Explore the latest books of this year!
Bookbot

John Colapinto

    January 1, 1958

    John Colapinto is an accomplished journalist and novelist whose work delves into the complexities of human experience. As a staff writer for The New Yorker, he explores diverse subjects with a keen eye for detail and narrative depth. His writing often uncovers hidden stories and sheds light on fascinating individuals and phenomena. Colapinto masterfully blends investigative rigor with compelling storytelling, making his work both informative and deeply engaging for readers.

    John Colapinto
    Ein unbeschriebenes Blatt
    This Is the Voice
    As Nature Made Him
    • As Nature Made Him

      • 279 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      4.2(330)Add rating

      In 1967, a baby boy underwent a botched circumcision, leading his family to agree to a radical treatment. Advised by a renowned expert at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the boy was surgically altered to live as a girl. This case, involving identical twins—one injured and one uninjured—became a landmark example in medicine and social sciences, often cited as evidence that gender identity is shaped by upbringing rather than biology. It influenced the feminist movement and established sex reassignment as a standard treatment for newborns with similar conditions. However, the case was flawed from the beginning; the twin raised as a girl struggled with his assigned gender and, upon learning his true history at fourteen, chose to live as a male. John Colapinto narrates this extraordinary story for the first time, providing insight into the historical and medical context, including the intense rivalry between Dr. John Money and Dr. Milton Diamond over the nature/nurture debate. This account reveals a tale of medical arrogance and, more importantly, a human drama of survival against overwhelming odds, highlighted by the subject's brave decision to reveal his identity after decades of anonymity.

      As Nature Made Him
    • This Is the Voice

      • 312 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      4.1(457)Add rating

      Explores what our unique sonic signature reveals about our species, our culture, and each one of us.

      This Is the Voice
    • Wie er sich fühlte, als die Polizei ihm mitteilte, daß Stewart Church tot war? Schwer zu sagen. Überrascht, erleichtert. Aber durfte er erleichtert sein? Ein netter Langweiler ist Stewart für ihn gewesen, mehr nicht. Nächtelang hatte Cal nichts anderes von ihm gehört als nur die Schreibmaschine. Klack, klack, klack. Und dabei hatte Stewart das fertiggebracht, was Cal seit über zehn Jahren vergebens versuchte, er hatte sich hingesetzt und einen phantastischen Roman geschrieben. - Sein Manuskript an sich zu nehmen, war einfach. Sich in die schlanke, dunkelhaarige Janet, Stewarts Freundin, zu verlieben, war bloßer Zufall. Nun möchte Cal Cunningham beides nicht mehr missen, doch niemand stiehlt ungestraft das Leben eines anderen: Auf dem Höhepunkt von Cals Erfolg erscheint eine alte Bekannte, die genau zu wissen scheint, von wem das brillante Manuskript wirklich stammt. - Das Schicksal macht John Colapintos Helden Cal zum Betrüger, der mit jeder bösen Tat nur um so faszinierender wird!

      Ein unbeschriebenes Blatt