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Funny Peculiar: The Autobiography
by Will YoungWith free audio samplerIn 2001 Will Young shot to fame as the first winner of Pop Idol. It was clear from the start that he would never be a typical pop star - and more than ten years later he has become one of our best-loved and most intriguing artists.From his dramatic experiences on Pop Idol; to coming out in the glare of the media spotlight; to his valiant struggles against depression; to the crazy reality of being famous, Will is open about both the highs and lows of his life. He also provides sound and practical advice on dealing with the DVLA helpline - something that has been woefully neglected by all other celebrity memoirs.If you have ever wondered what it's like to attend a fashion show (and find yourself accidentally waving at Anna Wintour); how it feels to sing in front of thousands while fighting a catastrophic bout of low self-esteem; or be subjected to the terror that is a This Morning 'makeover', then Funny Peculiar reveals all. It also reveals what not to say if you ever meet David Beckham.Moving, witty and scrupulously honest, Funny Peculiar is a refreshingly different and fascinating autobiography by a true original.
Funny Peculiar: The Autobiography
by Will YoungIn 2001 Will Young shot to fame as the first winner of Pop Idol. It was clear from the start that he would never be a typical pop star - and more than ten years later he has become one of our best-loved and most intriguing artists.From his dramatic experiences on Pop Idol; to coming out in the glare of the media spotlight; to his valiant struggles against depression; to the crazy reality of being famous, Will is open about both the highs and lows of his life. He also provides sound and practical advice on dealing with the DVLA helpline - something that has been woefully neglected by all other celebrity memoirs.If you have ever wondered what it's like to attend a fashion show (and find yourself accidentally waving at Anna Wintour); how it feels to sing in front of thousands while fighting a catastrophic bout of low self-esteem; or be subjected to the terror that is a This Morning 'makeover', then Funny Peculiar reveals all. It also reveals what not to say if you ever meet David Beckham.Moving, witty and scrupulously honest, Funny Peculiar is a refreshingly different and fascinating autobiography by a true original.
To be a Gay Man
by Will YoungIn To Be a Gay Man, Will Young speaks out about gay shame, revealing the impact it had on his own life, how he learned to deal with it, and how he can now truthfully say he is gay and happy.We know Will as a multi-platinum recording artist, Olivier-nominee, and the first winner of the Idol franchise. But his story began long before his first audition. Looking back on a world where growing up being called gay was the ultimate insult and coming out after a lifetime of hiding his sexuality, Will explores the long-lasting impact repressing his true self has had.As Will’s own story demonstrates, internalised shame in childhood increases the risk of developing low self-worth, and even self-disgust, leading to destructive behaviours in adult life. Will revisits the darkest extremes he has been to, sharing his vulnerabilities, his regrets, tracing his own navigation through it all and showing the way for others who might have felt alone in the same experience.Here you will find a friend, champion and mentor, breaking taboos with frank honesty, and offering invaluable practical advice on overcoming the difficult issues too often faced within the LGBTQ+ community.
Stranger Things: Max, a fugitiva (Stranger Things #Volumen 1)
by Brenna YovanoffMax antes de se tornar Acelera. Antes da noite mais estranha da sua vida. Antes de Hawkins e do Mundo Invertido. A prequela de Stranger Things que revela, como nunca antes, a mente de uma das personagens favoritas da série Max Mayfield simplesmente não se consegue encaixar. Não é delicada ou cheia de folhinhos, como a sua mãe gostaria. Nunca parece dizer a coisa certa. E prefere passar os seus dias no salão de jogos mais do que em qualquer outro lugar. Quando vivia na Califórnia, tinha amigos e o seu pai estava a apenas uma viagem de autocarro de distância. Mas foi então que a mãe de Max se casou com Neil, e o seu meio-irmão, Billy, entrou em cena. Agora, Max e a sua nova família vivem em Hawkins, Indiana. O seu padrasto trata-a por Maxine, Billy está fora de controlo e a sua mãe não é capaz de intervir. Max continua a pensar que encontrou amigos para substituir os que deixou na Califórnia, mas todos eles erguem barreiras assim que se começam a sentir vulneráveis. Isto é, até que Max descobre o quão sérias - e estranhas - as coisas realmente são em Hawkins. Max não tarda a perceber que é a mais nova personagem numa história bizarra com democães, um perigoso Devorador de Mentes e uma Maga de verdade. Terá de fazer algumas escolhas sérias se pretende salvar Hawkins das partes mais sombrias do Mundo Invertido - presumindo que o violento, louco e descontrolado Billy não se atravesse primeiro no seu caminho.
