"Shokeid writes in detail about his efforts to maintain a neutral presence as a researcher while known publicly as a heterosexual, secular Jewish male from Israel and the challenges that arise when working with such diverse populations as members of a gay synagogue in New York City and Jewish immigrants in Israel. Throughout, the author thoughtfully guides readers through his takes on the theoretical, methodological, and ethical complexities of ethnographic research.Recommended." * Choice "It is a work of excellence . a bold, honest, frank, personal account of an anthropologist doing ethnography in a multitude of settings and circumstances. Shokeid confronts the many complexities of fieldwork and qualitative social science research. It is an important work in the tradition of critical and public anthropology that should find a place in the curricula of every social science graduate program." * Jeffrey David Ehrenreich, University of New Orleans.