{"product_id":"posterboy-for-planned-parenthood-and-steve-sloane-9781987680713","title":"Posterboy For Planned Parenthood And Other Stories by Steve Sloane","description":"\u003cp\u003ePosterboy for Planned Parenthood and Other Stories by Steve Sloane is a collection of twenty-five stories that all stand up separately and aggregately create an autobiography. Highlighted short stories include: The title story, \u003ci\u003ePosterboy for \"Planned Parenthood\" \u003c\/i\u003ehonors the author's mother, who was the director of Planned Parenthood and built the first legal abortion clinics following Rowe vs Wade. This and \u003ci\u003e\"Campaign for the Environment\"\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrate the power of social activism.\u003ci\u003e \"Pretty Boy\", \u003c\/i\u003e about a lonely, widowed grandfather and the love he shares with a parakeet, develops into a violent, haunting story of his family, which is more dysfunctional than most. It time travels through three generations with their pet birds, turtles, and dog, all marked for vicious conflict. It's a meditation on the essence of love and violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Earline\"\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a teen-aged African American maid, who comes north and deals with racism. It is an indelible portrait of respect, justice, and dignity. \u003ci\u003e\"Highschool Confidential\"\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age story with a gender-bending twist that will likely leave you chuckling at a red-hot teenage love affair viewed in retrospect forty years after. Enjoy \u003ci\u003e\"Unconfirmed Jew\"\u003c\/i\u003e wherein the author marries into the mob. \u003ci\u003e\"Nobody's Fool\"\u003c\/i\u003e is a situation comedy on-site with Mafia hoods in the Bronx and back in the author's Manhattan sales office, reporting to his father and sassy secretary. And from beginning to end, there is a series of camp stories that transport you to the Adirondack Mountains. A place where: bees attack in swarms, horses go berserk, and counselors abuse children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverall, the author's emotional resilience and insouciant sense of humor will get you through the terror and pain of the stories; This coupled with vivid real-to-life dialog brings all of the characters to life. Colorfully woven throughout the book's fabric, there are spell-binding stories about alternative health and spiritual stories about life, death, and eternity. It is all authentic and priceless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Sloane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1987680715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781987680713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Steve Sloane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48446039425279,"sku":"9781987680713","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fced78d6-5f94-4091-98eb-42d140578f09.jpg?v=1777222219","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/posterboy-for-planned-parenthood-and-steve-sloane-9781987680713","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}