Underlying almost all of the questions we still have about sex is the common worry: 'Am I normal?' This book answers with a resounding Yes! We are all different, but we are all normal - and once we learn this, we can create for ourselves better sex and more profound pleasure than we ever thought possible. Sex educator Dr Emily Nagoski debunks the common sexual myths that are making women (and some men!) feel inadequate between the sheets. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.Ĭome as You Are reveals the true story behind female sexuality, uncovering the little-known science of what makes us tick and, more importantly, how and why. We were told the wrong story.Ĭome as You Are reveals the. An essential exploration of women's sexuality that will radically transform your sex life into one filled with confidence and joy.Īfter all the books that have been written about sex, all the blogs and TV shows and radio Q&As, how can it be that we all still have so many questions? The frustrating reality is that we've been lied to - not deliberately, it's no one's fault, but still.
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In Dilla Time, Dan Charnas chronicles the life of James DeWitt Yancey, from his gifted childhood in Detroit, to his rise as a Grammy-nominated hip-hop producer, to the rare blood disease that caused his premature death and follows the people who kept him and his ideas alive. And at the core of this adulation is innovation: a new kind of musical time-feel that he created on a drum machine, but one that changed the way traditional musicians play. Yet since his death, J Dilla has be a demigod: revered by jazz musicians and rap icons from Robert Glasper to Kendrick Lamar memorialized in symphonies and taught at universities. He died at the age of thirty-two, and in his lifetime he never had a pop hit. He wasnt known to mainstream audiences, even though he worked with renowned acts like DAngelo and Erykah Badu and influenced the music of superstars like Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. QUESTLOVE Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical genius who transformed the sound of popular music for the twenty-first century. Book Synopsis WINNER OF THE PEN/JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius. About the Book Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical genius who transformed the sound of popular music for the twenty-first century. who knows?" In August 2013, sales of the trilogy saw James top the Forbes ' list of the highest-earning authors with earnings of $95 million, which included $5 million for the film rights to Fifty Shades of Grey. Since then I have written two fics and plan on doing at least one more. All my fantasies in there, and that's it." She did not start to write until January 2009, as she revealed while still active on FanFiction.Net: "I started writing in January 2009 after I finished reading the Twilight saga, and I haven't stopped since. The author has spoken of her shock at the success of the book: "The explosion of interest has taken me completely by surprise." James has described the Fifty Shades trilogy as "my midlife crisis, writ large. The series traces the deepening relationship between college graduate Anastasia Steele and young businessman Christian Grey, who introduces Ana to the world of BDSM. James, initially a trilogy consisting of Fifty Shades of Grey (2011), Fifty Shades Darker (2012) and Fifty Shades Freed (2012). Fifty Shades is a series of erotic novels by E. Sanda struggles to process her injuries and her grief but finds friendship with the lonely spaceship itself. As The Light of Berossus - aka Bero - tells her, she may be the only living human for light-years around, as the war wiped both sides out long ago. She’s resuscitated from her evacuation pod missing half a leg - and two centuries - as explained to her by the AI of the rebel ship that rescued her. The last thing Sanda Greeve remembers is her ship being attacked by rebel forces. Here’s an excerpt from the Kirkus review of Velocity Weapon: If you’re looking for modern SF filled with with twists and far-future political intrigue, you’ve definitely come to the right place. Dick Award, and Kirkus Reviews called it “edge-of-your-seat space opera with a soul a highly promising science-fiction debut.” Chaos Vector was published last year, and the trilogy wrapped up in June of this year with Catalyst Gate. Opening volume Velocity Weapon (2019) was nominated for the Philip K. O’Keefe’s debut novel Steal the Sky was nominated for the 2017 David Gemmell Morningstar award, and became the opening book in the Scorched Continent trilogy, which author Beth Cato called “An epic steampunk Firefly.” Not a bad way to kickstart a writing career.īut it was her second trilogy, the space opera The Protectorate, that really launched her into the big time. However, it’s hard to know who to trust, and Houndstooth has revenge on his mind. Charged with the task of removing the feral hippos from the Harriet, Houndstooth enlists the help of some shady characters promising them great wealth if they assist in his operation. Hippo wranglers from around the world have since made their home here, one of them being Winslow Houndstooth. Although the original plan to breed them for their meat has gone awry and most of them escaped into the bayou, where they now roam free, vicious and fearsome. In an alternate 1890s, the Mississippi has been diverted to flood parts of Louisiana with thick marshland known as the Harriet to allow hippos to thrive. Sarah Gailey, however, obviously couldn’t let the idea rest and so has rewritten history to allow a world where it happened. Unfortunately for everyone (except maybe the hippos), this plan never came to fruition, and remains an odd historical quirk. They would be able to eat much of the invasive water hyacinth of the marshland, and in turn they could be farmed for their meat. “Winslow Remington Houndstooth was not a hero.”