#Dragonfeathers
by Toby YuLily is a girl stuck between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, she doesn’t feel safe returning home to her bigoted parents. On the other, staying inside her dorms will almost ensure months of crippling social isolation as the world locks down in the face of the pandemic. She chooses to stay.Flash forward several months. Lily’s online girlfriend decides to check up on her despite the lockdown and the distance between the two of them. Lily is dismissive, as even if the professional photographer could pull the strings needed to visit her and break lockdown, it could still be days, if not weeks, worth of driving.When a photo of her dorm is sent to her private messages in a matter of hours, questions and worries begin to emerge. Who, or what, is her girlfriend “Alabaster,” and would she even accept Lily for who she is?
Season's Dragons: Winter
by Toby YuCharlotte Innings is already twenty-one and only getting older with each passing winter as an innkeeper’s daughter when the white-haired, diamond-eyed Aria enters her life. A talented mage hunted by the very organization that seeks to protect her, Aria shows Charlotte glimpses into a world filled with magic and godly forces beyond her comprehension.Or is it that simple? Aria grows closer to her with each passing day. With each trial, she seems to be opening up to more and more. Her connection to the goddess Cestra. Her magic. Her bodyguard Caen.When Aria finally unfurls her wings and professes her love to Charlotte, can Charlotte even hope to match her partner’s stride? What can a single farmgirl do against the dangers that surround Aria ... or the demons plaguing her from within?
Something's Burning
by Toby YuBecoming an immortal doesn’t solve your personal issues. That’s something Evanescence Lawrence, a recent phoenix (or so they tell her, she’s still trying to figure it out) is discovering, as she attends the yearly new years party for supernatural beings and witches.While there, she meets a vampire named Vinnie, and the two hit it off despite their differences. Can Eva make her first non-human friend, or will her myriad of issues and the lack of control over her powers get the best of her?
Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God. A Broken Mother's Search for Hope.
by Christopher Yuan Angela Yuan Kay WarrenComing Out, Then Coming Home Christopher Yuan, the son of Chinese immigrants, discovered at an early age that he was different. He was attracted to other boys. As he grew into adulthood, his mother, Angela, hoped to control the situation. Instead, she found that her son and her life were spiraling out of control--and her own personal demons were determined to defeat her. Years of heartbreak, confusion, and prayer followed before the Yuans found a place of complete surrender, which is God's desire for all families. Their amazing story, told from the perspectives of both mother and son, offers hope for anyone affected by homosexuality. God calls all who are lost to come home to him. Casting a compelling vision for holy sexuality, Out of a Far Country speaks to prodigals, parents of prodigals, and those wanting to minister to the gay community."But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him." - Luke 15:20 Includes a discussion guide for personal reflection and group use.From the Trade Paperback edition.
First Ugly Husband: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Jin YuanbaoIn order to save his brothers who had tragically died, Bao Ye did not hesitate to go against the heavens and change his fate, teleporting back into the past.Unexpectedly, the wrong time, back to thirty years ago, before he was born.Not only was he ugly, he was actually a lowly, shameless, vulgar, despicable, scum who betrayed his family and friends. Furthermore, he was also a lowly slave.Logically speaking, such a person shouldn't attract too much attention. Who knew that a powerful man would appear out of nowhere, take responsibility for his actions, aim for seeing him make a fool of himself, and even aim for making him happy?The worst case scenario was that the man actually did it to his head, forcing himself to do it.Bao Ye hurriedly touched his still ugly face and said in shock, "What the hell, to think that he would look so soul-stirring in this fellow's eyes. Isn't this way too f * cking heavy?!"
First Ugly Husband: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Jin YuanbaoIn order to save his brothers who had tragically died, Bao Ye did not hesitate to go against the heavens and change his fate, teleporting back into the past.Unexpectedly, the wrong time, back to thirty years ago, before he was born.Not only was he ugly, he was actually a lowly, shameless, vulgar, despicable, scum who betrayed his family and friends. Furthermore, he was also a lowly slave.Logically speaking, such a person shouldn't attract too much attention. Who knew that a powerful man would appear out of nowhere, take responsibility for his actions, aim for seeing him make a fool of himself, and even aim for making him happy?The worst case scenario was that the man actually did it to his head, forcing himself to do it.Bao Ye hurriedly touched his still ugly face and said in shock, "What the hell, to think that he would look so soul-stirring in this fellow's eyes. Isn't this way too f * cking heavy?!"
