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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780767924306
- Book Title
- Swish : My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Personal Memoirs, General, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies, Lgbt
- Item Weight
- 17.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Broadway Books
ISBN-10
0767924304
ISBN-13
9780767924306
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63348152
Product Key Features
Book Title
Swish : My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Personal Memoirs, General, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies, Lgbt
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-049906
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Praise for Swish : "Joel Derfner writes what we all feel but aren't brave enough to say. SWISH is the best book about gay sexuality I've ever read." - Elton John "Reading Swish is like having a marathon phone call with your gay best friend-assuming your friend is hilarious, brilliant, and completely honest. Which he probably isn't, so you should read this book." -Marc Acito, author of Attack of the Theater People Praise for Gay Haiku : "Hysterical." - Out "Just the author's foreword in this little pink book is the funniest three pages I've read in ages." - Advocate "A world of hilarious juxtapositions, melancholy reflections, and stingingly smart observations." - In Los Angeles "Go out and buy five copies; it will never be returned if you lend it to friends." - HX, Praise forSwish: "Joel Derfner writes what we all feel but aren't brave enough to say. SWISH is the best book about gay sexuality I've ever read." - Elton John "ReadingSwishis like having a marathon phone call with your gay best friend-assuming your friend is hilarious, brilliant, and completely honest. Which he probably isn't, so you should read this book." -Marc Acito, author ofAttack of the Theater People Praise forGay Haiku: "Hysterical." -Out "Just the author's foreword in this little pink book is the funniest three pages I've read in ages." -Advocate "A world of hilarious juxtapositions, melancholy reflections, and stingingly smart observations." -In Los Angeles "Go out and buy five copies; it will never be returned if you lend it to friends." -HX, Praise forSwish: "Joel Derfner writes what we all feel but aren't brave enough to say. SWISH is the best book about gay sexuality I've ever read." - Elton John "ReadingSwishis like having a marathon phone call with your gay best friend-assuming your friend is hilarious, brilliant, and completely honest. Which he probably isn't, so you should read this book." -Marc Acito, author ofAttack of the Theater People Praise forGay Haiku: "Hysterical." -Out "Just the author's foreword in this little pink book is the funniest three pages I've read in ages." -Advocate "A world of hilarious juxtapositions, melancholy reflections, and stingingly smart observations." -In Los Angeles "Go out and buy five copies; it will never be returned if you lend it to friends." -HX From the Hardcover edition., Advance Praise for "Swish": "Reading "Swish" is like having a marathon phone call with your gay best friend--assuming your friend is hilarious, brilliant, and completely honest. Which he probably isn't, so you should read this book." --Marc Acito, author of "Attack of the Theater People" Praise for "Gay Haiku": "Hysterical." --"Out " "Just the author's foreword in this little pink book is the funniest three pages I've read in ages." --"Advocate" "A world of hilarious juxtapositions, melancholy reflections, and stingingly smart observations." --"In Los Angeles " "Go out and buy five copies; it will never be returned if you lend it to friends." --"HX", Praise for Swish : "Joel Derfner writes what we all feel but aren't brave enough to say. SWISH is the best book about gay sexuality I've ever read." - Elton John "Reading Swish is like having a marathon phone call with your gay best friendassuming your friend is hilarious, brilliant, and completely honest. Which he probably isn't, so you should read this book." Marc Acito, author of Attack of the Theater People Praise for Gay Haiku : "Hysterical." Out "Just the author's foreword in this little pink book is the funniest three pages I've read in ages." Advocate "A world of hilarious juxtapositions, melancholy reflections, and stingingly smart observations." In Los Angeles "Go out and buy five copies; it will never be returned if you lend it to friends." HX From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Decimal
306.76/62092 B
Synopsis
Joel Derfner is gayer than you. Don't feel too bad about it, though, because he has made being gayer than you his life's work. At summer day camp, when he was six, Derfner tried to sign up for needlepoint and flower arranging, but the camp counselors wouldn't let him, because, they said, those activities were for girls only. Derfner, just to be contrary, embarked that very day on a solemn and sacred quest: to become the gayest person ever. Along the way he has become a fierce knitter, an even fiercer musical theater composer, and so totally the fiercest step aerobics instructor (just ask him--he'll tell you himself). In "Swish," Derfner takes his readers on a flamboyant adventure along the glitter-strewn road from fabulous to divine. Whether he's confronting the demons of his past at a GLBT summer camp, using the Internet to "meet" men--many, many men--or plunging headfirst (and nearly naked) into the shady world of go-go dancing, he reveals himself with every gayer-than-thou flourish to be not just a stylish explorer but also a fearless one. So fearless, in fact, that when he sneaks into a conference for people who want to cure themselves of their homosexuality, he turns the experience into one of the most fascinating, deeply moving chapters of the book. Derfner, like King Arthur, Christopher Columbus, and Indiana Jones--but with a better haircut and a much deeper commitment to fad diets--is a hero destined for legend. Written with wicked humor and keen insight, "Swish" is at once a hilarious look at contemporary ideas about gay culture and a poignant exploration of identity that will speak to all readers--gay, straight, and in between., Joel Derfner is gayer than you. Don't feel too bad about it, though, because he has made being gayer than you his life's work. At summer day camp, when he was six, Derfner tried to sign up for needlepoint and flower arranging, but the camp counselors wouldn't let him because, they said, those activities were for girls only. Derfner, just to be contrary, embarked that very day on a solemn and sacred quest: to become the gayest person ever. Along the way he has become a fierce knitter, an even fiercer musical theater composer, and so totally the fiercest step aerobics instructor (just ask him--he'll tell you himself). In Swish, Derfner takes his readers on a flamboyant adventure along the glitter-strewn road from fabulous to divine. Whether he's confronting the demons of his past at a GLBT summer camp, using the Internet to meet men--many, many men--or plunging headfirst (and nearly naked) into the shady world of go-go dancing, he reveals himself with every gayer-than-thou flourish to be not just a stylish explorer but also a fearless one. So fearless, in fact, that when he sneaks into a conference for people who want to cure themselves of their homosexuality, he turns the experience into one of the most fascinating, deeply moving chapters of the book. Derfner, like King Arthur, Christopher Columbus, and Indiana Jones--but with a better haircut and a much deeper commitment to fad diets--is the hero of a journey destined for legend. Written with wicked humor and keen insight, Swish is at once a hilarious look at contemporary ideas about gay culture and a poignant exploration of identity that will speak to all readers--gay, straight, and in between., Written with wicked humor and keen insight, "Swish" is at once a hilarious look at contemporary ideas about gay culture and a poignant exploration of identity that will speak to all readers--gay, straight, and in between.
LC Classification Number
HQ75.8.D46A3 2008
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- i***k (2890)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseHighly recommended seller! Book is like new as listed. Fast shipping and secure packaging to prevent damage in post. Vg customer service and Vg communication. I’d bought wrong book and they quickly refunded me!! Which is tremendous since most sellers give folks a hard time on refunds!! Certainly one of the best mega sellers on eBay. Waupaca Dave and old Popeye and Rogue and Kevin and Rufus and Dilly and Simba and Emma the bulldozer bulldog!&!!
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