Ībout a century ago, a US senator suggested the the country imported hippopotamuses to the swamps of Louisiana. Reading a Miss Marple is like putting on a pair of very comfortable shoes. It is not essential that you have to have read this as the relationship between Miss Marple and Mr Rafiel is clearly explained. Just a quick note one the text, the novel refers to Mr Rafiel who featured in Caribbean Murder. Then one of the party is mysteriously killed, is this linked in some way to the crime Miss Marple is investigating. Instead Miss Marple has been booked onto a coach tour of homes and gardens. However there is no mention of what the crime is, when it was committed and who was involved. This is the 12th outing for Miss Marple and finds her in St Mary Mead living the quiet life, when out of the blue she receives a letter from an old acquaintance asking her to investigate a crime. Naturally I turned to my old friend Miss Marple. On a golden Autumn day, I was craving something cosy and familiar. It was super chilly, there was an Autumn mist over the duck lake and the trees are starting to turn a beautiful burnt rust colour. We've just been for a lovely walk this morning and we got to witness the first frost we have seen. With this in mind we have really been embracing Autumn in Yorkshire. Update to our holiday - it has been cancelled! We are not surprised, a bit disappointed but it's much more important to be keeping people safe especially in the light of rising numbers. But the neighbors find the Problims’ return problematic - what with Sal’s foggy garden full on Wrangling Ivy, toddler Toot’s 365 stanktastic fart varieties, and Mona’s human catapult. Wendell and Thea - twins born two minutes apart on a Wednesday and a Thursday - see the move as a change to make new friends in time for their birthday cake smash. No problem! For the Problim children, every problem is a gift. Themes: Siblings, Adventure, Mystery, Courage, Friendship, Treasureīook Jacket Synopsis: When the Problims’ beloved bungalow in the Swampy Wood goes kaboom, the seven siblings have no choice but to move into their grandpa’s abandoned old Victorian house in the town of Lost Cove. Katherine Tegen Books, Magical Realism, Jan. He teaches on religion, storytelling and conflict transformation, and is a popular speaker at conferences and festivals in Ireland, the UK, the US and Australia. Padraig O Tuama is a poet and theologian based in Belfast. To people locked in a room of fear he said 'Hello,' welcoming them to a place of deep encounter: encounter with themselves, with their fear, with each other and with the incarnate one in their midst.Interweaving everyday stories with narrative theology, gospel reflections with mindfulness and Celtic spirituality with poetry, In the Shelter reveals the transformational power of welcome. He does not chide or admonish instead he says 'Peace be with you', which, in the Aramaic of his day, was simply a greeting. The fourth gospel tells of Jesus arriving in the room where the disciples are gathered, full of fear, on Easter Sunday. It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.Drawing on this Irish saying, poet, storyteller and theologian Padraig O Tuama relates ideas of shelter and welcome to journeys of life, using poetry, story, biblical refelction and prose to open up gentle ways of living well in a troubled world. Still, if you're a Fallen fan (or an angel fan or a hottie fan or even an evil fan), don't miss this book! I will admit, I did skip over whole paragraphs at times because Lauren Kate is entirely too detailed in some aspects of her writing. (view spoiler) But, I still flew through the book in a day-so it couldn't have been that jaw-wrenching. At times, it felt like it was the same thing chapter after chapter. I do really wish that there would have been more spine-tingling romance. I love Daniel for his perseverance (and it doesn't hurt that he's a hottie). We see how his character grows and changes and never gives up on love. It reminds you of how their loves has to conquer death and evil and betrayal over and over again.īut this isn't just a journey for Luce, this journey also takes Daniel back to the darkest days of his past. Even though you'd think it would be just heartbreaking to see Daniel lose Luce over and over again, it was really more heartwarming. In Passion, Lauren Kate takes us with Luce through a journey of all her past lives-death after death after death. A romance for (or should I say through) the ages!!! When Ben’s father, the king, gives him the shocking task of reversing Argrid’s fear of magic, Ben has to decide if one prince can change a devout country - or if he’s building his own pyre.Īs conspiracies arise, Lu, Vex, and Ben will have to decide who they really are.and what they are willing to become for peace. The crown prince of Argrid, he harbors a secret obsession with Grace Loray’s forbidden magic. A thrilling new fantasy seriesfull of deadly magic, double crosses, and a dangerous quest in a new worldfrom Sara Raasch, the New York Times bestselling author of the Snow Like Ashes series. An expert navigator, he agrees to help Lu find the Argridian - but the truth they uncover could be deadlier than any war.īenat is a heretic. These Rebel Waves ebook &mid Stream Raiders By Sara Raasch. But after Argrid accuses raiders of the diplomat’s abduction, Vex becomes a target. As one of the stream raiders who run rampant on Grace Loray, he scavenges the island’s magic plants and sells them on the black market. When an Argridian delegate vanishes during peace talks with Grace Loray’s new Council, Argrid demands brutal justice - but Lu suspects something dangerous is at work.ĭevereux is a pirate. Five years ago, she helped the magic-rich island of Grace Loray overthrow its oppressor, Argrid, a country ruled by religion.īut adjusting to postwar life has not been easy. A thrilling new fantasy series - full of deadly magic, double crosses, and a dangerous quest in a new world - from Sara Raasch, the New York Times best-selling author of the Snow Like Ashes seriesĪdeluna is a soldier. |