Something That May Shock and Discredit You

With his new book, Something That May Shock and Discredit You, the writer revisits his religious upbringing, his preoccupation with the rapture, and the parts of himself that were "very, very restricted”—until they weren’t.

Daniel Lavery is clear about one thing, he does not owe an explanation about himself or his gender to anyone. His new b...

I was thinking about my family when I started collecting this theme, lol. Book titles are - "Something That May Shock and Discredit You" "Foreign Policy Begins At Home" "When Difficult Relatives Happen To Good People" "The Program" Is it a Knife Block or cool decor?! These are carefully curated repurposed books so there may be some slight imperfections. The titles are hand picked for their color and titles tell a story! Themes can be custom created for your special person and occasion. The books are glued together and secured with a vintage belt. Fun gifts for any occasion and functional! "Difficult Relatives"- dimensions: 9.5" tall, 4.5" wide, 7" deep.

Last week, a 35-year-old woman, who was adopted as an infant by a Mormon couple, discovered her name in an unexpected place: It was in the first item on a list of damaging information an LDS Church-hired attorney had compiled about her birth mother.