The true story of a nice Jewish boy who joins the Church of Scientology and leaves twelve years later to become the lovely lady she is today.
"Brave, funny, edgy, and enlightening…I loved it and learned from it. Kate Bornstein shares her fascinating journey—through gender, Scientology, and more—and it was a thrill to tag along on the ride. This book is unbelievably powerful and affecting. If Kate Bornstein didn't exist, we would have to invent her." —Dan Savage
“Kate boldly lets us look under the hood of her own transformations as Jew, Scientologist, boy, girl, Buddhist, and parent, leaving us with a richer understanding of the true identity underneath: human. A Queer and Pleasant Danger is a page-turner, making sweet love to the paradoxes we all face.” —Amanda Palmer, musician and cofounder of the Dresden Dolls
“Breathless, passionate, and deeply honest, A Queer and Pleasant Danger is a wonderful book. Read it and learn.” —Samuel R. Delany, author of Dhalgren
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“A Freakonomics for the health industry.” —Justin Sorbara-Hosker, Indigo Lifestyle blog
Caulfield’s cure for the mess we’re in is this lucid and well-researched compendium of the best-available science about diet, fitness, genetics, pharmaceuticals and alternative medicine.… A compelling and timely argument for science and a reminder that science is an iterative process, breakthroughs are rare, and there are no magical cures for everything.” —Julia Belluz, National Post
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"A beautifully written, moving meditation on the meaning of parenthood, our parks, and the first generation of children to grow up in the age of global warming." —Richard Louv, author of The Nature Principle
"Delightful…a fresh and engaging way to tell the climate change story." —Laura Helmuth, senior science editor, Smithsonian
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"A 'must-read' for anyone who wants to understand the promise and challenge of building the clean energy economy of the future." —U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman
"Much more than just an exploration of the prospects for wind energy…takes us along on the author's journey through the American heartland in search of the nation's soul, and its future.” —Denis Hayes, National Coordinator of the first Earth Day
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