Against my better judgment : an intimate memoir of an eminent gay psychologist / Roger Brown.
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- Language:
- English
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- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Against My Better Judgment: An Intimate Memoir of an Eminent Gay Psychologist is an extraordinary and moving account of the life of a gay man in his late 60s after he loses his companion of 40 years to cancer. A leading professor of psychology at Harvard University, Roger Brown bravely comes forth with his compelling story of grief, loneliness, and a relentless search for intimacy, healing, and self-acceptance. Readers gain insight into a stage of life experienced by gay men of which little is written or spoken due to the ageism that characterizes homosexual culture. Against My Bette
- Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun; Chapter 2. Career Crisis; Chapter 3. Dream Boys; Chapter 4. Face-Lift; Chapter 5. Skippy; Chapter 6. Grant; Chapter 7. Patrick; Chapter 8. Lie Down with Panthers
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- First published by the Haworth Press, 1996.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 14, 2014).
- ISBN:
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- 1-317-82318-4
- 1-56023-888-7
- 1-315-82054-4
- 1-317-82319-2
- OCLC:
- 897460820
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