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< The Greeks and Greek Love: A Bold New Exploration of the Ancient World > < The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found > < C. P. Cavafy: Collected Poems > < Before Wilde: Sex between Men in Britain's Age of Reform > < Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love > < Brooklyn: A Novel > James Davidson

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(The Passion that Was Greece)

(Not Just Platonic)

Davidson, James. "The Greeks and Greek Love: A Bold New Exploration of the Ancient World", Random House, 2009.

The Passion that Was Greek

Amos Lassen

James Davidson gives us a massive work of research and information that may surprise some. This is an outstanding study of homosexuality in ancient Greece and the passion that was part of the country. Davidson uses homosexuality as a lens to the history of Greek civilization and he sheds light on every aspect of Greek culture. Davidson writes in exquisite prose with a wonderful wit and importantly passes no judgments.
The question of same-sex love has been one that has been an issue for nearly 2000 years. Historians have not known how to deal with it and in some cases denied it. Davidson manages to answer some of the questions that have proved problematic and begins his study by defining his terms and looks at the various shades of emotions and passions which are included with there terms. He shatters the myth of boy love by showing that the same-sex pairs in ancient Greece were between men of the same generation and furthermore, boys under 18 were separated from those older.
Certainly passion was part of Greece and Davidson shows how important it was. The male-male relationships of Greece were not just sexual by any means and this is one of the issues that have bothered historians. Because of the tremendous amount of research that he did, Davidson gives us a full picture of Greek sexuality. This is a book to be treasured and we all owe James Davidson a tremendous thank you for what he has done for us.

Ever since Kenneth Dover's pioneering work Greek Homosexuality: Updated and with a new Postscript, the homoerotic current in Classical studies has been removed from an embarassing footnote and placed front and center in many studies of Ancient Greek Civilization. Nonetheless, James Davidson feels historians still have it wrong, especially in reducing the concept of Greek Love to sexual acts and who does what to whom being of central importance.

In what promises to be the new landmark study, not only in its controversial theses but in the sheer volume of detail and example accumulated, Davidson has made the case that homoerotic relationships in Ancient Greece were far more complex than historians have previously been willing to explore.

Initially, by examining various words used to describe various shades of amorousness, desire, attraction, friendship, love and sex, and how meaning changes based on context, a complexity is exposed that goes far to impress the basic ambiguities inherent in reading the record and elucidating the questions being asked. Eventually, by further examining vast amounts of written and pictorial elements, a more complete picture of Ancient Greek sexuality is revealed, allowing the Greeks a foreigness that modern writers have frequently ignored, often in order to coopt them for modern political purposes.

It is by allowing the Greeks to be themselves, in all their strangeness, ambiguity and humanity, and by exploring in clear, frequently witty prose what can and cannot be known, that Mr. Davidson has made his indelible mark on the historic record.
For nearly two thousand years, historians have treated the subject of homosexuality in ancient Greece with apology, embarrassment, or outright denial. Now classics scholar James Davidson offers a brilliant, unblushing exploration of the passion that permeated Greek civilization. Using homosexuality as a lens, Davidson sheds new light on every aspect of Greek culture, from politics and religion to art and war. With stunning erudition and irresistible wit–and without moral judgment–Davidson has written the first major examination of homosexuality in ancient Greece since the dawn of the modern gay rights movement.

What exactly did same-sex love mean in a culture that had no word or concept comparable to our term“homosexuality”? How sexual were these attachments? When Greeks spoke of love between men and boys, how young were the boys, how old were the men? Drawing on examples from philosophy, poetry, drama, history, and vase painting, Davidson provides fascinating answers to questions that have vexed scholars for generations. To begin, he defines the essential Greek words for romantic love–eros, pothos, philia–and explores the shades of emotion and passion embodied in each. Then, exploding the myth of Greek “boy love,” Davidson shows that Greek same-sex pairs were in fact often of the samegeneration, with boys under eighteen zealously separated from older boys and men.

Davidson argues that the essence of Greek homosexuality was“besottedness”–falling head over heels and “making a great big song and dance about it,” though sex was certainly not excluded. With refreshing candor, humor, and an astonishing command of Greek culture, Davidson examines how this passion played out in the myths of Ganymede and Cephalus, in the lives of archetypal Greek heroes such as Achilles, Heracles, and Alexander, in the politics of Athens and the army of lovers that defended Thebes. He considers the sexual peculiarities of Sparta and Crete, the legend and truth surrounding Sappho, and the relationship between Greek athletics and sexuality.

Writing with the energy, vitality, and irony that the subject deserves, Davidson has elucidated the ruling passion of classical antiquity. Ultimately The Greeks and Greek Love is about how desire–homosexual and heterosexual–is embodied in human civilization. At once scholarly and entertaining, this is a book that sheds as much light on our own world as on the world of Homer, Plato, and Alexander.
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(I'll tell why this book is right.)

(NO-BS FACTS ON THIS BOOK)

(I see what it's saying. I wouldn't recommend it. The authors should learn.)

(Get it ! Read it !)

(A Longing for Intimacy/A Search for Self)

This book is right on the mark because I could have written it myself. I could have looked at the way I do just about everything and written the opposite. Needless to say I'm the guy who gets no women.

