Undercurrent

Douglas, Stewart

Magnus Books

Preempts From A to Z has a number of qualities that are noteworthy at the outset. Perhaps the most important theme is the objective (at all levels of competition, from local duplicates to World Championships) of making life difficult for your opponents and preventing them from reaching their optimum contract. Designed for all bridge players, from novice to expert.

Preempts from A to Z

Humor & Entertainment

Andersen, Ron

Zenkel, Sabine

Puzzles & Games

The Complete Book on Takeout Doubles

Lawrence, MIchael

A very popular bridge book with tips that will benefit all players. It is considered a classic, and is the #1 bridge book all time in retail sales.

Points Schmoints!: Bergen's Winning Bridge Secrets

Bergen, Marty A.

The definitive work on the most important convention in bridge, Very reader-friendly.

Negative Doubles: A must read for every partnership

Bergen,Marty

Sports & Outdoors

Join legendary Hollywood scribe Boze Hadleigh in this journey back in time as he examines what it was like to be gay in Hollywood during Tinseltown's heyday, as well as how things have changed and what the future of gay Hollywood looks like. Today. Hadleigh examines both the obvious and hidden costs of being queer I Hollywood from both the inside looking out, and the outside looking in.Hadleigh brings us quotes and statements from such stars as Rock Hudson, Truman Capote, Cary Grant, Neil Patrick Harris, kd Lang, Ellen DeGeneres, Jodie Foster, Queen Latifah, Little Naz, Oscar Wilde, Sammy Davis Jr., Ellen Page, Rosie O'Donnell, Ian McKellan, Bea Arthur, Buttlerfy McQueen, Chaz Bono, Elton John, Remi Malek, Wanda Sykes, among others. PRAISE FOR INSIDE THE HOLLYWOOD CLOSET"Hollywood's global influence is far too big...also too far from being as realistic and fair-minded as it should be. Boze Hadleigh's books spotlight this and other glaring, sometimes shocking, often juicy facts."--Boy George"If you do an update or sequel or whatever to your wonderful book, feel free to ask for a blurb, dear. Homophobia makes no sense whatever, and I'm always glad to speak out against it."--Bea Arthur"It's important for the gay public and the general public to know how things have changed in the entertainment industry--and how they haven't."--Congressman Barney Frank"Some people ask is there still a Hollywood closet? Are you kidding? Read on, Macduff " --Kathy Griffin

Inside the Hollywood Closet: A Book of Quotes

Hadleigh, Boze

Operation Hyacinth: The Story of Forbidden Love

Few outside of Poland are aware that during the 1980's the Polish government orchestrated a cruel anti-gay program that targeted and punished queer people under the code name Operation Hyacinth. Pawel Kurczab, a gay Polish author, has written a devastating debut novel combining the true history of Poland's discrimination of LGBTQ+ people and his own experiences growing up in Poland, creating a love story in his novel Hyacinth. The novel follows Kamil, a simple SB officer complicity following orders from the communist party of Poland, weeding out revolutionaries and spreading propaganda. For his loyalty, he's given everything he's ever dreamed of having. One day, Kamil is tasked to participate in Operation Hyacinth, where he must disguise himself to infiltrate the gay community. Little does he know, the operation will change his life forever as he comes to terms with who he really is under a dictatorship that dictates who and what love should be.

Literature & Fiction

Kurczab, Pawel

Genre Fiction

When GenderQueer was first published in 2002, it was groundbreaking, even inventing a new word for those whose voices had been hidden behind the walls of the gender binary. Now—finally!—it's republished, and those voices are still fresh and compelling in a volume that can take its place as one of the field's early and most original "classics."\nMichael Kimmel 
SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies 
Stony Brook University (retired)\nPerhaps more than any other issue, gender identity has galvanized the queer community in recent years. The questions go beyond the nature of male/female to a yet-to-be-traversed region that lies somewhere between and beyond biologically determined gender. In this groundbreaking anthology, first published nearly two decades ago, three experts in gender studies and politics navigate around rigid, societally imposed concepts of two genders to discover and illuminate the limitless possibilities of identity. Thirty first-person accounts of gender construction, exploration, and questioning provide the groundwork for cultural discussion, political action, and even greater possibilities of autonomous gender choices.

GenderQueer: Voices from Beyond the Sexual Binary

Politics & Social Sciences

Wilchins, Riki

Rivera, Silvia

Reiss, Gina

Social Sciences

Two Spirits, One Heart: A Mother, Her Transgender Son, and Their Journey to Love and Acceptance

When this book was first published in 2012, it was the first book of its kind—mother, educator, and LGBT activist Marsha Aizumi shares her compelling story of parenting a young woman who came out as a lesbian, then transitioned to male. Two Spirits, One Heart chronicles Marsha's personal journey from fear, uncertainty, and sadness to eventual unconditional love, acceptance, and support of her child who struggled to reconcile his gender identity. Told with honesty and warmth, this book is a must-read for parents and loved ones of LGBTQ+ individuals everywhere. 
In the past decade. Marsha has traveled the world sharing her journey and joy of parenting her trans son to diverse places such as religious groups, colleges and LGBTQ+ and PFLAG organizations.\n“Marsha shares her journey from fear and uncertainty to acceptance, support, and unconditional love of Aiden as he reconciled his gender identity…I recommend their co-written memoir Two Spirits, One Heart.”—George Takei 
"Two Spirits, One Heart is honest and impactful, and I am immensely grateful to both Marsha and Aiden for sharing their personal journey with everyone. As Executive Director of PFLAG National—an organization focused on the journey of parents and families of LGBTQ+ people—I’m moved by Marsha's passion to make this world a better place for all people, and by her unwavering love for her trans child.” —Brian K. Bond, Executive Director. PFLAG National 
“Marsha and Aiden have written a must-read book that has helped generate conversations around inclusion and the importance of support and allyship in the LGBTQ+ space. We would highly recommend providing copies for employees, especially for those active within Employee Resource Groups, as we have received endless positive feedback.”—Emma Hamm & Joseph Pawlicki, Co-Heads of Out+Ally ERG at Subaru of America, Inc.

LGBTQ+ Books

Aizumi, Marsha

Aizumi, Aiden

Biographies & Memoirs

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