{"product_id":"a-queer-and-pleasant-danger-the-true-story-of-a-nice-jewish-boy-who-joins-the-church-of-scientology-and-leaves-twelve-years-later-to-become-the-love-hardcover","title":"A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology, and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Love - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Bornstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe deluxe hardcover edition of a nice Jewish boy's stunning memoir of leaving the Church of Scientology to become the lovely lady she is today \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart of the Beacon Classics series \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early 1970s, a boy from a Conservative Jewish family joined the Church of Scientology. In 1981, that boy officially left the movement and ultimately transitioned into a woman. A few years later, she stopped calling herself a woman--and became a famous gender outlaw. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGender theorist, performance artist, and author Kate Bornstein is set to change lives with her stunningly original memoir. Wickedly funny and disarmingly honest, this is Bornstein's most intimate book yet, encompassing her early childhood and adolescence, college at Brown, a life in the theater, three marriages and fatherhood, the Scientology hierarchy, transsexual life, LGBTQ politics, and life on the road as a sought-after speaker.\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Bornstein\u003c\/b\u003e is a performance artist and playwright who has authored several award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eGender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and The Rest of Us, My Gender Workbook, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws.\u003c\/i\u003e She has earned two citations of honor from the New York City Council and garnered praise from civil rights groups around the globe. Kate lives in New York City with her girlfriend, three cats, two dogs, and a turtle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 9.28 x 6.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44923713683591,"sku":"9780807024164","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/Dqv9akyGGr9780807024164.webp?v=1781772610","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-queer-and-pleasant-danger-the-true-story-of-a-nice-jewish-boy-who-joins-the-church-of-scientology-and-leaves-twelve-years-later-to-become-the-love-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}