One of These Things First is a wry and poignant reminiscence of a 15 year old gay Jewish boy in Brooklyn in the early sixties, and his unexpected trajectory from a life behind a rack of dresses in his grandmother's bra and girdle store, to Manhattan's fabled Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, a fashionable Charenton for wealthy neurotics and Ivy League alcoholics, whose famous alumni include writers, poets, madmen, Marilyn Monroe, and bestselling author Steven Gaines.

About the Author
Steven Gaines is the author of Philistines at the Hedgerow: Passion and Property in the Hamptons; The Sky's the Limit: Passion and Property in Manhattan; Simply Halston, the biography of the fashion designer; and co-author of The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles, among other books. He's a co-founder of the Hamptons International Film Festival and lives in a small hamlet on the East End of Long Island.

Reviews
"One of These Things First is not only a departure but an absolute treasure. [Gaines is] a skilled humorist as well as a tender yet trenchant observer of human behavior and the social forces that so often control it." -- New York Times Book Review
"Funny and poignant." -- New York Post
"A longtime journalist and artful chronicler of New York lives, Gaines's look back at his own is shocking, funny, and sometimes shockingly funny. A real treasure." -- Nickolas Butler, internationally bestselling author of Shotgun Lovesongs and The Hearts of Men



Book Information
ISBN 9781883285715
Author Steven Gaines
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Delphinium Books, Inc
Publisher Delphinium Books, Inc
Weight(grams) 185g