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If Tobia aspires to the ranks of comic memoirists like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling, \u003ci\u003eSissy\u003c\/i\u003e succeeds.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e (A Paperback Row Pick)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what it's like to grow up not sure if you're (a) a boy, (b) a girl, (c) something in between, or (d) all of the above.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A beautiful book . . . honest and funny.\"--Trevor Noah, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eSensational\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--Tyler Oakley\u003cbr\u003e \"Jacob Tobia is a force.\" --\u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A trans Nora Ephron . . . both honest and didactic.\" --\u003ci\u003eOUT Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A rallying cry for anyone who's ever felt like they don't belong.\" --\u003ci\u003eWoman's Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As a young child in North Carolina, Jacob Tobia wasn't the wrong gender, they just had too much of the stuff. Barbies? Yes. Playing with bugs? Absolutely. Getting muddy? Please. Princess dresses? You betcha. Jacob wanted it all, but because they were \"a boy,\" they were told they could only have the masculine half. Acting feminine labelled them \"a sissy\" and brought social isolation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It took Jacob years to discover that being \"a sissy\" isn't something to be ashamed of. It's a source of pride. Following Jacob through bullying and beauty contests, from Duke University to the United Nations to the podiums of the Methodist church--not to mention the parlors of the White House--this unforgettable memoir contains multitudes. A deeply personal story of trauma and healing, a powerful reflection on gender and self-acceptance, and a hilarious guidebook for wearing tacky clip-on earrings in today's world, \u003ci\u003eSissy\u003c\/i\u003e guarantees you'll never think about gender--both other people's and your own--the same way again.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49567930941713,"sku":"GOR010881028","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49639883833617,"sku":"GOR013061563","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49736813183249,"sku":"NGR9780735218840","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49982634557713,"sku":"CIN0735218846G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50650186973457,"sku":"CIN0735218846VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51006280040721,"sku":"NIN9780735218840","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0735218846.jpg?v=1751199809"},{"product_id":"sissy-book-jacob-tobia-9780735218826","title":"Sissy","description":"Through revisiting their childhood and calling out the stereotypes that each of us have faced, Jacob Tobia invites us to rethink what we know about gender and offers a blueprint for a world free from gender-based trauma. Sissy takes you on a gender odyssey you won't soon forget. Writing with the fierce honesty, wildly irreverent humour, and wrenching vulnerability that have made them a media sensation, Jacob shatters the long-held notion that people are easily sortable into men and women and guarantees that you'll never think about gender - both other people's and your own - the same way again.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49588227211537,"sku":"GOR009964804","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50135885414673,"sku":"CIN073521882XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50496144539921,"sku":"CIN073521882XA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51871289934097,"sku":"GOR011193834","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52104682701073,"sku":"CIN073521882XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/073521882X.jpg?v=1751199809"},{"product_id":"before-they-were-men-book-jacob-tobia-9780593797945","title":"Before They Were Men","description":"\u003cb\u003eGender nonconforming thought leader and bestselling author Jacob Tobia offers a paradigm-shifting argument for fundamentally reframing how we think about men.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A reckoning, a manifesto, a wellspring of curiosity, and an invitation to consider better ways of imagining masculinity.\"--Amanda Montell, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Magical Overthinking, Cultish,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWordslut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The conversation about masculinity, patriarchy, and misogyny has never been so prominent or heated. Alarmed by a new generation of angry, broken young men, genderqueer writer Jacob Tobia sets out to explore what's going on and comes to a shocking conclusion: Emotionally and spiritually speaking, men and boys may be the ones suffering \u003ci\u003ethe most\u003c\/i\u003e under the gender binary right now.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tobia should know. For their gender-defying adolescent heart, the nonconsensual process of being \"made a man\" was crushing. After spending a lifetime fleeing manhood and masculinity, they dare to ask the question: What happens if we stop understanding men as categorical beneficiaries of patriarchal institutions and start understanding them for what they are--\u003ci\u003eco-survivors\u003c\/i\u003e of patriarchy itself?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In a series of personal and revolutionary essays, \u003ci\u003eBefore They Were Men\u003c\/i\u003e argues that we must rewire much of our framework of feminism. Through this much-needed nonbinary intervention into a two-sided discourse gone stale, Tobia boldly posits compassion and empathy as the forces that will lead men--and us all--to a brighter future. 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