Description
The classic account of growing up gay in America.
"The best little boy in the world never had wet dreams or masturbated; he always topped his class, honored mom and dad, deferred to elders and excelled in sports . . . . The best little boy in the world was . . . the model IBM exec . . . The best little boy in the world was a closet case who 'never read anything about homosexuality.' . . . John Reid comes out slowly, hilariously, brilliantly. One reads this utterly honest account with the shock of recognition." The New York Times
"The quality of this book is fantastic because it comes of equal parts honesty and logic and humor. It is far from being the story of a Gay crusader, nor is it the story of a closet queen. It is the story of a normal boy growing into maturity without managing to get raped into, or taunted because of, his homosexuality. . . . He is bright enough to be aware of his hangups and the reasons for them. And he writes well enough that he doesn't resort to sensationalism . . . ." San Francisco Bay Area Reporter
Author: Andrew Tobias, John Reid
Publisher: Ballantine Group
Published: 05/11/1993
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780345381767
ISBN10: 0345381769
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs
- Family & Relationships | Parenting | General
- Family & Relationships | Life Stages | Adolescence
"The best little boy in the world never had wet dreams or masturbated; he always topped his class, honored mom and dad, deferred to elders and excelled in sports . . . . The best little boy in the world was . . . the model IBM exec . . . The best little boy in the world was a closet case who 'never read anything about homosexuality.' . . . John Reid comes out slowly, hilariously, brilliantly. One reads this utterly honest account with the shock of recognition." The New York Times
"The quality of this book is fantastic because it comes of equal parts honesty and logic and humor. It is far from being the story of a Gay crusader, nor is it the story of a closet queen. It is the story of a normal boy growing into maturity without managing to get raped into, or taunted because of, his homosexuality. . . . He is bright enough to be aware of his hangups and the reasons for them. And he writes well enough that he doesn't resort to sensationalism . . . ." San Francisco Bay Area Reporter
Author: Andrew Tobias, John Reid
Publisher: Ballantine Group
Published: 05/11/1993
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780345381767
ISBN10: 0345381769
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs
- Family & Relationships | Parenting | General
- Family & Relationships | Life Stages | Adolescence
About the Author
Andrew Tobias was born in New York, attended Harvard College and Harvard Business School, and has written extensively for 25 years on subjects relating to money, business, and personal finance. He has received both the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism and the Consumer Federation of America Media Service Award. He lives in Miami, New York, and cyberspace.