{"product_id":"on-being-different-what-it-means-to-be-a-homosexual-9780143106968","title":"On Being Different: What It Means to Be a Homosexual","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe groundbreaking work on being homosexual in America--available again only from Penguin Classics and with a new foreword by Dan Savage\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1971, Merle Miller's \u003ci\u003eOn Being Different\u003c\/i\u003e is a pioneering and thought-provoking book about being homosexual in the United States. Just two years after the Stonewall riots, Miller wrote a poignant essay for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e entitled \"What It Means To Be a Homosexual\" in response to a homophobic article published in \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Described as \"the most widely read and discussed essay of the decade,\" it carried the seed that would blossom into \u003ci\u003eOn Being Different\u003c\/i\u003e--one of the earliest memoirs to affirm the importance of coming out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1844590\"\u003eMerle Miller\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143106968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143106961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC012000\"\u003eLGBTQ+ Studies | Gay Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC017000\"\u003eLGBTQ+ Studies | Lesbian Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036060\"\u003eUnited States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMerle Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (1919-1986) was an editor at \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, and was the bestselling author of several books, including the novel \u003ci\u003eA Gay and Melancholy Sound \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Plain Speaking\u003c\/i\u003e, a biography of President Harry Truman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Savage\u003c\/b\u003e is the internationally syndicated columnist of \"Savage Love\" and the author of several books. 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