Let No Stranger Wait Outside Your Door
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.19 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0983193568 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 412 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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There is a thread of human kindness and a real love of humanity that shines through and when you close the cover you’ll do it with a laugh and a tear. It captures the magic of San Francisco and the area just north of the city and weaves politics, the jarring events of one man’s personal life and a city’s history together from a very earthy and some- times brutally honest perspective. This is a story about being contented in your own skin, but it’s also a fascinating tale about the history of San Francisco from the 1849 gold rush through the murders of mayor, George Moscone and the city’s first openly gay politician, Harvey Milk, to the devastation caused by AIDS. “Lou is a brilliant storyteller!” - Chris Rayan, Culture Savvy Reviews IMPACT Magazine “Those extraordinary times of leather and lashes, bears and ballerinas, sex, drugs and newly found freedom leap from the pages.” - Jack Scott, Reviewer, UK “I would even go so far to say there is an essence of Armistead Maupin and the most popular Tales of the City” saga in Lou
This is no simple biography. This is a slice through space and time, a representation of a unique era and a celebration of life. The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company This is no simple biography. This is a slice through space and time, a representation of a unique era and a celebration of life.The USA's gay rights movement claimed the psyche and the soul of a city - and author Lou K was there, living it all. Between the front and rear cover of this book is the flavour, the vibration, the tremendous life and death force of what it was like to be in that time, in that city - San Francisco and also, as a really groovy bonus - what life was like as far away as Detroit.Those b. Mark Letizia said Must Read. What a fantastic trip down memory lane. For anyone who has lived the San Francisco experience of the the 70's or those who wish they had or are curious as to what it was like this book is a must read. I laughed, and cried and most importantly relived my past through Lou's compelling and heart wrenching recount of his years through the tumultuous coming out years of the 70's. I couldn't put the book down until I was finished. Highly recommended if you want to know what the past has provided for the future of . "Entertaining and real. I learned through someone else's journey." according to Wife of Gonzomantis. I really enjoyed Lou's book. This is a story about being comfortable in your own skin in a world where being yourself make other uncomfortable. It's also a great story about the history of San Francisco, one of my favorite cities. The story captures the magic of SF and the area just north of the city. Lou weaves politics, personal life and history together from a very earthy perspective.
In 2010 Lou released "In All the Silent Manliness", a novel of family loss and grief. Of the many places and times that have set the foundation for American gay rights, Lou was there living through it. Currently he and his partner of 34 years, Bill, live in Guadalajara, Mexico and share a home with Katrina, a huge, not very lady-like Neapolitan Mastiff, Mexi-cats; Diego, Frida & Trotsky, and Rocco, a pushy Parrot. In 2012, he and his partner, Bill Walls co-wrote "Doing Retail Right" to help retailers stay motivated and successful as the worlds of brick and mortar stores began to collide with virtual retailing. The son of a carpenter and a self-educated mother, from childhood Lou had an insatiable appetite for writing, designing and building things with his hands. The release of
Lou is a highly regarded motivational speaker and has presented numerous seminars and workshops for the National Home Furnishings and California Home Furnishings associations as well as Furniture Today and the California Vintners Association. Lou Kief was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1945. A closeted gay man as a young adult, in the 1960’s he ran away to San Francisco and found himself in the middle of the most significant period in the h