The book's failure-with-women character Bob, who messes up with every woman he meets, is my life story. I look at all aspects of life in a logical, practical and sensible way and the result is problems with women in particular and people in general. I think through everything I'm going to say or do and never just react to things. I don't care much about my personal appearance, keeping my home clean, or showing confidence. I consider myself the short, fat, bald, and ugly guy who has no chance competing against other men for the desirable women. I spend to much time looking at women but never actually talking to them.

While the book was useful for me to realize my problems, I do not think I can change those things. The book is reassuring that I'm not the only guy out there I this position.

One thing I disagree with the book on is the claim that health clubs are full of 'middle-aged, chubby, married women who get pissed-off if you so much as look at them'. The large chain clubs like Bally's, Equinox, LA Fitness, Crunch, etc. are full of young hot women who are not shy about showing off their bodies under the harsh flouresent lights. Many women seem to be there for the purpose of getting hit on. It's worth it to go just to see the bare bellies and hot legs.

PROS: It's very a comprehensive book, meaning it virtually covers all aspects of interacting with women. It's like a reference book covering everything. It's also very lengthy like a reference book.

CONS: It's not comprehensive or good in any one specific area. It's really a guide for beginners; some men need that basic advice. Most of the advice is genetic and mediocre, not great.

EXAMPLE: They say how you should talk to a woman regularly, slowly building it up gradually. Don't waste your time or mental energy with that stuff. JUST GO FOR IT! GET A YES OR NO AND MOVE ON! Another example: in one chapter they use the term "venereal disease" instead of "STD" so that really shows what era their advice is from.

BOTTOM LINE: It's the type of advice you would get from a older happily-married male friend, good general stuff but nothing too specifically or relevant to what's going on today.
In this book they tell you how to deal with over emotional women - leave them - it's too much. They also state that a man should always be looking for the next women. I disagree with that since everyone knows commitment to one women makes a man more powerful, and the lovemaking better.
They quoted legendary coach Jhon Wooden. Who was married to his sweet heart for life and never with another women after - real love - they should have left that out of this book - also they bit Stepehen Covey's title and changed it to the 7 habits of highly successful seducers. That's disrespectful, and hillarious at the same time. I stumbled upon this book in the library and had to wash my hands very well after cause it was all soiled. If this book can work in a positive way then good. There are really great books for relationships real ones from Barbara Deangelis and John Gray. Buy those. Buy this book too if you want. I feel the authors need to learn more about conscience. Peace and love to them still.
I can't say much right now, but this is definitely a book any single guy should read. It's well written, well documented and the techniques inside this book work well. It's a book I recommend to all my friends, actually. It's a funny read too. They seem to have a new edition of this book also available now, so get that one instead.
How to Succeed with Women communicates a rich foundation of social and life skills to single men in order that they might be more successful at attracting and dating women. It's been six years since I hammered through the book -rather quickly for I am a slow reader. Considering how intimacy is such an integral part of everyday life for most of us, not to mention the social status a man gets from his peers, family, and coworkers for having an attractive woman in his life, I would have to say that finding this book was one of the few things that almost instantaneous impacted my life in a positive way. Not that my life had not been changed for the better by other things or that it was or is all that bad, but the sheer pace of positive change after reading this book has been unparalleled except by a few other experiences.

Ironically, it was actually an accident that I even began reading the book to begin with. I was in a book store and overheard a conversation about a book that had very little to do with this particular one. Browsing through the same section I came upon this book. I had planned on being somewhere else that day, which would have put me further from what I really wanted in life - respect, intimacy, and trust.

I was twenty-three, worked a dead-end job, lived at home with my parents, and had only two people that I considered friends though I rarely talked to them since dropping out of college. Like other readers have said, I too wish I had found this book much earlier.

Within a month of reading the first chapters, I started going out to bars and asking peoples opinions about my appearance and about what I should do about my job. It was like a swapping an old Honda Prelude for a new Chevy Malabo. I was in the fast lane or so I thought at the time. Within weeks I found myself for the second time in my life in a bar and third time in life drinking. I had broken out of the sheltered, socially deprived life. People were eager to get me under their wing and "show me the ropes' of life. This worked really well at first. I was noticed and started many friendships and eventually had a girlfriend. After five months or so the flame that had been lit inside me was dwindling to a slow glowing ember. I felt I had reached an impasse. The ground I had gained on the social ladder I was quickly loosing. I lost my girlfriend within one week and most of friends I had met along the way were now no more than acquaintances whose faces stared back at me blankly when I said hello.

Just as the stock market has rallies on its way down to the bottom in a recession, I too had my rallies. I read most of How to Talk to Women, also by Ron Louis and David Copeland. This seemed for a while to give me the conversation tools that I needed to keep a woman's attention. It also gave me some insight in communicating with people in everyday situations. After some successes and some failures with this new approach, I thought it was time for another approach. I read David DeAngelo's Double Your Dating. Armed with a new attitude, I would make cocky and funny comments when initiating conversations. This really caught many people including attractive women off guard. You could then start a conversation. But then what do you say afterwards in the conversation? What do you do if the woman is cockier or funnier than you?

