a U.S. Navy Seal's journey to coming out transgender /
First Statement of Responsibility
Kristin Beck, U.S. Navy Seal (Ret.) & Anne Speckhard, Ph. D.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
McLean, VA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Advances Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2013.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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220, VII pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes index.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages III-IV) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Foreword -- Press release -- Editor's note -- Preface -- Prologue -- Hot Zone -- First life : the home front 1945-1991 -- Second life : the Navy SEALs 1991-2011 -- Third life : the warrior princess emerges 2011-present -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Glossary -- Resources we found helpful -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Chris Beck played high school football. He bought a motorcycle, much to his mothers dismay, at age 17. He grew up to become a U.S. Navy SEAL, serving our country for twenty years on thirteen deployments, including seven combat deployments, and ultimately earned a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. To everyone who saw him, he was a hero. A warrior. A man. But underneath his burly beard, Chris had a secret, one that had been buried deep inside his heart since he was a little boy-one as hidden as the pantyhose in the back of his drawer. He was transgender, and the woman inside needed to get out. This is the journey of a girl in a mans body and her road to self-actualization as a woman amidst the PTSD of war, family rejection and our society's strict gender rules and perceptions ..."--Jacket.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Beck, Kristin,1966-
Beck, Kirstin, 1966-
Beck, Kristin,1966-
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.
United States.-- Officers
United States.
United States.
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