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![]() ![]() They never married but Elizabeth bore George Barker four children and their relationship provided the impassioned inspiration for one of the most moving and immediate chronicles of a love affair ever written – ‘By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept’. ![]() Thus began one of the most extraordinary, intense and ultimately tragic love affairs of our time. Eventually they communicated directly and, as a result of Barker’s impecunious circumstances, Elizabeth Smart flew both him and his wife from Japan, where he was teaching, to join her in the United States. One day, while browsing in a London bookshop, Elizabeth Smart chanced upon a slim volume of poetry by George Barker – and fell passionately in love with him through the printed word. Elizabeth Smart’s passionate fictional account of her intense love-affair with the poet George Barker, described by Angela Carter as ‘Like MADAME BOVARY blasted by lightning … A masterpiece’. ![]() ![]() ![]() But somehow (it involved a steady stream of beer and weed, as things often did with Frances) Elaine ended up in Frances’s bed and never left. She was, in fact, looking to drown her sorrows in a pint or twelve and nurse a broken heart, shattered by the gorgeous, electric Adrienne. ![]() An intriguingly headstrong yet vulnerable character with an astonishing talent for making the worst possible life-decisions." -Sarah Haywood, best-selling author of The Cactusįrances was not looking for a relationship when she met Elaine in a bar. "A brilliantly quirky, surreally funny story. An exuberant dark comedy about love, grief, sex, guilt, and one woman’s harebrained scheme to tranquilize her voraciously amorous girlfriend for a few days so that she might pay off her drug dealer, make soup, and finally get some peace and quiet. ![]() ![]() He's studied why New York Times articles make the paper's own Most E-mailed list, why products get word of mouth, and how social influence shapes everything from the cars we buy to the clothes we wear to the names we give our children.In Contagious, Berger reveals the secret science behind word-of-mouth and social transmission. But why do people talk about certain products and ideas more than others? Why are some stories and rumors more infectious? And what makes online content go viral?Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger has spent the last decade answering these questions. People don't listen to advertisements, they listen to their peers. "Jonah Berger knows more about what makes information 'go viral' than anyone in the world." -Daniel Gilbert, author of the bestseller Stumbling on Happiness What makes things popular? If you said advertising, think again. ![]() ![]() The New York Times bestseller that explains why certain products and ideas become popular. ![]() ![]() Every step of the way, she has seen how our sports systems - originally designed by men, for men and boys - fail young women and girls as much as empower them. One of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, she was a major face of women's running for Nike before leaving to shake up the industry with feminist running brand Oiselle and coach elite young female runners. Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running. 'This is the book we've been waiting for' Kate Fagan, author of What Made Maddy Run ![]() ![]() ' Punchy, pacy and eye-opening, Good For A Girl needs to be read by anyone involved in women's sport' Adharanand Finn, author of The Rise of the Ultra Runners With Good for a Girl we finally have one' Malcolm Gladwell 'Women's sports have needed a manifesto for a long time. ![]() ![]() ![]() “When you’re blindfolded, all of your other senses become enhanced. Plus the element of sensory deprivation can help a person’s senses, aside from sight, to be magnified. “At its core, you're giving up control to another person and allowing them to take control,” says Gigi Engle, ACS, a certified sex educator and resident intimacy expert at 3Fun, an app for open and polyamorous couples. This practice can be super arousing for some, as it necessitates an element of surrender-you need to have built trust with the partner who is not blindfolded. Blindfold sex can involve a silk tie or satin blindfold placed over the eyes, one which is close-fitting, but not overly tight. The kink involves a preference for being blindfolded during sex, having sex with someone who is blindfolded, or even having sex in complete darkness. Blindfold sex, also known as amaurophilia, is a gateway to more BDSM play. ![]() ![]() Bodine promised his brother he'd take care of his wife and child and to him that means marrying the widow and becoming a father to his nephew. There are two little flies in this particularly ointment, however. ![]() Once