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By David Gerrold. 2002
A fictionalized account of the process during which the author--a middle-aged, gay, single Los Angeles writer--is approved to adopt a…
child. He learns about Dennis, an emotionally disturbed, hyperactive eight-year-old who has been in foster care most of his life and who insists he's a Martian. Some strong language. 2002By Kevin Sessums. 2007
Former Vanity Fair editor describes his Jackson, Mississippi, youth in the 1950s and 1960s. Recounts his parents' early deaths, the…
sexual abuse he suffered, his introduction to the arts and gay communities, and his association with journalist Frank Hains. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2007By Augusten Burroughs, Augusten X. Burroughs. 2006
A collection of humorous anecdotes from the author of Running with Scissors (RC 54817). Describes his addiction to nicotine gum,…
his nosebleed on a red-eye trans-Atlantic flight, and his impulse to buy a puppy with his partner, Dennis, as a companion for their beloved French bulldog. Strong language. Bestseller. 2006By Harriet McBryde Johnson. 2005
A lawyer specializing in disability issues protests Jerry Lewis's telethon and media heroes like Christopher Reeve. Born with a neuromuscular…
disease, the wheelchair-user relates anecdotes from her life of advocacy including involvement in Charleston, South Carolina, politics. Some strong language. 2005By Laurence Shames, Michael S. Berman. 2006
A poignant funny and above all honest look at obesity from the inside out Is…
it the goal of life to be thin Or to be happy In this inspiring story those two elusive goals become one as a fat man learns acceptance loses the guilt and gains the wisdom to manage his weight You can hardly pick up a magazine or turn on the TV today without encountering a torrent of talk on weight But all too rarely do we hear from overweight people themselves especially men about how life feels inside the body of a fat person Mike Berman shares that story in this hopeful and uplifting memoir A self-proclaimed fat man who is also a happy man successful in his career marriage and friendships Berman has earned his insight and peace of mind through decades of personal struggle In Living Large this well-known political activist and Washington lobbyist never shies away from the pain and daunting challenges of being seriously overweight But Berman has an important message that he wants to be heard Fatness is not a moral failing but a disease and once it is accepted as such it can be successfully managedBy ديفد باركر. 2006
By ستيفاني كالمينسون. 1992
في صَبيحَةِ يَوْمٍ باكِرٍ، وَفي بَلْدَةٍ صَغيرَةٍ ما زالَ أَهْلُها نِيامًا، لَعْلَعَ صَوْتُ صَناديقَ تُفْرِغُها سِتُّ شاحِناتٍ. بَيْنَما كانَتِ الشّاحِناتُ تُغادِرُ…
المَكانَ، كانَ «سام سِكيبر» يُنادي بِأَعْلى صَوْتِهِ: «كُلُّ ما أَحْتاجُهُ اليَوْمَ هُوَ صُنْدوقانِ اثْنانِ فَقَطْ».By Matt Whyman. 2012
Keeping pets is a lovely idea. When building a family, they complement the kids. But what happens when things get…
out of hand? For writer and house husband, Matt Whyman, it's a case of catastrophe management in coping with four children and all the ill-advised animals amassed by his career wife, Emma. Just as Matt gets to grips with managing her two maxed out minipigs, she falls for a miniature Dachshund - the kind of dog he wouldn't be seen dead with. Hercules isn't big or clever, but Emma is determined. She'll do everything, she promises... From the author of Pig in the Middle