Three years after I started I figured as I was only marginally better than I was when I started off. I was unemployed and still in mom and dad's home. Around the same time, I saw a flash game advertising The Game by Neil Strauss. I passed up the opportunity to read it at that time because I was depressed that the effort I had put in studying seduction so far had not paid off like I had intended to do. Things didn't start to pick up until I grabbed a hold of life and started building myself up in ways that did not have anything to do with women or seduction. Of course I guess that what Ron and David were talking about the whole time -making a life for your self separate from women.

The knowledge you take from this book should be used as a foundation to get your life in order. Certainly it isn't the "end all, be all" book of seduction. It is a start but leave wanting more when it comes to social interaction. I don't think an encyclopedia of books could cover all there is to know about human social interaction. Just the same there is no magic trick or line you can use that will instantly lead to success with women. It takes initiative, hard work, and discipline to be successful in meeting and attracting women.

I would start by learning the concepts in this book and then move on to books that have more to do with social interaction like Double Your Dating, The Game, and The Mystery Method. I really think a multifaceted approach done in succession would prove most effective. Some who are already successful in life, who are already snappy dressers, and who already have goals set may get less from this book and more from books like the Mystery Method.

Some years after I first read How to Succeed with Women, as I get back into the seduction community, I realize the mistakes I made. I realize that authors are very protective of their image as the guru and wouldn't hesitate to discredit someone else's method. I hear conversations and read reviews from critics who still do not understand what this is about saying, "Why can't you just be yourself? Isn't this fake and misleading to women? Does this really work?" I don't think it has anything to do with either. It's about cultivating the parts of you that are attractive. It's about growing to becoming more than who you currently are. Some who are so dogmatically critical of seduction materials would not stop to consider what I have to say.

This is my advice -read as much as you can on the subject but be smart in doing it. Read reviews about what works and does not work. Consider coaching and other methods. Maintain a balance on how much money and effort you spend on seduction with the outcomes you except to achieve. Most importantly have fun while doing it and stop when it isn't.
Offers single and divorced men practical advice on how to find, relate to, and either commit to or break up with a woman, and includes basic dating tips for the 1990s.
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< True North > < Faith&Fidelity > < Diving in Deep > < The Assignment > < Tigers and Devils > < Hard Fall > Bethany Brown,Ashlyn Kane

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Dreamspinner Press
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(Love Love Love)

(True North)

(Doctor and Patient Relations)

(True North, True Love)

(A sweet doctor patient romance with appealing characters and an enjoyable plot.)

This book was excellent. I finished it in one sitting, and it left me with a huge smile on my face. The characters were great, the story was great, the writing was excellent, and it made me laugh out loud so many times. I can't say enough good things about it. If you love a well written, well developed m/m story with great humor and great sex, this book is for you.
How can you resist a man in scrubs? Years of watching ER, Chicago Hope and now Grey's obviously has me well conditioned. heh.

This book starts with promise, two guys meet and are attracted to each other, always a bonus in a romance novel. Bit of the whole caretaker hero doing his taking care thing, it was good. I liked Jackson, he was sweet and had me imagining warm plaid shirts. Not sure why, just did! Julian is a nice foil of slender goodness with much fiesty sexiness. There is a beautifully described small town in winter, interesting secondary characters and it was nice and long. (long is good!)

The only problems I had with the book were a few moments with awkward plot devices that had my suspension of disbelief working overtime. I also found some of the explanations about backgrounds and where the boys came from a little confusing, but the rest of the book read reasonably smoothly.

Despite these problematic moments I'll be interested in seeing what their next book is like. It is coming soon from Dreamspinner Press in March.
Brown, Bethany and Ashlyn Kane. "True North", Dreamspinner Press, 2009.

Doctor and Patient Relations

Amos Lassen

"True Love" is a novel that is character centered. They are well drawn, three dimensional human beings with internal conflicts and miscommunications and difficult situations with which to deal. Julian and Jack are lovers and a bit in the closet especially Jack who thinks of himself as a real macho man. He cannot deny how attracted he is to Julian, a doctor. Julian has several issues among which are two ex-lovers who both hurt him deeply.
Jackson Strange met Julian after a work related accident caused him to visit the local clinic and is magnetically drawn to the doctor. But once the two men have crossed paths, they each go their separate ways but with each other on each mind. Julian's sister gives the necessary punch and they become romantically involved. Roadblocks to happiness pop u however and they are sent apart.
The setting is small town Canada which gives a free environment for love to develop and this makes it surprising that the guys seem to have so much trouble coming together. A cast of supporting characters makes the story more realistic and they spice up the plot. This is an original touch here as the other characters are female. For a book about two men, it is full of women.
I am not going to let on how the book ends because I want you to read it and enjoy it as much as I did.

