West End achievements, including an 0livier Award nomination and success in the movies The Producers and De-Lovely. Television success was also assured when Torchwood won a Best Drama BAFTA. John also lays bare his personal life: his emigration as a child, coming out to his family, turning ... |
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The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant»rank: 30712by: Dan Savage
: :Dan Savage's nationally syndicated sex advice column, 'Savage Love,' enrages and excites more than four million people each week. ln The Kid, Savage tells a no-holds-barred, high-energy story of an ordinary American couple who wants to have a baby. Except that in this case the couple happens to be Dan and his boyfriend. That fact, in the face of a society enormously uneasy with gay adoption, makes for an edgy, entertaining, and illuminating read. When Dan and his boyfriend are ... |
