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Come Out Fighting by Chris Bull
This definitive anthology brings together the groundbreaking writings that provoked and promoted the gay movement's social and political breakthroughs. Selections from Andrew Holleran, Randy Shilts, Eileen Myles, Edmund White, George Stambolian, Adrienne Rich, Charles Ortleb, Meredith Tax, Dennis Altman, Sarah Pettit, Jeffrey Escoffier, John Weir, John Gallagher, Audre Lorde, Chris Bull, Richard Goldstein, Barbara Smith, John Rechy, E.J.Graff, Martin Duberman, David Sedaris, Carole Maso, Seymour Kleinberg, Paul Rudnick, Gore Vidal, Jewelle Gomez, Allan Berube, Boze Hadleigh, Sarah Schulman, Masha Gesson, Walt Odets, Cathy Cohen, Douglas Crimp, Tony Kushner, Donna Minkowitz. COME OUT FIGHTING is an anthology of the last century's essential writing on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues from the U.S. independent and alternative progressive journals. Included are the bellwether essays, letters, reportage, and manifestos chronicling the movement and its leaders by progressive media, especially those like Christopher Street, The Advocate, and Out/Look, devoted exclusively to gay and lesbian writing.

AUTHOR: Chris Bull
PUBLISHER: Avalon Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Tea with an Old Dragon by Jane Yolen, Monica Vachula
Sophia Smith is one of the most extraordinary women in American history. Independent and progressive, she was a dragon when it came to higher education for women, an unheard-of idea in mid-nineteenth century New England. Her idea became a reality with the founding of Smith College. In this delightful picture book, a young girl spends an afternoon with Sophia Smith, and discovers that the dragon is not as fierce as people say. Jane Yolen and Monica Vachula, both alumnae of Smith College, have created a beautiful portrait of a remarkable woman, whose legacy lives on through the students and alumni of the school that bears her name.

AUTHOR: Jane Yolen, Monica Vachula
PUBLISHER: Boyds Mills Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Admiral Dan Gallery by Daniel V. Gallery, Robert Shenk, C. H. Gilliland
In his foreword to this biography about a great friend, Herman Wouk describes the book as the unadorned truth about...a decidedly human gentleman with human failings, more than balanced by rare willpower, brainpower, and humor. A maverick with less than reverential views of the Navy that was his life for more than forty years, Gallery was a man of strong character and sharp wit who never shied from controversies and became known as a formidable opponent. Through the years he repeatedly took courageous public stands on matters of naval policy, from the Revolt of the Admirals to the Pueblo incident, that nearly cost him his career. Gallery is best known for his dramatic capture of a Nazi submarine (U-505) on the high seas, the first such taking of an enemy vessel since the War of 1812, and for his forceful support of aircraft carriers after the war. He also was known for his success as a writer, and the best of his work makes up a significant part of this book -- excerpts from magazine articles, short stories, and letters that are incorporated into this biography by two English professors who vividly portray the highly original man behind the deeds and the writings. Readers will learn about each stage of Gallery`s life, from his days at the Naval Academy when he called the Secretary of the Navy`s son a draft dodger -- and then knocked him out -- to his humorous stories about Navy life and his final essays and books on such controversial subjects as the Arnheiter affair. They will also come to appreciate his public relations successes in getting U-505 moved to Chicago, in sponsoring baseball competitions, and in establishing the Navy`s Steel Band.

AUTHOR: Daniel V. Gallery, Robert Shenk, C. H. Gilliland
PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

What Is That? Said the Cat by Grace Maccarone, Jeffrey Scherer
I found a box , said the fox. I heard , said the bird. This simple, rhyming, Level 1 Hello Reader features the very first sight words new readers learn. Full color.

AUTHOR: Grace Maccarone, Jeffrey Scherer
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Pets & Animals

Extreme Encounters by Greg Emmanuel
Description not available.Provides descriptions in the second person of what it is like to experience a variety of dangerous events, from wilderness disasters, medical emergencies, and everyday accidents to execution.

AUTHOR: Greg Emmanuel
PUBLISHER: Quirk Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

From a Native Son by Howard Zinn, Ward Churchill
This disturbing and compelling work contains illuminating insights and provides a much-needed antidote to pervasive ignorance on Native American issues. In its scope and courage, From a Native Son never fails to startle with the impact of quiet truths passionately felt and powerfully expressed.

AUTHOR: Howard Zinn, Ward Churchill
PUBLISHER: South End Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction