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A girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sandra was just ten years old when she found herself with a gun pointed at her head. Remarkably, she escaped. Here she tells the story of her survival, of finding her place in a new country, of her hope for the future, and how she found a way to give voice to her people.

This new memoir chronicles Caitlyn Jenner's childhood as Bruce Jenner and rise to fame as a gold-medal-winning Olympic decathlete, her brave transition into womanhood, and her experience as the world's most famous transgender woman.

Melissa Francis was only eight years old when she won the role of a lifetime: playing Cassandra Cooper Ingalls, the little girl who was adopted with her brother by the Ingalls family on the world's most famous primetime soap opera, Little House on the Prairie. Part memoir, part uplifting motivational book, Francis shares behind-the-scenes stories from the set, and lessons learned from the show's dynamic creator, Michael Landon, that have echoed throughout her adult life.

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 Aesthetic Realism, a cult in downtown Manhattan, to becoming a writer, cookbook author, and web publisher, to his twenty-three-year relationship with Alan, known to millions of David's readers as "The One," which began with (what else?) food.

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, functioning, appropriately socialized adult.

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. In this book, Hida describes her search for authentic identity and love in a world that categorizes people into either/or.

Michael Landon was an actor, writer, director, and producer. For over three decades, Michael Landon's creative gifts touched millions of viewers around the world on Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, and in several other productions. This is the first detailed examination of his work both in front of and behind the camera, including information about every Landon script.

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 achieved his wildest dreams only to lose his family and home, of a man who has made his life on the road and always will.

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.

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!, experienced in her quest for gender transition.