Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks & Other Outlaw

Description: Hello, Cruel World by Kate Bornstein Featuring a catalogue of 101 alternatives to suicide that range from the playful to the irreverent, the author shares her personal methods of survival in an often cruel world. Designed to encourage readers to give themselves permission to unleash their hearts harmless desires, she incorporates the directive: "Dont be mean". FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Celebrated transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein has, with more humor and spunk than any other, ushered us into a world of limitless possibility through a daring re-envisionment of the gender system as we know it.Here, Bornstein bravely and wittily shares personal and unorthodox methods of survival in an often cruel world. A one-of-a-kind guide to staying alive outside the box, Hello, Cruel World is a much-needed unconventional approach to life for those who want to stay on the edge, but alive.Hello, Cruel World features a catalog of 101 alternatives to suicide that range from the playful (moisturize!), to the irreverent (shatter some family values), to the highly controversial. Designed to encourage readers to give themselves permission to unleash their hearts harmless desires, the book has only one directive- "Dont be mean." It is this guiding principle that brings its reader on a self-validating journey, which forges wholly new paths toward a resounding decision to choose life.Tenderly intimate and unapologetically edgy, Kate Bornstein is the radical role model, the affectionate best friend, and the guiding mentor all in one. Notes A one-of-a-kind self-help manual with 101 alternatives to suicide, ranging from the playful to the highly controversial. All are designed to encourage readers to give themselves permission to unleash their hearts harmless desires. Author Biography A celebrated pioneer for the LGBTIQ community, KATE BORNSTEIN is the author of My Gender Workbook- How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely and Gender Outlaw- On Men, Women and The Rest of Us, as well as the editor with S. Bear Bergman of Gender Outlaws- The Next Generation. Her plays and performance pieces include Hidden- A Gender, The Opposite Sex Is Neither, and Too Tall Blondes In Love. She lives in New York City with her partner, Barbara Carrellas. Review "How lucky we are to have such a clear and intelligent writer who has had profoundly personal experiences with different identities, the subject of this first-rate book." —Kurt Vonnegut"I realize Kate Bornstein is trying to save teenagers—the beautiful weirdos on whom the fate of our future rests—but if her book gets into the wrong hands, she might inadvertently save a whole lot of adults too." —San Francisco Chronicle"Writer-activist-professional outcast Kate Bornstein takes an empathetic approach." —Carol Queen, co-editor of PoMoSexuals Prizes Commended for Lambda Literary Awards (Nonfiction) 2006 Review Quote "How lucky we are to have such a clear and intelligent writer who has had profoundly personal experiences with different identities, the subject of this first-rate book." --Kurt Vonnegut "I realize Kate Bornstein is trying to save teenagers--the beautiful weirdos on whom the fate of our future rests--but if her book gets into the wrong hands, she might inadvertently save a whole lot of adults too." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Writer-activist-professional outcast Kate Bornstein takes an empathetic approach." --Carol Queen, co-editor of PoMoSexuals Details ISBN1583227202 Author Kate Bornstein Short Title HELLO CRUEL WORLD Language English ISBN-10 1583227202 ISBN-13 9781583227206 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2006 Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Subtitle 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks & Other Outlaws Residence New York, NY, US Birth 1948 DOI 10.1604/9781583227206 UK Release Date 2006-05-02 AU Release Date 2006-05-02 NZ Release Date 2006-05-02 US Release Date 2006-05-02 Illustrator Alan Gilliland Death 1847 Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, USA Position Department of Psychology Qualifications Ph.D. Pages 236 Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S. Publication Date 2006-05-02 DEWEY 158.1 Audience General Audience Age 14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:2964629;

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