{"product_id":"stranger-among-friends-paperback","title":"Stranger Among Friends - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Mixner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From my fear of coming out to coming on strong in the struggle for human rights, this is my American journey, the story of an outsider on the inside, a gay man proudly committed to a life of standing up for freedom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"President Clinton and I were born three days apart. We had both dreamed of serving our country. There was one difference: He could pursue his dream, while I felt I could not. The President was born straight and I was born gay.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this stirring personal history, one of America's most influential gay rights advocates recounts his extraordinary career as a policy maker and adviser to the major political leaders of our time, and his own often anguishing, ultimately triumphant life as a gay man. A longtime personal friend of Bill Clinton, in \u003ci\u003eStranger Among Friends\u003c\/i\u003e David Mixner offers an insider's look at the power struggles that occur every day in our nation's capital and candid insights on the Clinton administration's successes and failures. Spanning three decades of human rights activism--from the behind-the-scenes negotiations to the painful betrayals to the hard-won victories--his forthright story unflinchingly explores what it means to be an outsider on the inside, and sends a message of hope to all who have ever stood up for what they believe.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom my fear of coming out to coming on strong in the struggle for human rights, this is my American journey, the story of an outsider on the inside, a gay man proudly committed to a life of standing up for freedom. \u003cbr\u003ePresident Clinton and I were born three days apart. We had both dreamed of serving our country. There was one difference: He could pursue his dream, while I felt I could not. The President was born straight and I was born gay.\" \u003cbr\u003eIn this stirring personal history, one of America's most influential gay rights advocates recounts his extraordinary career as a policy maker and adviser to the major political leaders of our time, and his own often anguishing, ultimately triumphant life as a gay man. A longtime personal friend of Bill Clinton, in \"Stranger Among Friends David Mixner offers an insider's look at the power struggles that occur every day in our nation's capital and candid insights on the Clinton administration's successes and failures. Spanning three decades of human rights activism--from the behind-the-scenes negotiations to the painful betrayals to the hard-won victories--his forthright story unflinchingly explores what it means to be an outsider on the inside, and sends a message of hope to all who have ever stood up for what they believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Mixner\u003c\/b\u003e, whom \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e once called the most powerful gay man in America, has been an activist and a political strategist for decades. He is the author of the highly praised memoir \u003ci\u003eStranger Among Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eBrave Journeys: Profiles in Gay and Lesbian Courage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAt Home with Myself: Stories from the Hills of Turkey Hollow. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.04 x 5.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761819058464,"sku":"9780553375541","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/129b9ac76de1dad439ac9439239f6134.webp?v=1780213497","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/stranger-among-friends-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}