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Boystown

Author : Jason Orne
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226413259
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Boystown written by Jason Orne and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From neighborhoods as large as Chelsea or the Castro, to locales limited to a single club, like The Shamrock in Madison or Sidewinders in Albuquerque, gay areas are becoming normal. Straight people flood in. Gay people flee out. Scholars call this transformation assimilation, and some argue that we—gay and straight alike—are becoming “post-gay.” Jason Orne argues that rather than post-gay, America is becoming “post-queer,” losing the radical lessons of sex. In Boystown, Orne takes readers on a detailed, lively journey through Chicago’s Boystown, which serves as a model for gayborhoods around the country. The neighborhood, he argues, has become an entertainment district—a gay Disneyland—where people get lost in the magic of the night and where straight white women can “go on safari.” In their original form, though, gayborhoods like this one don’t celebrate differences; they create them. By fostering a space outside the mainstream, gay spaces allow people to develop an alternative culture—a queer culture that celebrates sex. Orne spent three years doing fieldwork in Boystown, searching for ways to ask new questions about the connective power of sex and about what it means to be not just gay, but queer. The result is the striking Boystown, illustrated throughout with street photography by Dylan Stuckey. In the dark backrooms of raunchy clubs where bachelorettes wouldn’t dare tread, people are hooking up and forging “naked intimacy.” Orne is your tour guide to the real Boystown, then, where sex functions as a vital center and an antidote to assimilation.

BOYSTOWN

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book BOYSTOWN written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of souvenir photographs from brothels along the Texas-Mexico border from the early 1970s. Screenwriter & photographer Bill Wittliff collected & archived these discards for a remarkable effect; that of being a direct witness to the mesmerizing & complex world of Boystown.

Father Flanagan of Boys Town

Author : Hugh Reilly
Publisher : Boys Town Press
ISBN 13 : 1936734168
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Father Flanagan of Boys Town written by Hugh Reilly and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the tale of Edward Flanagan, a young Irish lad shepherding a flock of sheep on a farm in Ballymoe, who became the famed Father Flanagan, founder of America's Boys Town, guardian of thousands of orphaned, neglected, and abandoned boys, and advisor to presidents. From a large Irish family, Flanagan suffered through ill health and setbacks to pursue his desire to join the priesthood. Following his older brother and fellow priest to the plains of Nebraska, he served several parishes and opened a hotel for homeless men before finding his life's mission to care for and give a voice to young boys whom society had despaired of and cast aside. Father Flanagan opened his home in 1917 for boys of any race and creed. In this definitive biography, the authors recount his struggles with drought, fire, lack of funds, and skeptical citizens to create a safe haven for these boys. He welcomed Hollywood to Boys Town to recount his story in two films, sent off scores of his boys to do battle in World War II, and toured the orphanages of Asia and Europe to report on the needs of children victimized by that war. At the time of his death in 1948, Father Flanagan was seen as one of the world's foremost advocates for children, especially those without parents or relatives to care for them and those judged guilty of some crime and locked away in reform schools or prisons. The legacy of Father Flanagan is one that inspires all who care for the welfare of children today.

Building Resiliency in Youth

Author : Kat McGrady, ED.D.
Publisher : Boys Town Press
ISBN 13 : 1944882782
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book Building Resiliency in Youth written by Kat McGrady, ED.D. and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognize trauma and learn how to support children and teens who have been impacted by it. This guide will help you not only recognize the signs of trauma but will show you how to best support individuals dealing with it. You’ll also learn how to: - Encourage and cultivate resilience - Practice intentional reflection - Identify compassion fatigue and methods to alleviate the effects Included is information for leaders on how to provide trauma-informed professional development and training to their staff or community. The more you know about the overall impact of trauma on a developing child or teen, the more effective you will be in promoting long-term overall well-being. There are many resiliency and trauma-focused resources that focus on defining and identifying key aspects of trauma and resilience, yet, few provide specifics as to how to support youths in overcoming trauma. For this reason, this guide has been structured to primarily focus on concrete and user-friendly strategies for supporting children and teens in building resilience and the skills to counteract trauma, as well as meaningful follow up to ensure enduring effectiveness.

