So Many Stars gallow and ragged and shore up our sense

and shore up our sense of community

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Spanning the years from World War II

but investment decisions were based on gut feelings until the Nobel Prize -- winning discovery of the Black-Scholes options pricing model in 1973 ushered in the era of the "quants

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So Many Stars gallow and ragged and shore up our senseFrom an acclaimed novelist, a first of its kind, deeply personal, and moving oral history of a generation of trans and gender nonconforming elders of colorfrom leading activists to artists to ordinary citizenswho tell their own stories of breathtaking courage, cultural innovations, and acts of resistance. So Many Stars knits together the voices of trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, and two spirit elders of color as they share authentic, intimate accounts