{"product_id":"9780983193562","title":"Let No Stranger Wait Outside Your Door: The Gay Awakening of The 1970s","description":"\"Lou is a brilliant storyteller!\"\u003cp\u003e- Chris Rayan, Culture Savvy Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIMPACT Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Those extraordinary times of leather and lashes,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebears and ballerinas, sex, drugs and newly found\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efreedom leap from the pages.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Jack Scott, Reviewer, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I would even go so far to say there is an essence of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmistead Maupin and the most popular Tales of the City\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esaga in Lou's writing\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Jonathan Welford, Reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManchester, United Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of us live in a world where being yourself can make others uncomfortable. This is a story about being contented in your own skin,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut it's also a fascinating tale about the history of San Francisco from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe 1849 gold rush through the murders of mayor, George Moscone and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe city's first openly gay politician, Harvey Milk, to the devastation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecaused by AIDS. It captures the magic of San Francisco and the area\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejust north of the city and weaves politics, the jarring events of one man's personal life and a city's history together from a very earthy and some-\u003cbr\u003e times brutally honest perspective. There is a thread of human kindness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand a real love of humanity that shines through and when you close the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecover you'll do it with a laugh and a tear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For anyone who has lived the San Francisco\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexperience of the 70's, or those who wish they had,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis book is a must read.\" - Mark Letizia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's not often I come across a book which is hard to put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Let No Stranger Wait Outside Your Door\", a compelling,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewell-written memoir, happens to be one of them.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Chris Rayan, IMPACT Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"kwgroup","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50076020670704,"sku":"9780983193562","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780983193562_p0.jpg?v=1784737237","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983193562","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}