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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.

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.

Offers an unprecedented look at the Supreme Court Justice and how she changed the world. As the country struggles with the unfinished business of gender equality and civil rights, Ginsburg stands as a testament to how far we can come with a little chutzpah.

What is autism: a lifelong disability or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? Steve Silberman unearths the secret history of autism, going back to the earliest days of autism research to provide long-sought solutions to the autism puzzle.

Instead of turning away from the animal cruelty witnessed on a dairy farm, Sonia Faruqi made a commitment to change our current system of food production.

Three years after giving up drinking, Jowita Bydlowska found herself throwing back a glass of champagne at a party celebrating the birth of her first child. This marked her immediate, full-blown return to crippling alcoholism. This book is Bydlowska's account of those dark times-and her fight toward recovery.

Drug addict Nic Sheff always believed he could quit whenever he needed to, until a violent relapse one summer convinced him otherwise. Here is his raw, compelling story of the depths of addiction and the road to recovery.

Lawyer, activist, and former Chatelaine legal columnist Linda Silver Dranoff details her trailblazing journey from a traditional 1950s childhood to the battlegrounds of the courts of law and the halls of power where she and a generation of women lawyers, supporting a larger feminist movement, championed the rights of Canadian women and families.

For over a decade Julie Lalonde kept a secret. As an award-winning advocate for women's rights, she criss-crossed the country, denouncing violence against women and giving hundreds of media interviews along the way. Her work made national headlines for challenging universities and taking on Canada's top military brass. But while appearing fearless on the surface, Julie met every interview and event with the same fear in her gut: was he here?