There are several real strengths in this novel, centered around the characters in it, and the fact that they are well-depicted, three dimensional, human beings, with some flaws, some internal conflicts to overcome, some miscommunications, and some difficult situations to deal with. The two lovers, Julian and Jack, are both a bit "closeted," especially he-man alpha male Jack. Jack instinctively resists admitting his sexual orientation, but cannot deny from the "get-go" his deep attraction to Dr. Julian. Julian has his own ghosts, mostly centered around the two previous lovers who betrayed and hurt him so badly. Add some lovely supporting characters (as the other reviewers rightly pointed out, mostly women, all of them interesting and well-developed in their own rights), a deeply troubling situation that could not help but cause explosive tension between the two lovers, yet both acted understandably and, in Julian's case, ethically. Because this is "romantic fiction," the reader knew the conflicts would be happily resolved, but even the way it was resolved and the pain and difficulty in finding the resolution was realistic and moving. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.
What I like about this one is that it takes the time to build the characters and the romance admidst an engaging and enjoyable plot, which is not consumed by erotism. The setting is a small town in Canada, which in itself provides a liberated environment for same sex love. So I am surprised that both Jack and Julian are reluctant to be opened about their sexuality, especially Jack, the older guy. Maybe this has to do with his macho personality and living in a small town where everyone knows everyone's business. Jack's reluctance is irritating in the beggining as I feel for the poor doctor who certainly deserves a better man. Each man has his own ghosts to overcome before he could commit. The writers have done a fine job giving us their story, which is certainly made more enjoyable by the addition of a few well developed female characters who help the guys in their romance, Julian's caring and strong willed sister, Jack's independent mother and one precocious little girl. These female characters do not intrude into the guys' love story (which I really appreciate) but actually spice up the plot as all their lives intertwined. I think this is the first effort from these 2 writers and I am certainly impressed.
Small-town engineer Jackson Strange has been clumsy his whole life, so when an accident at work sends him to the local clinic, it's no big shock. The surprise is the magnetic, heated attraction to the enigmatic Julian Piet, a charming doctor with killer good looks that appears to treat him, sending Jack off his lonely course. Now that their paths have crossed, Jack and Julian head off in a new direction - but between Jack's reluctance to be open about his sexuality and Julian's shattered self-confidence, they can't seem to decide what direction that is. It takes a push from Julian's meddlesome sister to send them stumbling headfirst into romance. Happily wrapped up in their fledgling relationship, Jack and Julian think they may have found their way until unexpected roadblocks appear on their path to forever. Wrathful storms, dangerous illness, family connections, and broken hearts threaten their tenuous balance and will send them spinning apart - their love scattered to the four winds - if they cannot believe and trust that together, they can find true north.
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< Just Business > < No Strings > < Justice for All > < Suspect Passions > < Stranded > < Warming Trend > Julie Cannon

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Bold Strokes Books
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(Eh, not the greatest, not plausible, but entertaining hot sex)

(Ouch!)

(Taking Care of Business)

(Back on track....)

HONESTLY, what drew my inital attention to this book was the cover art. I read the reviews that were available, and in the end, I resolved, I bought the book because of the cover art. Art is just for "eye-candy" sakes. The lead characters, or none of the characters in the book for that matter, DO NOT look like the cover art.

Bait and switch, yep, I fell for it.

I know I know, it's a work of fiction. However much of a work of fiction anything should be, it should be at the very least..a thread that hinge on "believable", which, this story lacks.

Think "Pretty Woman" with a lesbo twist. Throw into the mix is a subplot of a brother-unfairly-convicted-of-a-crime (he did murder someone by the way), so our heroine had-to-sacrifice-being-with-a-mega-gazillionaire and living a few privileged months for the sake of her brother. The plot was just stupid. I feel stupid for falling for the cover art.

But, if you like reading hot, steamy, sporty, enthusiastic lesbian sex, you'll enjoy the plethora of encounters in this book. Very entertaining and descriptive. Me, I would rather of spent the money on a traditional porn flick!
I like Julie Cannon's books. She always presents beautiful and interesting characters with engaging storylines. `Just Business' is no exception.

Unexpectedly thrown into an awkward situation, Dillon Matthews goes with the flow and ends up with a broken heart. Dillon meets a depressed Callie Sheffield at a local bar one night and they feel a connection. Later, Dillon is invited to have dinner with Bill Franklin, a man who is holding out on a land deal she wants to close, and his wife Phyllis. She is specifically asked to bring a date and decides to invite Callie. Thinking the meal will be all that's required, Dillon is stunned when she and Callie are invited to spend a weekend with Bill and Phyllis at their beach cottage. Things only get more complicated from there as Dillon gets more deeply mired in the whole situation. She hasn't been completely honest with Callie and won't admit she's fallen in love with the unsuspecting woman - that is, until it's too late. Callie discovers Dillon's ruse and that's where the fun really begins.

Okay, these characters aren't terribly multi-dimensional. Dillon's only focus is the land. Callie's only focus is getting her brother out of prison. Bill and Phyllis seen to open their arms too quickly to these women. However, their interactions make this book enjoyable. It's not as good as Cannon's earlier books, but I'm still glad I read it.

Bottom Line - Well worth reading.

The author of Just Business certainly took care of business. She "fleshed" out both characters thoroughly and made them interesting and sexy. I liked the fact that Dillon and Callie were mature women both with interesting separate lives, which the author brought to light without taking away from their budding relationship. And the turn-about in the middle of the book gave the plot a shot in the arm to keep it exciting. And let's not forget- there was a good dose of intimacy. I like when a book gives the reader some "spice" before the last page (makes for a better page turner). For me, it was definitely worth the read!
I just finished Ms. Cannon's latest and what a wonderful book. Since I was a bit disappointed in her last one (just didn't really have a plot going for it and characters were a bit 2 dimensional), I was reluctant to get her latest, but I am very glad I did. In this newest one, Ms. Cannon brought the two main characters to life; each having sub-characters that only made the main ones more robust. There just seem to be more to the characters stories this time with more depth to the characters and more substance to the story plot...I look forward to her next one.
What should be just business becomes much more when two women agree to a deal that changes their lives.

