Transgender Lives: Complex Stories, Complex Voices by Kirstin Cronn-Mills

Transgender Lives: Complex Stories, Complex Voices is a  book that gives its readers a brief introduction into the world of the transgender.  Filled with individual’s accounts on their own lives and experiences the book gives insight to the difficulties people face.   Facts are sprinkled throughout the book in call-outs explaining various terms  and situations.   Transgender Lives is good introduction to help teens struggling with their identity as well as help people understand what it means to be transgender.  

Humans of New York Stories by Brandon Stanton

Let me start by stating that I love the Humans of New York Facebook page.  I discovered it about a year and a half ago and thought that it was a great concept and use of Facebook.  Sometimes I wonder what the purpose of Facebook really is... but I digress.
I picked up the Human of New York Stories book because I was interested in how it would translate into a book.  I think the photographs are beautiful and each caption whether one sentence or paragraphs long gives a little bit of a persons essence.  I am surprised though that I missed the comments that I usually scroll through on Facebook.  I find that the comments add more to the humanity depicted in the post.  Which is rather unusual because it is usually the exact opposite--comments in my opinion have brought out a darker side to people.  HONY-Stories was a quick and enjoyable read and I am glad that I did, but I am really happy that I can get a little taste each day online.