"A goldmine ... wiser and funnier than almost any book in the field … the richest account yet published of the ways in which broadcasting is experienced, by both listener and broadcaster ... this is a wonderful book." — The Times (London) Literary Supplement Nominally a guide to starting a home-grown, community radio station, this idiosyncratic book offers much more than that, including a passionate defense of noncommercial broadcasting. Lorenzo W. Milam, a pioneer in the development of listener-supported community radio, shares his enthusiasm and insights in a volume that has already inspired a generation of broadcasters and listeners and is poised to do the same for the podcasting generation. Although the details may change, the desire to communicate directly and honestly with a wider audience is a constant, and this impulse is fueled by Milam's splendidly eccentric handbook.

Sex and Broadcasting: A Handbook on Starting a Radio Station for the Community

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Milam, Lorenzo W.

Crafts & Hobbies

Dover Publications

"Over half of the disabled commit suicide in the first few years of their new lives," says the author. "I wrote CripZen to show my brothers and sisters how to survive and in the process find love for others (and themselves.)"  Milam has been described as "a survivor's survivor." He has been disabled for over forty years. With rich humor and a sageness born of so many years in what he calls "the wilderness of the body," he shows his fellow disabled how to deal with their new world of rehabilitation specialists, SSI, wheelchairs, doctors and a new body.  There are several chapters on aspects of sexuality, including "Celibacy," "Gay Love," "Self Love," "Sex Surrogates," and "Fetishes." (Milam wrote a sexuality column for several years for Independent Living, from which these chapters are drawn.)  The heart of the book is the title chapter CripZen. "Zen Buddhism is a religion that emphasizes spiritual growth and the quiet mind over physical activities and the temporary pleasures of the flesh," he says. "The study and practice of Zen should be a natural for us."

CripZen: A manual for survival

Mho & Mho Works

"Over half of the disabled commit suicide in the first few years of their new lives," says the author. "I wrote CripZen to show my brothers and sisters how to survive and in the process find love for others (and themselves.)" 
 Milam has been described as "a survivor's survivor." He has been disabled for over forty years. With rich humor and a sageness born of so many years in what he calls "the wilderness of the body," he shows his fellow disabled how to deal with their new world of rehabilitation specialists, SSI, wheelchairs, doctors and a new body. 
 There are several chapters on aspects of sexuality, including "Celibacy," "Gay Love," "Self Love," "Sex Surrogates," and "Fetishes." (Milam wrote a sexuality column for several years for Independent Living, from which these chapters are drawn.) 
 The heart of the book is the title chapter CripZen. "Zen Buddhism is a religion that emphasizes spiritual growth and the quiet mind over physical activities and the temporary pleasures of the flesh," he says. "The study and practice of Zen should be a natural for us."

Cripzen: A Manual for Survival

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

A book about sickness, disease, hospitals, doctors, learning how to walk (again), learning how to love (again) as well as fear, anger, rage, passion, Spain, gay discovery and redemption. 
 It was featured on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," and included in Susan Stamberg's new book "Talk," drawn from her many years of interviewing for NPR. 
 The first chapter was also a winner of The Pushcart Prize, and parts of the book appeared in Hippocrates Magazine.

The Cripple Liberation Front Marching Band Blues

Milam, Lorenzo

Biographies & Memoirs

Radio Papers, from KRAB to KCHU: Essays on the Art and Practice of Radio Transmission.

Business & Money

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