Real estate tycoon Dillon Matthews, in the middle of negotiating the deal of her life, is stunned when the owner of the small parcel of land she desperately needs to complete her latest project presents the final condition she must meet to close the deal. Callie Sheffield is struggling to pay the attorney she has hired to appeal her brother's conviction for a crime he didn't commit. When Dillon and Callie meet by chance, they realize each has what the other needs. A simple business transaction will give them both what they need--until love threatens to derail the negotiations.
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< Plain Brown Wrapper: Coming Home > < Out Of My Mind > < Handyman > < Diving in Deep > < My Only Home > < A Matter O f Necessity > L. Picaro

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Aspen Mountain Press(2008-06-16)
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(Plain Brown Wrapper)

(Coming Home by L. Picaro)

Robert Simmons has had a crush on his roommate Jerry Bronson for the past three years. Jerry is a star quarterback. He's gorgeous, sexy and straight, so Robert keeps his preferences for men to himself. Besides, he's a geek and Jerry would never be interested in him anyway. On a trip home to visit their families, Jerry and Robert stop at a hotel for the night and Jerry gives Robert a surprise. One he's been waiting three years to get.

Coming Home is sweet, sexy, and romantic. Jerry and Robert are great guys. Coming Home would make a fantastic full length novel. It's a great story.

Nannette
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A really really short story.

Robert and Jeff are roommate for three years. Robert is a a geek, an archeologist student, Jeff is a jock, the star quarterback of the college. And he is straight. Or so thinks Robert.

During the Christmas holiday, Robert's parents ask him to go home and to take with him also his friend. But Robert is heading home with a mere friend or with a boyfriend? He doesn't want to break up a friendship, but maybe Jeff will take off to him the decision.

I like the story geek-jock style. Maybe they are "all just read", nut it is very funny to read them.
A Nebraska blizzard strands two roommates in a hotel. Can either friend accept the truth of the other's sexuality?Robert has lived with college quarterback Jerry Bronson for the better part of three years now. During that time, Jerry has been a rock solid roommate. At his parents' insistence, Robert is bringing Jerry home for a holiday visit. But who is he bringing home? Roomate? Friend? or Lover?
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< My Trip Down the Pink Carpet > < Sordid Lives > < When You Are Engulfed in Flames > < Band Fags! > < Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea > < Shelter > Leslie Jordan

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(the best actor ever, the funniest man, comic, lovely)

(read this book you will love it)

(MUCH PRETTIER IN PINK)

(Funny)

(quick and funny)

This man is so underrated. I think his industry has done him such a disservice. To read his memoir and realize how much pain he had to go through to be this brilliant was an amazing read. There will never ever be someone as talented as this man. Sometimes I get tired of people thinking Robert Redford etc. are these great actors and don't realize the roles they received to be this way. Leslie is one of the greatest actors, but his roles don't show him the true actor that he is. You can tell how great he is in any role he has ever been given, and he is the only actor that can make me cry and laugh alternately. I am a film/t.v. addict and have NEVER seen anyone better. Leslie, you rock!

do you feel like you are alone and need a lift on life read this book you will love it also if he comes to your city make sure you go see him we have and loved his show
Whilst most TV audiences may only know the very gifted comic actor Mr Leslie Jordan as a regular guest star on "Will&Grace" (for which he won an Emmy Award) and "Boston Legal", there is oh so much more to him, as he reveals in his "autobiography" - MY TRIP DOWN THE PINK CARPET. The openly gay actor has had a very diverse career on stage, film and television. But indeed his life off the stage&screen has certainly been a wild ride, and one well worth documenting. Brought up as a Christian in the Deep South, self-tortured by his gay demons and unlucky in love, he turned to a variety of addictive substances that he thought would help him cope with life. Welcome to Hollywood! But he rose above all of that and now has his life and career well and truly back on track. He is happy and comfortable with who he is. As Mr Jordan says in his book, the secret of a healthy life is learning to love oneself. For those who like showbiz autobiographies - this is a great read. For those who might be having trouble coming to terms with their sexuality - this is a MUST read!
the stories are very funny, and I enjoyed the book. Even though the name dropping gets a little deep, his charm goes a long way! Buy this book, it really is a great glimpse into leslie jordans life, and you get to see some famous people from a different point of view.
A very funny and quick summer read. I picked it up in the morning and had finished it that same evening. I found myself laughing outloud several times. Tons of fun

A hilarious romp from small-town USA to the pink carpet of Hollywood with the beloved Emmy-winning actor, playwright, and gay icon

Leslie Jordan is a small man with a giant propensity for scene stealing. Best known for his bravura recurring role as Karen's nemesis, Beverley Leslie, onWill&Grace(for which he won a Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy in 2006), he has also made memorable appearances onAlly McBeal, Boston Public, Monk, andMurphy Brown.

Raised in a conservative family in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Leslie -- who describes himself as "the gayest man I know" -- boarded a Greyhound bus bound for LA with $1,200 sewn into his underpants and never looked back. His pocket-sized physique and inescapable talent for high camp paved the way to a lucrative and varied career in commercials and on television. Along the way he immersed himself in writing for the stage, and his one-man testimonials have become cult off-Broadway hits. But with success came dangerous temptations: a self-proclaimed former substance abuser and sexaholic, Leslie has spent time in jail and struggled to overcome his addictionsand self-loathing.