there, though the friend's absent, she proceeds to nurse Bodine back to health, falling in love with him in the process and, whenever he's conscious, he reciprocates, with misgivings. She and Bodine happen on each other, he intervenes and gets it's up to Emmy to get them to a friend's cabin which, though completely ignorant of the countryside, she manages. Getting herself hired to sing in Red Hurley's saloon, she immediately gets cheated out of her wages and strikes back by stealing what's owed her and finding herself being chased by Hurley to recover his loot. Since Bodine owes the deceased grandfather a debt, he agrees to find the girl who's just learned the identity of her long-lost father, an outlaw released from prison with no idea he has a daughter, much less that she's looking for him.Įmmy may be determined but she isn't too smart sometimes. ![]() While he recuperates from a wound received in his last run-in with Metcalf, Bodine takes on the job of finding Emma Marie Rourke for her grandmother who wants her runaway granddaughter back in time for her wedding to childhood friend, Grant. ![]() Bodine is a bounty hunter after Rusty Metcalf, the man who killed Bodine's twin brother Joshua by mistake. ![]() ![]() She’s very reluctant, having known nothing than the library for most of her life, but with some steady nudges, and a slow romance, from the Crown Prince, she slowly learns to accept her new way of life. There’s this girl who’s an apprentice in the palace library, but when she starts displaying an aptitude for magic she’s taken to the sorcerer’s tower to learn more about her talents. The pen was like an extension of her being and she forged the ink to her will as if she were under the spell of the words. It’s a shame because the concept is actually quite a decentone, but I just didn’t click with the writing or characters, at all. I was really hoping to like this book, but I’m afraid there were some serious problems I just can’t get past. I read this book as part of the Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge 2019-check out how I’m doing! ![]() ![]() !!!Spoiler Warning!!! If you haven’t read this book yet, I give away some key spoilers! Air Awakens ![]() ![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. ![]() His most recent title, Identical, incorporates his Close-Up style to take an examined look at identical twins and multiples to explore the infinite subtleties in human appearance, and to challenge our habits of perceiving identity. Schoeller's four books showcase a great range of the photographer's work, from a study of female bodybuilders to a compilation of Schoeller's signature "Close Up" portraits of celebrities, politicians, and unknowns. Identical: Portraits of Twins is a new monograph by the well known photographer Martin Schoeller with a foreword written by. His work has also appeared in many additional magazines, including Vogue, TIME, Rolling Stone, National Geographic, GQ, and Vanity Fair, and has received awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors, Communication Arts, and the Society of Publication Designers, among other honors. Schoeller became a staff photographer for The New Yorker in 1999, joining the famed Richard Avedon. Based in New York City, Schoeller's many editorial, commercial and personal projects have yielded masterful images, widely recognized for their infamous subjects and iconic power. Born in Munich, Germany, in 1968, Martin Schoeller has become one of today's most prolific and well-known photographers. ![]() ![]() ![]() There was the afternoon, the tops of the trees, the sky. ![]() 'Look at that!' he said as light flooded the room. He walked over to the window and opened the curtains. They'll watch The X Factor, then they'll watch Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? After that, Cal will have a bath and go to bed and Dad'll drink beer and smoke until it's late enough for him to sleep. Dad'll have the lottery ticket and Cal will have chosen the numbers and they'll sit in front of the TV and eat dinner from trays on their laps. There'll be mash and cabbage and onion gravy too. It's gone a funny colour - red and charcoal all at once, like the day is bleeding out. Then I lie back down and look out at the sky. There's a pen, but no paper, so on the wall behind me I write, I want to feel the weight of a boy on top of me. I sit up and switch on the bedside light. You're beautiful' - exactly those words - as he undressed me. He'd wear white pants and he'd be so gorgeous I'd almost faint. He wouldn't speak much, but he'd be breathing hard as he took off his leather jacket and unbuckled his jeans. Whenever I wanted, I could get him out and he'd look at me the way boys do in films, as if I'm beautiful. I wish he lived in the wardrobe on a coat hanger. ![]() |