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By the time Blair Braverman was eighteen, she had left her home in California, moved to arctic Norway to learn to drive sled dogs, and found work as a tour guide on a glacier in Alaska.

This is the true story of Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany in a wheelchair is a breathtaking tale of fortitude and hope.

Illuminated by Laura Jane's never-before-published journal entries, Tranny reveals the struggles and victories that Laura Jane Grace, the lead singer of the cult punk rock band Against Me!, experie

Miranda Esmonde-White provides detailed instructions for gentle exercise designed to ease discomfort in the feet and ankles, knees, hips, back, and neck-allowing anyone to live happier, healthier,

How one small town club took on, triumphed over, and utterly confounded the financial behemoths of English soccer: this is Leicester City.

This book examines the life and work of George Lucas, creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, and one of the most influential filmmakers of the past fifty years.

Sebastian Bach, who has sold over twenty million records both as the lead singer of Skid Row and as a solo artist and has also appeared on Broadway and television, here tells the story of a man who

Michael Landon was an actor, writer, director, and producer.

Hida Viloria was raised as a girl but discovered early on that he/r body was different. It wasn't until s/he was twenty-six and encountered the term intersex.

Adam Piore introduces the field of bioengineering--which can be used to reverse engineer, rebuild, and augment human beings--and paints a vivid portrait of the people at its center to explore how n

By the end of this book, you will have learned not only how to dress yourself, how to travel alone, how to talk to strangers online, and how to date strangers in person, but how to pass as a real,

Though fashions may change, certain things never go out of style--like your favorite little black dress that can take you from a business meeting to a dinner party to a night on the town.

What happens when ideas presented as science lead us astray? History is full of brilliant ideas that led to disaster.

Cavey contends that the Jesus described in the Bible never intended to found a new religion; instead he hoped to break down the very idea of religion as a way to God.

Reminiscing about the people and events that shaped him, David Leite looks back at the highs and lows of his life: from his rejection of being gay and his attempt to "turn straight" through Aesthet