My Trip Down the Pink Carpetis a rollicking, fast-paced collection of stories, served up with wit, panache, and plenty of biting asides. Filled with comically overwrought childhood agonies, offbeat observations, and revealing celebrity encounters -- from Boy George to George Clooney -- it delivers a fresh, laugh-out-loud take on Hollywood, fame, addiction, gay culture, and learning to love oneself.
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< My Trip Down the Pink Carpet > < Sordid Lives > < When You Are Engulfed in Flames > < Band Fags! > < Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea > freaks

< No Going Home > < My Fair Captain > < The Broken H > < The Tin Star > < Caught Running > < The Assignment > T. A. Chase

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Liquid Silver Books
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(A fun, quick read)

(Finding Love)

(Pretty good read)

(Outstanding gay erotic fiction)

(Finding Love after Heartache)

The first couple of chapters were tough going, T.A. Chase's sentences and dialog were short, rough and not descriptive enough for me. However, after chapter four the book began to flow more evenly and in the end, I enjoyed this book about two broken cowboys falling in love.

The main drawback that I found slightly unrealistic - even for a romance novel - was how quickly Les and Randy got together. They have one meeting and on the second Randy moves in with Les. I found that highly unlikely and threw me out of my enjoyment of the story for awhile. But the storyline for this genre was well-written and the character development was better than other books I've read in the m/m arena.

One of my favorite characters was Tony, Randy's bull riding friend. I hope T.A. Chase gives him his own novel. This secondary character was a delight!

All in all, I'd give this book 3.5 stars out of 5.

Chase, T.A. "No Going Home", Liquid Silver Press, 2008.

Finding Love

Amos Lassen

Randy is a rodeo rider who has been taken in by his neighbor, Les after he suffered an injury. Because Randy is gay, his father will have nothing to do with him. As to be expected Les and Randy realize that they feel something for each other but Les has suffered a tragedy in his past that stops him from opening up. Now this idea is nothing new but T.A. Chase has a way with words and although you have heard stories like this before, you feel like you are encountering it for the first time.
This is another novel set in the world of cowboys and dealing with gay love but this one has something other gay cowboy romances do not and that is tenderness. The characters have been created fully and are well defined. Les appears to be the stronger of the two men but he carries a terrible memory with him, something that ended his career and he was abandoned by his partner. He has a sense of "not being good enough: and this hinders his chances of developing meaningful relationships, Randy, on the other hand, is a cowboy in every sense of the word. He is quick and has muscles and his attractiveness is based upon his strength and ruddiness. He has to learn to trust as he has had bad luck in the past.
When we meet Randy he is looking for shelter having been rejected by both his family and society. Les, taking him in, hides his past and his feelings of rejection. The two men are both outcasts--one because of his sexuality, the other because of physical injury. The two lost souls come together and share their loneliness and isolation. They, in time, comfort and compliment each other,
This is not literature but it is a pleasant read and it is also quite erotic. The sex scenes are quite steamy and for erotic fiction, this is quite good. The characters are endearing, the prose is good, the sex is hot--what else could we ask for?

I honestly wasn't sure what to expect by this...but I got sucked in and couldn't stop reading. I growled at a friend of mine when she interrupted me to be honest.

With the backgrounds making the characters actually interesting and the book being an all around nice read, I'd suggest this to a few people. Oh sure there wasn't a wildly interesting plot but the same thing could be said about the movies nowadays. In fact, I plan on checking out the author's other works.
Recently I have experienced something of a resurgence of interest in gay erotic fiction, and "No Going Home" is among the best of the genre.

Les and Randy are both healing from emotional and physical injuries when they happen upon each other, and their chemistry and need for each other are both immediate and palpable.

Like any courtship, theirs is filled with uncertainty and some fear as both have been hurt in the past. Will they find common ground? Can they deal with prejudice from their families and the world? Can they find the strength in each other that they need to grow? I think you know the answers. You WILL want to read the book to find out for yourself.

I was impressed with the author's quick and direct movement into their courtship and couple-hood. The author starts AT their meeting and courtship and sprinkles back story in with the current events and does so with skill and grace.

This is a moving and warm novel between two endearing and warm characters that you will like and for whom you will happily root. It is more than entertaining; you can feel the love between these two characters; it's a pleasure to experience.

I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in gay erotic fiction. This is a real gem. Enjoy.
I loved this book. It shows how looks aren't the only part of a relationship. Perfection is in the eye of the beholder and Randy Hersch finds his perfect man in the arms of Leslie Hardin. Even though Les had a horrible accident that left him with a life long disfiguring scar, T.A.Chase shows that true love can conquer all. I highly recommend this book to any one who likes cowboys, but also likes heart touching love stories.
Six years ago, a hoof to the head ended Leslie Hardin's show-jumping career and his relationship with the man he loved. Broken, hurt, and rejected, Les has focused his energies on rebuilding his life. Les's accident has shown him that the most valuable treasures are usually found under an imperfect surface, and his reputation for taking in strays starts to grow. But it's one of these strays in particular, injured rodeo cowboy Randy Hersch, who captures more than just his compassion. Between his disapproving father and his chosen career path, Randy has always felt the need to deny his passion. But when Les takes him under his wing, Randy begins to realize that he is truly strong enough to admit his true self-to himself and the rest of the world. But in the arms of a broken man, can he find acceptance.and love?
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< No Going Home > < My Fair Captain > < The Broken H > < The Tin Star > < Caught Running > freaks

< Out Of My Mind > < Diving in Deep > < Handyman > < A Matter O f Necessity > < Under My Skin > < Court Appointed: A Serving Love Story > M. L. Rhodes

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Amber Quill Press, LLC(2008-05-12)
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(Could have been better)

(Steamy, hot, great beach or lazy day read)

(Well written! Kept me interested all the way through.)