Father Flanagan of Boys Town

Author : Fulton Oursler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Father Flanagan of Boys Town written by Fulton Oursler and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Remi in Overdrive

Author : Ashley Bartley
Publisher : Boys Town Press
ISBN 13 : 154575585X
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (457 download)

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Download or read book Remi in Overdrive written by Ashley Bartley and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2022-11-23 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remi is so full of energy, he can’t sit still, stay focused, or be patient. He darts and dashes in every direction, and his mind races from one idea to the next. In all the commotion, homework never gets done, assignments go missing, a field trip almost ends in disaster, and a much-wanted spaceship is left behind. Will Remi ever learn to slow down and calm himself long enough to get organized, stay focused, and find success?

The Great Believers

Author : Rebecca Makkai
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735223548
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book The Great Believers written by Rebecca Makkai and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2018 LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER ALA CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNER Soon to Be a Major Television Event, optioned by Amy Poehler “A page turner . . . An absorbing and emotionally riveting story about what it’s like to live during times of crisis.” —The New York Times Book Review A dazzling novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico’s funeral, the virus circles closer and closer to Yale himself. Soon the only person he has left is Fiona, Nico’s little sister. Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago crisis, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways AIDS affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. The two intertwining stories take us through the heartbreak of the eighties and the chaos of the modern world, as both Yale and Fiona struggle to find goodness in the midst of disaster. Named a Best Book of 2018 by The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, The Seattle Times, Bustle, Newsday, AM New York, BookPage, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Lit Hub, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, New York Public Library and Chicago Public Library

Jeffrey Silverthorne: Boystown, the Perfume of Desire

Author : Anne Biroleau-Lemagny
Publisher : Galeri Wolfsen
ISBN 13 : 9788791529160
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (291 download)

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Download or read book Jeffrey Silverthorne: Boystown, the Perfume of Desire written by Anne Biroleau-Lemagny and published by Galeri Wolfsen. This book was released on 2010-10-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Nuevo Laredo, just south of the U.S.-Mexico border, complexes of sex clubs called Boystowns cater to American men, and a few Mexicans, who wish to watch women take off their clothes and perhaps to pay for sex with one of them. Photographer Jeffrey Silverthorne (born 1946), who has in the past made photographs of landscapes, still lifes, portraits of transvestites and of dead bodies in a morgue, photographed the women who sell their bodies nightly in the Mexican establishments for wages that far exceed what they could earn in the local maquiladoras. Lurid and unsettling, Boystown: The Perfume of Desire presents 56 color and 34 black-and-white images. "On a simplistic and juvenile level," Silverthorne writes, "a Boystown is a celebration of life, a candy store of flesh, with any psychological or medical consequences deferred. On an adult level, Boystown is a direct observation of a spiritual poverty and economic failure that both countries and cultures share."

Basic Social Skills for Youth

Author : Boys Town Press
Publisher : Boys Town Press
ISBN 13 : 9780938510390
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Basic Social Skills for Youth written by Boys Town Press and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook provides a handy reference for youth to the eight most important social skills and their behavioural steps. Each step includes a rationale for why it is important and hints on how it can best be applied. Eight social skills are included: following instructions, disagreeing appropriately, accepting criticism or a consequence, talking with others, showing respect, accepting "no" for an answer, introducing yourself, and showing sensitivity to others. The behavioural steps to each skill are presented, each with a rationale that youth will respond to and helpful hints on how they can accomplish the behaviour.

The Worst Day of My Life Ever!

Author : Julia Cook
Publisher : Boys Town Press
ISBN 13 : 1545721742
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (457 download)

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Download or read book The Worst Day of My Life Ever! written by Julia Cook and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his mother’s help, RJ learns that his problems happen because he doesn’t listen or pay attention to directions from her, his school principal, teachers, or even his friends. Author Julia Cook’s book shows RJ as well as all K-6 readers the steps to the fundamental social skills of listening and following instructions. When RJ learns to use these skills the right way, he has the best day of his life! This book is the first in the BEST ME I Can Be! series to teach children social skills that can make home life happier and school more successful. The book includes tips for parents and educators on how to effectively teach listening and following instructions skills to kids.

Boystown

Author : Marshall Thornton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781507835296
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Boystown written by Marshall Thornton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-03-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the Lambda Award in Gay Mystery, Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries takes place in Chicago during the early 1980s. Haunted by his abrupt departure from the Chicago Police Department and the end of his relationship with librarian Daniel Laverty, Nick Nowak is a beat cop-turned-dogged private investigator. In this first book of the series, Nick works through three cases: a seemingly simple missing persons search, an arson investigation, and a suicide that turns out to be anything but. While working the cases, Nick moves through a series of casual relationships until he meets homicide detective Bert Harker and begins a tentative relationship

