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In this vibrant new history, Phil Tiemeyer details the history of men working as flight attendants. Beginning with the founding of the profession in the late 1920s and continuing into the post-September 11 era, <i>Plane Queer </i>examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines the various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to the conflation of gender-based, sexuality-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Tiemeyer also examines how this heavily gay-identified group of workers created an important place for gay men to come out, garner acceptance from their fellow workers, fight homophobia and AIDS phobia, and advocate for LGBT civil rights. All the while, male flight attendants facilitated key breakthroughs in gender-based civil rights law, including an important expansion of the ways that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act would protect workers from sex discrimination. Throughout their history, men working as flight attendants helped evolve an industry often identified with American adventuring, technological innovation, and economic power into a queer space.

Aastad 1903–1912. Jarjekordne raamat Erast PetrovitsFandorini seiklustest sisaldab kolm lugu, millest esimeses satub detektiivkullalastiga uppunud galeooni otsinguil end uhel Atlandi ookeani saarel varjavamaniaki jalile, teises uurib, kuidas morvati naine, keda ta oli kunagiarmastanud, ja kolmandas selgitab voimalikult revolutsionaaridega seotudrongiroovi asjaolusid. Autori liigituse jargi on esimene lugu tehnokraatlik,teine nostalgiline ning kolmas idiootlik kriminull. Populaarseima Venedetektiivkirjaniku Boriss Akunini raamatute kangelane Erast Petrovits Fandorinuurib keerulisi juhtumeid XIX–XX sajandil. Eesti keeles on Boriss Akuniniltvarem ilmunud Erast Fandorini uurimised „Azazel”, „Turgi gambiit”,„Leviathan”, „Achilleuse surm”, „Eriulesanded”, „Riiginounik”,„Kroonimine”, „Surma armuke”, „Surma kallike”, „Teemantvanker”,„Nefriitpalvehelmed”, „Maailm on lava” ja „Must linn”.