One of These Things First
Steven Gaines
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
One of These Things First is a wry and poignant reminiscence of a 15 year old gay Jewish boy in Brooklyn in the early sixties, and his unexpected trajectory from a life behind a rack of dresses in his grandmother's bra and girdle store, to Manhattan's fabled Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, a fashionable Charenton for wealthy neurotics and Ivy League alcoholics, whose famous alumni include writers, poets, madmen, Marilyn Monroe, and bestselling author Steven Gaines.
Product Details
Price
$24.95
$23.20
Publisher
Delphinium Books
Publish Date
August 09, 2016
Pages
272
Dimensions
5.2 X 8.3 X 0.9 inches | 0.7 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781883285692
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About the Author
Steven Gaines is the bestselling author of Philistines at the Hedgerow: Passion and Property in the Hamptons, among many other books. A former NPR radio host, Mr. Gaines is the co-founder and past vice-chairman of the Hamptons International Film Festival. He has lived in Wainscott, a small hamlet on the East End of Long Island, for 40 years.
Reviews
"One of These Things First is not only a departure but an absolute treasure. [Gaines is] a skilled humorist as well as a tender yet trenchant observer of human behavior and the social forces that so often control it."--New York Times Book Review
"Funny and poignant."--New York Post
"A longtime journalist and artful chronicler of New York lives, Gaines's look back at his own is shocking, funny, and sometimes shockingly funny. A real treasure."--Nickolas Butler, internationally bestselling author of Shotgun Lovesongs and The Hearts of Men
"Funny and poignant."--New York Post
"A longtime journalist and artful chronicler of New York lives, Gaines's look back at his own is shocking, funny, and sometimes shockingly funny. A real treasure."--Nickolas Butler, internationally bestselling author of Shotgun Lovesongs and The Hearts of Men
