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She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders |  | Author: Jennifer Finney Boylan
Publisher: Broadway
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0767914295
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780767914291
ASIN: 0767914295
Publication Date: August 10, 2004
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| • | ISBN13: 9780767914291 | | • | Condition: NEW | | • | Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. |
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Product Description
The provocative bestseller She’s Not There is the winning, utterly surprising story of a person changing genders. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Jennifer Finney Boylan explores the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing friendships, and rejoices in the redeeming power of family. Told in Boylan’s fresh voice, She’s Not There is about a person bearing and finally revealing a complex secret. Through her clear eyes, She’s Not There provides a new window on the confounding process of accepting our true selves.
“Probably no book I’ve read in recent years has made me so question my basic assumptions about both the centrality and the permeability of gender, and made me recognize myself in a situation I’ve never known and have never faced . . . The universality of the astonishingly uncommon: that’s the trick of She’s Not There. And with laughs, too. What a good book.” —Anna Quindlen, from the Introduction to the Book-of-the-Month-Club edition.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Read It Several Times March 6, 2010
somegothswanderbymistake
Books are always good in my mind, if i have to go back and read them again.
The Second book she did lost me, this one is the best (so far)
Her stories are nice, and i find it facinating to see how i compare to others.
Over my research, i find I'm more of a fan of Harry Benjamin than Jen is.
Mostly it is a sad read, and i think of how lucky i am to make a decision
for myself decades earlier than jennifer.
Kudos to her for going that long without just breaking down.
that's mostly what i think about this book, and it is nice to read in advance how my
thoughts and ideas might not be taken seriously as a writer, or even as a person.
Wonderfully Told Story March 9, 2009
Jana McBurney-Lin (Los Gatos, CA United States)
This was a fascinating book--by a great storyteller--about a man's transformation from male to female. The parts I loved best were when s/he did a private study of the different reactions s/he got depending on gender. (For example, as a male in search of new car, he was shown the engine. As a female, she was shown the cupholders and charged a thousand dollars more for the car.) When s/he started taking female hormones, s/he became more sensitive about everything, and at one point said "There were a number of times when I wish I had the male shield (of testosterone) standing between me and the harshness of the world."
She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders February 25, 2009
Book Happy (Chicago, IL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ordered this book to learn more about transgenderism. Jennifer Finney Boylan wrote from here personal experiences in a clear, yet entertaining manner giving me insight into this growing phenomenon.
Whoop? Whoop? Whoop? January 10, 2009
C.A. Wulff (Boston Township, OH USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In "She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders", Jennifer Boylan writes:
"I'd arrived at early adolescence having inherited my mother's buoyant optimism."
It's this same optimism that buoys the reader along as Jenny recounts the story of her self discovery, self acceptance and eventual pursuit for wholeness.
I have known some transgendered individuals during the course of my life. I've seen others in television specials, talk shows and movies. Although I have understood the condition intellectually, I have always found the issue somewhat alien and unsettling.
In this remarkable book, Jennifer Boylan discusses the extraordinary circumstances of being transgendered and explains them in entirely ordinary terms. There is no mystery, weirdness or perversion - just a human being on an incredibly difficult, confusing, courageous, and personal journey of discovery.
Boylan's prose is seemingly effortless - her voice hopeful and introspective, even when recounting times of deepest despair. She gives readers a real sense of her inner struggle, and makes us root for her all the way. A touching, thoughtful and funny book from a masterful storyteller.
C.A.Wulff
 Great Education October 11, 2008
Jeffery Bott (Phoenix, AZ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I picked this book up from the library as a throw out, but it ended up being an education. As a fan of Middlesex, this book gave another view into the transgender world. Really who does not want to know more about all types of alternatives. I love to read more about the more risque part of sex, such as BDSM, but this topic presented itself and really humanized the subject. I would recommend this for anyone wanting to know the real stuggles that a transgendered person goes through on their journey towards "transition".
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