First Ugly Husband: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Jin YuanbaoIn order to save his brothers who had tragically died, Bao Ye did not hesitate to go against the heavens and change his fate, teleporting back into the past.Unexpectedly, the wrong time, back to thirty years ago, before he was born.Not only was he ugly, he was actually a lowly, shameless, vulgar, despicable, scum who betrayed his family and friends. Furthermore, he was also a lowly slave.Logically speaking, such a person shouldn't attract too much attention. Who knew that a powerful man would appear out of nowhere, take responsibility for his actions, aim for seeing him make a fool of himself, and even aim for making him happy?The worst case scenario was that the man actually did it to his head, forcing himself to do it.Bao Ye hurriedly touched his still ugly face and said in shock, "What the hell, to think that he would look so soul-stirring in this fellow's eyes. Isn't this way too f * cking heavy?!"
First Zombie Wife: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Jin YuanbaoWearing it in his own novels, Mu Yifan indicated that he was conflicted!Wearing this in his novels as a zombie, Mu Yifan was extremely conflicted.Wearing it into his own novel would become the Zombie King that killed the male lead, and would no longer be calm even if the male lead was reborn one month before he returned to the world to seek revenge!Therefore, he decided to be ruthless and kill the male lead before he was reborn!Ah!?Wait a minute, what was this tempo?Wasn't he writing science fiction?Why did it become a BL?
First Zombie Wife: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Jin YuanbaoWearing it in his own novels, Mu Yifan indicated that he was conflicted!Wearing this in his novels as a zombie, Mu Yifan was extremely conflicted.Wearing it into his own novel would become the Zombie King that killed the male lead, and would no longer be calm even if the male lead was reborn one month before he returned to the world to seek revenge!Therefore, he decided to be ruthless and kill the male lead before he was reborn!Ah!?Wait a minute, what was this tempo?Wasn't he writing science fiction?Why did it become a BL?
First Zombie Wife: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Jin YuanbaoWearing it in his own novels, Mu Yifan indicated that he was conflicted!Wearing this in his novels as a zombie, Mu Yifan was extremely conflicted.Wearing it into his own novel would become the Zombie King that killed the male lead, and would no longer be calm even if the male lead was reborn one month before he returned to the world to seek revenge!Therefore, he decided to be ruthless and kill the male lead before he was reborn!Ah!?Wait a minute, what was this tempo?Wasn't he writing science fiction?Why did it become a BL?
First Zombie Wife: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Jin YuanbaoWearing it in his own novels, Mu Yifan indicated that he was conflicted!Wearing this in his novels as a zombie, Mu Yifan was extremely conflicted.Wearing it into his own novel would become the Zombie King that killed the male lead, and would no longer be calm even if the male lead was reborn one month before he returned to the world to seek revenge!Therefore, he decided to be ruthless and kill the male lead before he was reborn!Ah!?Wait a minute, what was this tempo?Wasn't he writing science fiction?Why did it become a BL?
Invincible Wife: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Jin YuanBaoAs a man, Lang Yan was sold to someone else as a child's daughter-in-law at the age of six and forcibly sent to the Bride Girl Institute to study.Therefore, the first thing he did after graduation was to meet his fiance who he had never met before. He would brush away his existence in front of him from time to time to make him feel bad, deepen his impression of him, hook up with him if necessary, and vent his anger that he had held in for 20 years.However, just as he was having such fun and fun, someone told him he had made a mistake!?F * ck!It can't be?One had to know that the other party was a dangerous figure that made people tremble in fear. A tyrant of his generation that could shake the earth three times with just a stamp of his foot?Now he was telling him the wrong person?What should he do?He didn't want to play anymore.However, was there still time? I don't know what to say.Recommended for Old Ways — The First Ugly Man , The First Wife , The First Corpse Wife , The Legend Wife , The Evil Wife of Buddha , The Weirdo Lord
Invincible Wife: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Jin YuanBaoAs a man, Lang Yan was sold to someone else as a child's daughter-in-law at the age of six and forcibly sent to the Bride Girl Institute to study.Therefore, the first thing he did after graduation was to meet his fiance who he had never met before. He would brush away his existence in front of him from time to time to make him feel bad, deepen his impression of him, hook up with him if necessary, and vent his anger that he had held in for 20 years.However, just as he was having such fun and fun, someone told him he had made a mistake!?F * ck!It can't be?One had to know that the other party was a dangerous figure that made people tremble in fear. A tyrant of his generation that could shake the earth three times with just a stamp of his foot?Now he was telling him the wrong person?What should he do?He didn't want to play anymore.However, was there still time? I don't know what to say.Recommended for Old Ways — The First Ugly Man , The First Wife , The First Corpse Wife , The Legend Wife , The Evil Wife of Buddha , The Weirdo Lord
Legendary Wife: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Jin YuanBaoThis was a legendary story of a young master of a military family who had been framed and turned into a deserter, expelled from the military and thrown into prison, despised by the entire planet.They were both legendary.He was a hero legend, a hero on the battlefield.And he was a bear legend, a bear among deserters.Unfortunately …He, the bear, had somehow become a couple of husband and wife with the hero.From then on, he was pressed under his body and could no longer stand up.Everyone says Hero Ben is lecherous. "He finally got to see a female horse!
