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A Ghost in the Closet: A Hardly Boys Mystery
by Mabel ManeyThird in the Nancy Clue and the Hardly Boys series; parody.
Breakfast With Scot
by Michael DowningAn enlightened modern couple faces sudden parenthoodand the embarrassing truth about their own definitions of normalin this hilarious novel chronicling a joyride into the unknown.. Sam and Ed are living the good life: happy, healthy, devoted to each other and their careers, they have no yearning for the joyful mysteries of parenthood. But when eleven-year-old Scots mother suddenly dies, the couple is determined to make good on a wine-soaked promise made years before. With the best intentions, Sam and Ed hang a tire swing in the backyard and call the neighborhood school to arrange enrollment. Scot arrives just in time to start fifth grade--with a pair of lacy white socks in his duffel bag.It doesnt take Sam and Ed long to realize that Scot wont be trying out for the football team. He adores feather boas, wishes the house had better drapes, and keeps Pink Gardenia lotion in his camera bag. Spells of vertigo cause him to drop to the floor in panic, and the kids at school want to beat him up. Breakfast with Scot is a fast-paced, comic novel with resonance for everyone trying to raise children in our relentlessly sophisticated culture. In wry dialogue, frothy characters, and an offbeat plot, Michael Downings mastery reaches new heights of brilliance.
And Then They Were Nuns
by Susan J. LeonardiNovel about the interwoven lives of an unforgettable group of nuns living in a secluded community.
2sexE: Urban Tales of Love, Liberty and the Pursuit of Gettin' It On
by Jennifer Lee Antonio CuevasWhat do you get when you gather a group of savvy Generation X-ers and ask them to speak out? It's not "Dr. Ruth Meets The Joy of Sex" and not "Madonna Does Bondage." It's more "Oscar Wilde Talks Naughty on a Cell Phone." Conversational and candid, this collection of writings range from the hilarious to the lyrical. Whether it's Internet mating, sex and spirituality, ethnic penises, or bad seduction music, these young writers bring intelligence, fun, and a refreshing no nonsense approach to discussing sex, identity, and lust.
Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism
by Suzanne PharrFor anyone wishing a greater understanding of how homophobia functions to keep all people not just lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning from realizing their full potential.
Sweet Life: Erotic Fantasies for Couples
by Violet BlueLooking fora little inspiration? You'll find it here, in expertly crafted, explicit stories of couples who try out their number one sexual fantasies- with explosive results. Sex educator Violet Blue brings together a collection of erotic fantasies sure to keep you up past bedtime. SWEET LIFE is your ticket to a front row seat for first-time spankings, breathtaking role-playing scenes, sex parties, women who strap it on and men who love to take it, not to mention threesomes of every combination... "From naughty girls to dominant girls, from truly sensual massage to abductions as you please, from exhibitionism on the subway to threesomes and phone sex with style, this is a we-did-it-you-can-too anthology of real couples playing out their fantasies. Here are the recipes-now you just need to add your own ingredients to make them yours."
The Immoralist
by André Gide Dorothy Bussy"Knowing how to free oneself is nothing; the difficult thing is knowing how to live with that freedom" is a central lesson in this short novel, which explores themes of life versus death, mind versus body, and the process of self-discovery.<P> This is the story of the rebellion of a mind against the morality of self-sacrifice and the ordinary civilized standards of personal conduct.<P> Translated from the French: "L'Immoraliste".
Transgender Journeys
by Vanessa Sheridan Virginia Ramey MollenkottTransgendered people and religious life.
Bag of Toys: Sex, Scandal, and the Death Mask Murder
by David FranceHere's the shocking true story of the 1985 "Death Mask Murder"--a grisly crime linked to prominent Madison Avenue art gallery owner Andrew Crispo, a man who operated in both the forbidding underworld of sadomasochists and drug addicts, and in the glittering art world and New York society.
Families Like Mine: Children Of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is
by Abigail GarnerWritings from adult children of gay and lesbian parents.
The Black Lace Book of Women's Sexual Fantasies
by Kerri SharpBLACK Lace What is the most common female sexual fantasy': Why are men in uniform so appealing? What is the sexiest thing a man can do for a woman? Why are forbidden themes such a turn-on? Over two million copies of Black Lace books have been sold worldwide. Now, this leading brand of women's erotic publishing brings you the definitive Book of Women's Sexual Fantasies. This special collection has taken over one and a half years of in-depth research to put together, and has been compiled through correspondence with women from all over the English-speaking world. The result is an astounding anthology of detailed sexual fantasies, including shocking and at times bizarre revelations, such as the bank clerk who thinks she's a vampire, and the nanny with a passion for Darth Vader. Each chapter deals with a different sexual theme, and introductory sections explore those themes and explain the influences that determine our most private thoughts. This is a fascinating insight into the diversity of the current female sexual imagination. Kerri Sharp has been editor of the Black Lace series since 1993 and has unique access to the readers' opinions. She is one of the UK's leading experts on erotic writing and female sexuality.