(Out of My Mind by M.L. Rhodes)

(Out of My Mind)

It was OK but didn't have time to develop. M.L. Rhodes has with other books and could have done more with this story line.
Well written story about two cops. Gets really good and steamy once these two get a clue and fall for each other. Keeps a good pace going. You won't get bored with this one!
I thoroughly enjoyed "Out of My Mind". The characters are likable and the plot moves along in a realistic way.

After I finished this book, I immediately read M. L. Rhodes' "The Professor's Secret Passion" and found the plots to be quite similar: two men admitting their repressed attraction to each other and having their first sex together; then the older partner freaks out and stops communicating with the younger completely, until he realizes his love for the younger guy is more important than any of the fears that were freaking him out.

M. L. Rhodes does a far superior job in portraying the younger partner's angst at being abandoned in her descriptions of what Nick was going through in "Out of My Mind". If you're trying to chose between the two, I'd recommend "Out of My Mind" over "The Professor's Secret Passion."
Rafferty and Nick are partners. Work partners. Both detective for police in Maine since 4 years. And Rafferty is married; or unless he was married since two months before. He has found his wife in bed with another man and immediately files the divorce. Strange he is not mourning too much over it. It's long that he has stopped to love and desire his wife. And instead he has begun to deside his partner... How could it be possible? He is straight! And so is Nick! Or not? One faithful night abroad with his small boat they remain trapped in a rainstorm and in the little cabin the passion flares. But the morning after Raff is full of fear and doubts, and Nick, who is really gay and with a bad experience behind, doesn't know how to reassure his friend, now lover.

This is a medium long ebook, 100 pages, and it goes smoothly and fast. Raff and Nick are both positive characters, maybe a little too positive. Raff is a good cop, very friendly and calm; he considers himself boring and not attractive. Instead Nick, younger than 6 years, is the classical good and handsome guy, the type every woman wants, and apparently also some man... But Raff, 35 years older, when deals with feeling is like a teenager with his first crush. He wants and then he has fear, he reaches forward and then backs away... And Nick is so comprehensive. Well maybe I'd like a bit more of angry.

Recently divorced cop Rafferty Jones has had some strange thoughts lately. He's been thinking about his partner, Nick Tucker, in a whole new way. When Nick shows up for a planned weekend on his boat, Raff wonders if he made a huge mistake. Can he keep his feelings a secret?

Nick has been in love with Raff for years, but Raff was straight and married. Lately Raff's been acting strangely, and Nick's determined to get to the bottom of it. What will happen when Nick finds out that Raff might not be so off-limits after all?

Out of My Mind is a hot and emotional read. Both Raff and Nick are afraid to show their feelings to each other for fear of ruining their friendship, but once they do, sparks really fly! I could sympathize with the conflicted Raff (even when I wanted to smack him), and his confusion really rang true. Nick was so sweet I just wanted to hug him! As always, ML Rhodes has crafted believable characters and a storyline that kept me interested until the very last page. If you're in the mood for a hot read that has lots of emotion and a sweet, satisfying ending, pick up Out of Mind today!

Cassie
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For four years Rafferty Jones and Nick Tucker have worked side by side as police detectives in their small Maine town. But lately, Rafferty's imagination has been creating fantasies about Nick more specifically, about Nick and him together that have shocked Rafferty. Detailed erotic scenarios a thirty something, set in his ways straight man shouldn't be imagining. He's been struggling to keep them secret, afraid that if Nick discovers the truth it will end their friendship. But with each passing day it's getting harder and harder to pretend Nick is "just" a friend. And harder and harder for Rafferty to come to terms with the possibility he might not be as straight as he's always believed.

Nick's always known he's gay and he's had deep feelings for Rafferty for years. But after a difficult experience at his former police precinct in Boston, he decided when he moved to Maine to keep his sexual orientation under wraps on the job. He wants to be acknowledged at work for what he can do, not who he's doing. And with Rafferty being straight, there's always been a clear cut line that Nick's known he can't cross with his unsuspecting partner and best friend. And yet for the past few months it's become difficult to remember that line. He's not sure why, he just knows that for the first time in four years his heart and his body are urging him to go for what he really wants Rafferty.

When a stormy weekend trip on Rafferty's boat gives birth to an unexpected night of passion, will it be the spark they need to forge a new and deeper relationship? Or will Nick's past and Rafferty's fear drive a wedge between them that will destroy not only their barely-begun love affair, but their partnership and friendship as well?

