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The house of hidden meanings : a memoir / RuPaul.

RuPaul, 1960- (author.).

Summary:

"Central to RuPaul's success has been his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world's largest television franchises, RuPaul's ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and supermogul. Yet that adaptability has made him enigmatic to the public. In this memoir, his most intimate and detailed book yet, RuPaul makes himself truly known. In The House of Hidden Meanings, RuPaul strips away all artifice and recounts the story of his life with breathtaking clarity and tenderness, bringing his signature wisdom and wit to his own biography. From his early years growing up as a queer Black kid in San Diego navigating complex relationships with his absent father and temperamental mother, to forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, to finding enduring love with his husband Georges LeBar and self-acceptance in sobriety, RuPaul excavates his own biography life-story, uncovering new truths and insights in his personal history. Here in RuPaul's singular and extraordinary story is a manual for living-a personal philosophy that testifies to the value of chosen family, the importance of harnessing what makes you different, and the transformational power of facing yourself fearlessly. A[n] ... introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063263901 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Dey St., 2024.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Goodbye -- Cerritos -- Details -- Power -- Belonging -- Duality -- Snipe -- Pyramid -- Saturn -- Supermodel -- Mama -- Elevator -- Mirrors -- Home.
Subject: RuPaul, 1960-
African American businesspeople > Biography.
African American television personalities > United States > Biography.
Cross-dressers > United States > Biography.
Drag queens > United States > Biography.
Gay men > Biography.
Sexual minorities > United States > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.
Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch 791.45028092 RuPau 31681010363711 NONFIC Available -


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