Legendary Wife: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Jin YuanBaoThis was a legendary story of a young master of a military family who had been framed and turned into a deserter, expelled from the military and thrown into prison, despised by the entire planet.They were both legendary.He was a hero legend, a hero on the battlefield.And he was a bear legend, a bear among deserters.Unfortunately …He, the bear, had somehow become a couple of husband and wife with the hero.From then on, he was pressed under his body and could no longer stand up.Everyone says Hero Ben is lecherous. "He finally got to see a female horse!
Legendary Wife: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Jin YuanBaoThis was a legendary story of a young master of a military family who had been framed and turned into a deserter, expelled from the military and thrown into prison, despised by the entire planet.They were both legendary.He was a hero legend, a hero on the battlefield.And he was a bear legend, a bear among deserters.Unfortunately …He, the bear, had somehow become a couple of husband and wife with the hero.From then on, he was pressed under his body and could no longer stand up.Everyone says Hero Ben is lecherous. "He finally got to see a female horse!
Virtuous Wife and Loving Mother: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Jin YuanbaoAfter looking at a picture of a beauty, she passed through the alien world. Rong Yi looked at the sky speechlessly, how unlucky was he exactly? Not only had he caught up with the army, he had even passed through the soul into the body of a trash + sissy.[The heck! The original owner actually married someone and has a husband. What's even more hateful is that —] [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter]The little milk baby quickly threw herself at his chest, "Mother, I want to drink grandmother.""Scram!"Rong Yi hated four kinds of people the most: gay, children, trash and sissy.
Virtuous Wife and Loving Mother: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Jin YuanbaoAfter looking at a picture of a beauty, she passed through the alien world. Rong Yi looked at the sky speechlessly, how unlucky was he exactly? Not only had he caught up with the army, he had even passed through the soul into the body of a trash + sissy.[The heck! The original owner actually married someone and has a husband. What's even more hateful is that —] [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter]The little milk baby quickly threw herself at his chest, "Mother, I want to drink grandmother.""Scram!"Rong Yi hated four kinds of people the most: gay, children, trash and sissy.
Virtuous Wife and Loving Mother: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Jin YuanbaoAfter looking at a picture of a beauty, she passed through the alien world. Rong Yi looked at the sky speechlessly, how unlucky was he exactly? Not only had he caught up with the army, he had even passed through the soul into the body of a trash + sissy.[The heck! The original owner actually married someone and has a husband. What's even more hateful is that —] [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter]The little milk baby quickly threw herself at his chest, "Mother, I want to drink grandmother.""Scram!"Rong Yi hated four kinds of people the most: gay, children, trash and sissy.
Virtuous Wife and Loving Mother: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Jin YuanbaoAfter looking at a picture of a beauty, she passed through the alien world. Rong Yi looked at the sky speechlessly, how unlucky was he exactly? Not only had he caught up with the army, he had even passed through the soul into the body of a trash + sissy.[The heck! The original owner actually married someone and has a husband. What's even more hateful is that —] [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter]The little milk baby quickly threw herself at his chest, "Mother, I want to drink grandmother.""Scram!"Rong Yi hated four kinds of people the most: gay, children, trash and sissy.
Queer Singapore: Illiberal Citizenship and Mediated Cultures
by Audrey Yue Jun Zubillaga-PowSingapore remains one of the few countries in Asia that has yet to decriminalise homosexuality. Yet it has also been hailed by many as one of the emerging gay capitals of Asia. This book accounts for the rise of mediated queer cultures in Singapore's current milieu of illiberal citizenship. This collection analyses how contemporary queer Singapore has emerged against a contradictory backdrop of sexual repression and cultural liberalisation. Using the innovative framework of illiberal pragmatism, established and emergent local scholars and activists provide expansive coverage of the impact of homosexuality on Singapore's media cultures and political economy, including law, religion, the military, literature, theatre, photography, cinema, social media and queer commerce. It shows how new LGBT subjectivities have been fashioned through the governance of illiberal pragmatism, how pragmatism is appropriated as a form of social and critical democratic action, and how cultural citizenship is forged through a logic of queer complicity that complicates the flows of oppositional resistance and grassroots appropriation.