Author: Wilhelmine Josephine Simonin Fould Publisher: Palala Press ISBN: 9781356988426 Category : Languages : en Pages : 222
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Author: Renee Richards Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 141653850X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 190
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In 1975, at the age of forty, Richard Raskind, a renowned eye surgeon and highly ranked amateur tennis player, "died," and Renée Richards was "born," in what was to become the most public and highly scrutinized sex reassignment to date. It was not until Renée Richards was discovered playing in an amateur tennis tournament that the world took notice. Extensive media coverage and criticism thrust Renée reluctantly into the spotlight, sparking an intense public debate over her private life. Now, at seventy-two, Richards looks back and speaks frankly about all aspects of her complicated and often notorious life in this eye-opening, thought-provoking memoir. Richards' honest and compelling narrative explores the dichotomy between the successful life she lived as Dr. Richard Raskind, who seemed to have everything (devoted friends, a beautiful wife and son, a stellar record of academic and professional achievement, and outstanding athletic ability), and a secret life of struggle with a drive that could not be suppressed, even by years of psychotherapy and the force of a considerable will. Richards takes readers through her difficult decision to undergo surgery and the complex mixture of relief and continued frustration that came with the realization of her new identity. Discussing life after her transformation, Richards candidly relates the details, trials, and pleasures of her romantic life as well as fascinating stories about her tennis career, including her experiences as Martina Navratilova's coach. She also provides an intimate account of her difficult but rewarding relationship with her rebellious son: runaway teenager, high-stakes Vegas gambler, karate champion, and entrepreneur. She describes the deterioration of a once-loving marriage and the challenges of reclaiming her place at the forefront of her demanding medical specialty. Having lived as a woman almost as long as she lived as a man, Richards draws on a personal history that illuminates thirty years of remarkable change in society's attitude toward gender issues. Her absorbing and inspiring story, at once heartbreaking and uplifting, is a testimony to how far we have progressed in our ability to discuss and accept sexuality in all its iterations, as well as a reminder of how far we still must travel.
Author: Michael Saffle Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 113583959X Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 538
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Franz Liszt: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a composer and performer. The second edition includes research published since the publication of the first edition and provide electronic resources. Franz Liszt was born on 22 October 1811 at Raiding, today located in Austria’s Burgenland. He received his first piano lessons from his father, Adam Liszt, an employee of the celebrated Eszterházy family. Young Franz was quickly acclaimed a prodigy, and in 1820 a group of Hungarian magnates offered to underwrite his musical education. Shortly thereafter the Liszts moved to Vienna, where Franz studied piano and composition with Carl Czerny and Anton Salieri. Performances there earned Liszt local fame; even Beethoven expressed interest in him.
Author: Heather Renee Publisher: ISBN: 9781735474649 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 296
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Accepting fate is the only way forward.CaitI thought I knew what I needed, but all it took was one kidnapping and a near-death experience to show me how wrong I'd been. Wrong about my new life, the people in it, and who I was supposed to be.I'm finally the supernatural I was meant to be-even if things hadn't gone as planned. Now, it's time to release my control and see what happens when I let go.RomanLosing Cait awoke a fear inside me I'd never known existed before. She's become more than I ever expected and yet, nothing is working out how I wanted.Trouble awaits us at every turn and the harder I try to protect Cait, the worse things seem to get. When left with no other choice, I'll have to trust fate even as everything is falling apart around us.
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