{"product_id":"on-being-different-isbn-9780143106968","title":"On Being Different","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.“Forty years after Miller’s article and book his eloquent voice is still poignant, still relevant to the ongoing struggle, our struggle for dignity and equal rights.” — \u003cb\u003eJonathan Ned Katz, Founder, Co-Director, OutHistory.org\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Forty years later, the story Miller tells remains important and necessary to read, not only for both gay and straight readers to understand ‘the way it used to be,’ but because the issues Miller raised are still being discussed and argued about.” — \u003cb\u003eNancy Pearl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Merle Miller’s \u003ci\u003eOn Being Different\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing indictment of social hypocrisy, written with a quite but burning passion… This book is not only a valuable historical document about the gay civil rights movement, but it is an American classic because of the beauty it achieves through its unflinchingly honest portrayal of the raw pain of rejection.” — \u003cb\u003eDavid Carter, author \u003ci\u003eStonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Without indulging in sensationalism or special pleading but making it clear that he was writing directly from his own experience, [Miller] bridged the gap between the ‘straights’ and the ‘gays’ in a way that few recent writers on the subject have done. He also put himself on the line as a well-known writer, who was not afraid to publicly acknowledge his homosexuality.” — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliant, moving, and one is obliged to add, courageous narrative of personal homosexuality.” — \u003cb\u003eJames A. Wechsler, columnist\u003c\/b\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.\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. With his husband Terry Miller, he cofounded the It Gets Better project and edited the \u003ci\u003eIt Gets Better \u003c\/i\u003ecollection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Kaiser\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, journalist, and blogger. His books include \u003ci\u003e1968 in America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gay Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303179964645,"sku":"NP9780143106968","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143106968.jpg?v=1767734078","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/on-being-different-isbn-9780143106968","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}