Genres: Gay / Contemporary

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< Out Of My Mind > < Diving in Deep > < Handyman > < A Matter O f Necessity > < Under My Skin > freaks

< Spartacus International Gay Guide > < Damron Mens Travel Guide (Damron Men's Travel Guide) > < Naked Places, A Guide for Gay Men to Nude Recreation and Travel, 5th edition > < Milk > < Spartacus International Sauna Guide 2009 (French Edition) > < Spartacus International Hotel&Restaurant Guide 2009 (German Edition) >

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Bruno Gmunder Verlag Gmbh
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(travel the globe? get it)

This is an annual purchase for me. While no guide is perfect, Spartacus provides the best all-in-one global view of just about anything you'd like across the planet. The cost remains below the price of about 2 drinks + tip at any bar in a major city so there isn't any excuse--get it and stop searching where to go. Have fun!
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< Spartacus International Gay Guide > < Damron Mens Travel Guide (Damron Men's Travel Guide) > < Naked Places, A Guide for Gay Men to Nude Recreation and Travel, 5th edition > < Milk > < Spartacus International Sauna Guide 2009 (French Edition) > freaks

< Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man > < How To Seduce A Man And Keep Him Seduced > < Make Every Man Want You: or Make Yours Want You More) > < The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Sex, Third Edition > < Ride 'Em Cowgirl! Sex Position Secrets For Better Bucking > < How to be a Super Hot Woman: 339 Tips to Make Every Man Fall in Love with You and Every Woman Envy You > < Sony WMFX479 Walkman >

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HarperAudio(1997-09-09)

customer 's review
(Useful and Hilarious)

(Check your inhibitions, married women)

(FABULOUS)

(Goes down real smooth with a little humor)

(Perfect!)

I loved this book more so as a fun read than for advice.

Now don't get me wrong, it gives very good advice. But i was so busy laughing at the way they worded things that sometimes I even forgot that that was what they were doing!

It's good times!
Okay. I believe that if you do a thing, you should do it WELL. And that includes sex. Furthermore, sex is very pleasurable and is meant to be enjoyed. Now, you should find your soulmate, approved by God and such...but even if you just met a guy at the mall and got married, you still need to improve on things in the bedroom (or out of it), to be the best person you can be....

Your man wants to please you....you feel the same way right?

Well hold on to your seats....who would know better than a GAY MAN? They are part of humanity too (for those of you who hate them) and they know what to do better than you do as a female.

Now, I am a grown, married woman and I can tell you that this book is very helpful. Even if you are quite skilled yourself and know what pleases your man.

Not trying to create "immorality" but this book is good for singletons too who are out there for just a good time.

I give this as a gift (with other books and things) to any female that is getting married...especially virgins. I also give it to women who are hearing complaints from their husbands or who have husbands just on the edge of straying. Let me say this: I have given this book as a gift about 17 times and I ALWAYS get a call (or many times a thank you basket) saying how helpful it was and even marriage-saving it was.

Yes, the book is that good.

Please pick it up.

Lets just say whats happening now two weeks after i got the book...Im moving in per his request :)
I first purchased this book years ago. I have since purchased it several more times to give as a gift. I have sold "romance enrichment" products for 7 years. I am a clearing house for information for my customers. I did find this book to contain ideas not found in other books, so it is not just a repeat of general information that is easily found elsewhere. More than anything, I appreciate the humor. Humor is a valuable tool in helping us through subject matter that we may find uncomfortable. I think a couple could read this together, maybe at bedtime for kicks. My hope would be that the content may facilitate open conversation. Reading it as an individual would provide the lucky reader with an arsenal of tricks and treats. I highly recommend this book. It is not like other "sex tip" books. It's a fun read. Enjoy.
I am a single gal in Chicago, and sadly, I have no gay male friends these days.

This book was recommended to me by Amazon when I was searching for flirting how-to books.

This may be sold as a sex tip book, but it has everything a woman needs!

The advice is no-nonsense, easy to digest and retain, and helpful on every level. The flirting tips work, I swear! The physical pleasuring tips work well, from what my partners have said, and I have observed. I have even followed some of the tips on bedroom design and I am really pleased with the result.

This is advice any man could tell you, but straight men will be quiet about it, and gay men won't tell you unless you know to ask. So I recommend this book to every woman looking to find, hook, and keep a man, or men.

Indispensable!
Co-written by a gay man, an entertaining, revealing, explicit sex manual offers tips and techniques, advice on the properly appointed bed and bedroom accessories, and reflections on love and lust. Read by Dan Anderson&Maggie Berman. Simultaneous."
Who is best equipped to give sex tips to heterosexual women about how to please a man in bed? Why, gay men, of course. Who would know better than gay men what makes men happy? Dan Anderson (gay) and best friend Maggie Berman (straight) have collaborated on this how-to book for women who feel that their lovers are afraid to ask for what they want. Chatty, informative, and graphic--in a clinical, not sexy way--Anderson and Berman have borrowed a little from Helen Gurley Brown, a little from Miss Manners, and a lot from Masters and Johnson to show women how the other half loves. Never smug and mostly useful,Sex Tipsshows that sexual orientation can as easily be a potluck as a culture clash.
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< Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man > < How To Seduce A Man And Keep Him Seduced > < Make Every Man Want You: or Make Yours Want You More) > < The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Sex, Third Edition > < Ride 'Em Cowgirl! Sex Position Secrets For Better Bucking > freaks

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