Daphne Scholinski 1997 224p 6 x 9 At fifteen years old, Daphne Scholinski was committed to a mental institution and awarded the dubious diagnosis of ‘Gender Identity Disorder.’ She spent three years – and over a million dollars of insurance – ‘treating’ the problem with makeup lessons and instructions in how … Continue reading Last Time I Wore A Dress →
Maya Angelou 1969 304p MMPB Born in St. Louis and sent with her brother and no adults on a train when only a few years old to live with her grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas, this is the first – and best – of Aneglou’s memoirs, spanning ages 3-17. Through … Continue reading I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings →
Abel Paz 2006 800p 6 x 9 The most thorough account of Buenaventuera Durruti’s life and spain in the tumultuous and rowdy years of the 1920-1930s in English. Paz, who fought in the spanish revolution as a teenager, seamlessly weaves intimate biographical details of Durruti’s life—his progression from factory worker … Continue reading Durruti in the Spanish Revolution →