How Do I Remember All That: A Story to Improve Working Memory

Author : Bryan Smith
Publisher : Boys Town Press
ISBN 13 : 1545755027
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (457 download)

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Download or read book How Do I Remember All That: A Story to Improve Working Memory written by Bryan Smith and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Braden’s schoolwork seems to be getting tougher. Word problems are more complicated. Reading passages are longer. When he’s quizzed on details, they seem to be getting lost in translation. And this is carrying over to home too! With help from a caring teacher and plenty of opportunities to practice at home, Braden starts to learn and practice strategies for improving his working memory! Author and school counselor Bryan Smith offers another funny but relevant story in the very popular Executive Function book series. The included strategies are sure to be useful to all young people (and adults)! Examples model breaking down complex problems into smaller, manageable tasks, using mnemonic devices, visualization, and other practical tools for improving working memory!

Mgm Makes Boys Town

Author : William Russo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1425708757
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book Mgm Makes Boys Town written by William Russo and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced Boys Town, a timeless classic about Father Flanagan's home for wayward boys. Now you may read how MGM's "Dream Machine" came face to face with a celebrated priest's "Character Factory." New research presents the backstory to fans of the film. Movie mogul Louis B. Mayer and Father Edward J. Flanagan held winning hands in a high-stakes movie biography. Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney starred. Gene Reynolds (Tony Ponessa), Martin Spellman (Skinny), and Frankie Thomas (Freddie Fuller), explain how a half-dozen proposed scripts created a legendary Oscar-winning movie in exclusive interviews.

The Leader I'll Be

Author : Laura Jana
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951219192
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book The Leader I'll Be written by Laura Jana and published by . This book was released on 2020-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Boystown 2

Author : Marshall Thornton
Publisher : Torquere Press
ISBN 13 : 9781610402354
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Boystown 2 written by Marshall Thornton and published by Torquere Press. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second Boystown collection, Chicago private investigator Nick Nowak finds himself involved with a young man who murdered his stepfather but refuses to assist in his own defense. He's hired to find the murderer of a dead porno star, and, in a case that traps him between the two men he loves, searching for a serial killer's only living victim. Set in the second half of 1981, Nick's stories see him juggling his deepening relationship with Detective Bert Harker against the return of his ex, Daniel Laverty. Which man will he choose? And will he be able to make any sort of choice at all? Stories include Little Boy Silent, Little Boy Blond and Little Boy Loved.Marshall Thornton is an award-winning author, playwright and screenwriter living in Long Beach, California. Author of the Boystown detective series, he holds an MFA in screenwriting from UCLA. While there he received the Carl David Memorial Fellowship and was recognized in the Samuel Goldwyn Writing awards.

Hidden Frustrations

Author : Maureen Mann
Publisher : Boys Town Press
ISBN 13 : 9780974788906
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (889 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Frustrations written by Maureen Mann and published by Boys Town Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illustrates the life and challenges of the author, Maureen Mann. Ms. Mann, who is hard of hearing, is a licensed mental health practitioner and has specialized in mental health counseling for the past 18 years at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. She has counseled children and adults who are deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing. Maureen worked with abused children with disabilities and their families for nine years and was a Parent-Infant Specialist for four years. For the last five years, she has been counseling deaf and hard-of-hearing students and their families in the Omaha metropolitan area.

Before He Became a Monster

Author : Lawson McDowell
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781481283809
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (838 download)

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Download or read book Before He Became a Monster written by Lawson McDowell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This year marks the 50th anniversary of the horrific Manson Family murders in Los Angeles. Charles Manson has long been a synonym for evil. But years before his reputation as one of America's most sinister killers, Manson was an unwanted boy. In 1949, when 14 year old Charles Manson arrived at Father Flanagan's legendary Boys Town, he was brimming with hope. He saw a promising future. Then something happened that crushed hope and sent history in a darker direction. Manson's story is told through the eyes of Jake and Maggie, a father and daughter seeking resolution to life-long divisions. From his hospice bed, Jake Bowden confesses the crystalizing events that occurred long ago when Charlie was his Boys Town roommate. With Manson's input, McDowell explores the largely uncharted territory of a feared killer's adolescence, weaving fact with speculation to explain what might have gone so wrong. Manson is still relevant in our society, representing anti-establishment principles that continue to attract today's youth. Convicted of ordering others to murder for him, he remains a fascinating-if horrifying-subject. Manson receives more letters than any prisoner in U. S. history. Whether interpreted as controversial social commentary or simply a great read, this poignant tale of childhood tragedy will leave readers questioning their perceptions of history.