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The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World is a self-help book by clinical psychologist Alan Downs, originally published on May 24, 2005, by Lifelong Books. The book explores the challenges faced by gay men as they navigate societal expectations, discrimination, and internalized shame. The book delves into the impact of heteronormativity, the struggle for acceptance, and the development of a gay identity. Downs also provides insights and strategies for overcoming the psychological barriers that may hinder personal growth and fulfillment. The Velvet Rage has been praised for its candid and compassionate approach to addressing the unique struggles faced by gay men, and it has become a widely discussed and influential work within the LGBT community. Reviews in the Toronto Star and the Washington Blade found the book to make overgeneralizations. A second edition was published on June 5, 2012. References . Discover the Alan Downs popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Alan Downs books.
Best Seller Alan Downs Books of 2024
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Up and Down in the Dales
Gervase PhinnEscape to the country with Gervase Phinn's heartwarming tales of life as a school inspector in Yorkshire'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staffrooms' Daily Te...
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The House on the Borderland
William Hope HodgsonFrom the beasts of the pit to the endless terror of the voidA manuscript is found: filled with small, precise writing and smelling of pitwater, it tells the story of an old recluse...
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My Life on a Hillside Allotment
Terry Walton'Every time he appears on the programme we feel that life is worth living. He has that power to lift your spirits.' ? Jeremy VineTerry Walton has kept an allotment in the Rhondda V...
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The Invisible Hand
Adam SmithAdam Smith’s landmark treatise on the free market paved the way for modern capitalism, arguing that competition is the engine of a productive society, and that selfinterest will ev...
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Metaphysical Poetry
Colin BurrowA key anthology for students of English literature, Metaphysical Poetry is a collection whose unique philosophical insights are some of the crowning achievements of Renaissance ver...
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Find Fix Finish
Ben McKelveyThe new book from the bestselling author of The Commando and Mosul.It was Australia's longest war, and also our most secretive.In the craggy mountains, green belts and digital batt...
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Colour Bar
Susan WilliamsSir Seretse Khama, the first President of Botswana and heir apparent to the kingship of the Bangwato people, brought independence and great prosperity to his nation after colonial ...
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Down to Earth
Monty DonWritten as he talks, this is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing advice.Discover Monty's thoughts and garden ideas around nature, seasons, color...
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America Over the Water
Shirley Collins'Shirley is a time traveller, a conduit for essential human aches, one of the greatest artists who ever lived' Stewart Lee'Without doubt one of England's greatest cultural treasure...
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ROAR
Bruce WagnerA new novel by Hollywood’s "master of satire."The myth of an epic, public lifeits triumphs and tragediesis a particularly American obsession. ROAR is a metafictional exploration of...
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The Assault on American Excellence
Anthony T. Kronman“I want to call it a cry of the heart, but it’s more like a cry of the brain, a calm and erudite one.” Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street JournalThe former dean of Yale Law School argue...
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The Regiment
Michael AsherFrom the bestselling author of The Real Bravo Two Zero comes the definitive history of the world's most elite fighting force the SAS'Breathtaking bravery, astonishing feats of end...
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A Pocketful of Holes and Dreams
Jeff PearceThe poor boy who made his fortune . . . not just once but twice.Little Jeff Pearce grew up in a postwar Liverpool slum. His father lived the life of an affluent gentleman whilst hi...
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Chess
Stefan Zweig'... a human being, an intellectual human being who constantly bends the entire force of his mind on the ridiculous task of forcing a wooden king into the corner of a wooden board,...
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In Plain Sight
Ross CoulthartAn awardwinning journalist investigates a story largely ignored by mainstream media but right there, in front of our eyes ...Are we not alone? The moment we have an answer might ha...
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Vegetable Growing Month-by-Month
John HarrisonWhatever the size of your garden or allotment, you can grow your own vegetables. Even if you only have a balcony or a small paved area outside your kitchen, you can grow more than ...
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Patio Produce
Paul PeacockHow to cultivate a lot of homegrown vegetables from the smallest possible space. When space is at a premium, growing decent food to eat might seem an impossible task. Patio Produce...
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Abducted
Jacqueline PascarlAt seventeen, Jacqueline Pascarl married a royal prince and embarked on what she believed would be a fairytale existence. But it soon became a nightmare. After years of abuse at th...
