{"product_id":"the-best-little-boy-in-the-world-the-25th-anniversary-edition-of-the-classic-memoir-paperback","title":"The Best Little Boy in the World: The 25th Anniversary Edition of the Classic Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Tobias\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Reid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classic account of growing up gay in America.\u003cbr\u003e\"The best little boy in the world never had wet dreams or masturbated; he always topped his class, honored mom and dad, deferred to elders and excelled in sports . . . . The best little boy in the world was . . . the model IBM exec . . . The best little boy in the world was a closet case who 'never read anything about homosexuality.' . . . John Reid comes out slowly, hilariously, brilliantly. One reads this utterly honest account with the shock of recognition.\" The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\"The quality of this book is fantastic because it comes of equal parts honesty and logic and humor. It is far from being the story of a Gay crusader, nor is it the story of a closet queen. It is the story of a normal boy growing into maturity without managing to get raped into, or taunted because of, his homosexuality. . . . He is bright enough to be aware of his hangups and the reasons for them. And he writes well enough that he doesn't resort to sensationalism . . . .\" San Francisco Bay Area Reporter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classic account of growing up gay in America.\u003cbr\u003e\"The best little boy in the world never had wet dreams or masturbated; he always topped his class, honored mom and dad, deferred to elders and excelled in sports . . . . The best little boy in the world was . . . the model IBM exec . . . The best little boy in the world was a closet case who 'never read anything about homosexuality.' . . . John Reid comes out slowly, hilariously, brilliantly. One reads this utterly honest account with the shock of recognition.\" The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\"The quality of this book is fantastic because it comes of equal parts honesty and logic and humor. It is far from being the story of a Gay crusader, nor is it the story of a closet queen. It is the story of a normal boy growing into maturity without managing to get raped into, or taunted because of, his homosexuality. . . . He is bright enough to be aware of his hangups and the reasons for them. And he writes well enough that he doesn't resort to sensationalism . . . .\" San Francisco Bay Area Reporter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Tobias\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York, attended Harvard College and Harvard Business School, and has written extensively for 25 years on subjects relating to money, business, and personal finance. He has received both the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism and the Consumer Federation of America Media Service Award. He lives in Miami, New York, and cyberspace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Reid\u003c\/b\u003e is a pseudonym that author Andrew Tobias used to publish his autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Little Boy in the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384896766130,"sku":"9780345381767","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b442704a9224782348fc061cf73e838c.webp?v=1777896650","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-best-little-boy-in-the-world-the-25th-anniversary-edition-of-the-classic-memoir-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}