Avoidance
by Michael LowenthalAVOIDANCE Try to imagine not even knowing how to fall, because a hand was always, always there to catch you. How does someone, excluded from the only community he or she has ever known, go on living? Harvard student Jeremy Stull lives with a devout Amish family to observe their faith and their strict shunning of those who breach it. He befriends Beulah -- a banished Amish woman - but comes no closer to understanding her predicament than he is to fathoming his own bitter exile. For Jeremy, community means Ironwood, a summer camp in the Vermont woods. First as a camper, then as assistant director, Jeremy has found in Ironwood's rituals a sturdy foundation for his life. But when he is blindsided by the seductive charm of Max, a fourteen-year-old boy from Manhattan, all arms and legs and attitude, Jeremy must confront both his own confusing desires and a legacy of disturbing secrets at his beloved Ironwood. In this powerful and daring novel, Lowenthal ingeniously explores an age-old dilemma: individual desire versus the good of the group.
Drop Dead (A Paul Turner Mystery)
by Mark Richard ZubroFifth in the series; Turner investigates the unexplained death of a fashion model.
In a Time of Torture: The Assault on Justice In Egypt's Crackdown on Homosexual Conduct
by Human Rights WatchSince early 2001, a growing number of men have been arrested, prosecuted, and convicted for having sexual relations with other men. Human Rights Watch knows the names of 179 men whose cases under the law against "debauchery" were brought before prosecutors since the beginning of 2001; in all probability that is only a minuscule percentage of the true total. Hundreds of others have been harassed, arrested, often tortured, but not charged. More than men who have sex with men are among the crackdown's victims, however. Its effects reach beyond the broken bodies, wrecked families, and ruined lives lying in its immediate trail. The offense against the marginalized potentially endangers everyone; the offensive against privacy corrupts the principles of public life. Every Egyptian's dignity and integrity are under threat in a time of torture, when the law accepts violence as investigation and stigma as certainty.
Eye Contact
by Michael CraftIt begins as a simple assignment for Chicago Journal reporter Mark Manning. He's been hired to replace colleague, Cliff Nolan, on a top story. Renowned astrophysicist, Pavo Zarnik, claims to have discovered a tenth planet, but to the skeptical reporter, there is no story because there is no proof. Then Manning makes some startling discoveries of his own: Nolan's body with a bullet hole in his back and the last interview with Zarnik is missing. Now the story is no longer a matter of metaphysics, but of murder. It's not just foul play and a puzzle that capture Manning's imagination. His new assistant, twenty-four-year-old David Bosch, awakens every yearning that Manning has struggled to keep in check since building his new life with two-year lover Neil Waite. Now, while Manning and David quickly pick up on the murderer's trail, a desperate predator has marked someone close to Manning. But Manning is driven even harder as he comes closer to the truth ... and to a damning piece of evidence the killer will do anything to destroy. Even if it means committing murder again.
Learning to Crawl
by John ArgusGwendolyn meets a man in a bar who draws her into sexual adventures but unknown to her is being set up by her step farther. He is trying to blackmail her but does it work?
The Ladies
by Doris GrumbachLady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, Irish recluses known as the "Ladies of Llangollen," spent most of their adult lives in seclusion in their home in Wales in the late 1700s. This is the story of their relationship.
Sacred Country
by Rose TremainSweeping through three decades, from the repressive English countryside of the nineteen-fifties to London of the sixties and seventies America, this story follows Mary's fight to become Martin, as well as the troubled family and circle of acquaintances and friends who also make up the core of this remarkable, emotional yet unsentimental novel. At the age of six, Mary, the child of a Suffolk farm family had a revelation--she knew she was not a girl, but was meant to be a boy. Where this realization takes Mary is the ostensible subject of Sacred Country, although British writer Rose Tremain so lovingly treats the bleak town of Swaithey, England, where Mary grows up, and the vivid people around her, that the novel eddies out to encompass others in the village and the times. With a steady eye, the harsh circumstances of Mary's upbringing and her disconnection from her body and surroundings are revealed. That so much humor and magic in Mary's slow transformation into Martin can be found is remarkable, but the book may be most memorable for its quiet realism and exacting prose.
Daddy, Papa, and Me
by Leslea NewmanThe story of a toddler's daily activities with two loving fathers.