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(Wow)

(Mickey's Back and it is well worth the wait.)

(Heartbreakingly amazing!)

(The best series!)

(Absolutely stunning!! Watch Mickey grow.)

J.M. has a writing style that is uniquely hers. Her Micky Knight character is rough, real, and brutally honest...at least most of the time. In this most recent addition to the series, we see Micky's continued development as a person and in relationship to others. Thrown in the midst of this is the turmoil that was Katrina. There is little that I can say about the book without giving away some of the story because the plot is that tight. It almost reminds me of listening to detective stories on the radio...JM's descriptions and dialogues paint pictures in my head of scenes and nuiances that are enjoyable yet at times haunting.

Excellent author.
I would agree with all the above reviews. This book is different, more mature, personally dark (and for Mickey, that's hard to beat). Redmann has always written good books and this one is excellent.
If you have not read the Mickey Knight series-do so now.
I have to say that I am more prone to reading gritty murder mysteries by authors like Patricia Cornwell. I only ocassionally read detective stories that are also humourous like Sue Grafton, who I would compare Redmann too, but this book was AMAZING. It is beautiful, sad, intruiging, and compelling. All I want to know is when does the next one come out!!!!
This is the best lesbian series out there. The internal dialogue with the main character, Micky, is superb. In this latest installment, Micky has grown up a lot. I don't want to give the story away, but it takes place in and around New Orleans during hurricane Katrina. If I had one criticism it is that it was heavy on the case, and not enough about Micky's personal life (i.e. Cordelia, Micky's Mom, and her cast of friends). That being said, things in Micky's personal life are left hanging. I hope and pray there will be a follow up to this SOON! Thanks JM for another great read.
This is a difficult book to review completely without spoilers, so this will be a little lacking in detail.
First, after almost ten years, Mickey Knight is back. She is more sensitive, devasted by nature's hurricane and major personal issues. This novel is all Mickey's voice. Do I miss the whippy verbal play with her friends? yes. Do I want it in this book? No. Except for brief flashes of telephone calls and almost chance physical encounters, Mickey's family and friends are conspicuously absent and that's okay because this novel is mostly about her interior landscape--and the changed landscape of her beloved city.
For all you mystery fans, there is a mystery that gives the book its title and she of course does her usual good job--even though the pissing contest referred to in the publishers blurb saddles her with a largely unwanted assistant. Much to Mickey's surpise Shannon helps with many things.
This must have been a difficult book to write, not only because Redmann so obviously loves NO, but because she reached deep inside for the changing, growing and developing Michelle Knight. I certainly hope we don't have to wait more than a couple of years for the followup to this one.
Micky Knight just had to get into a butch pissing contest with the journalist partner of a famous doctor working with her lover, Cordelia James, to prove that the skills of a reporter are of no use to a P.I. Now she's stuck with a drop-dead gorgeous assistant and the case of a dying gay man looking for a child he might have fathered. These chains of events--and an act of nature--will tear Micky's life apart in ways that may never be put back together.

Fifth in the Lambda Award-winning Micky Knight mystery series.
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< Death of a Dying Man > < Justice for All > < Blue Skies > < Stranded > < Warming Trend > freaks

< Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity (5th Edition) > < Sexuality Counseling: An Integrative Approach > < Neuroanatomy, North American Edition: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems (Point (Lippincott Williams&Wilkins)) > < Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association > < Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, North American Edition > < Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases > Spencer A. Rathus,Jeffrey S. Nevid,Lois Fichner-Rathus

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Bacon

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(Interesting Book)

(Its sights were set maybe too high...)

(Questionably amateurish)

(Excellent Condition-Speedy Shipping!)

(Should be required reading at the high school level)

This book is very interesting. The textbook has a lot of information and is enjoyable to read.
This text is a great overview of all things involving human sexuality. However I believe the piece suffers from trying to cover too much. It is very broad. But it works. Other complaints against it is the banter between the female author and the male authors--basically there are a lot of "typical male" and other such non-academic passages. Though not bad here and there, I felt there was too much and often (instead of being humorous)it came off as just annoying.
My star rating may be a bit too harsh for a book that does indeed go and define human sexuality and the subjects therein, but when you're reading a textbook on the subject, you have to expect that even the most dismal and pathetic of textbooks would ever cover the subjects they are supposed to cover, or else they would never end up in a classroom.

Instead in this book, amidst the subject comes what screams to be amateurish writing, questionable facts, and just plain bad humor, occasionally used to mask the fact that the authors' touch on certain subjects they just don't know.

As I can't draw on every single example from memory, I'll deal with what examples I can:

- Tantric Sex: The authors know absolutely nothing about what tantric sex is. A "Q&A" section is opened up asking about it, and the authors proceed to ramble on incoherently, with such "things" as "it's like having a tantrum! Sorry, bad pun", before proceeding to say it's everything from yoga and meditation to lighting candles and receiving a massage. Ahem, NO, that is NOT what tantric sex is.

Fact: Tantric sex is a philosophy that combines Hindu spiritualism with indulgent sexuality. Saying that Tantric sex is "yoga, meditation, erotic massages, candles" is like saying this textbook is "words, pages, letters, ink, Times New Roman font, basketballs".

- Sex toys: The author very wrongly states that sex toys (ie, dildos and vibrators) are inherently unsafe if they penetrate. That must be why they sell millions of them without problem.

Fact: Penetrative sex toys are not "inherently unsafe" if you TAKE CARE OF THEM, the same with ANY object that enters your body. Virtually all sex toys have instructions for proper cleaning and storage, with most "kits" or stores that sell them also selling special cleaning solutions. On its own, if you're insane enough to leave a dildo in a dirty toilet for a few days, then pull it out, cough on it, and stick it inside you, good for you and try not to get sick. The authors aren't lying when they say penetrative sex toys can be dangerous; they're simply answering a different version of the question. It's the equivalent of asking "Can I learn how to pleasure my wife if I read this book?" and the answer being "You will know how to avoid getting pregnant, avoid STD's and STI's, and how pornography is okay to buy even if you're married".

Virtually every page or every other page attempts to "lighten" the subject matter with poor jokes that serve only to detract from the studies, as well as seeming to emphasize the prevailing idea when reading text like this that the study of human sexuality is a mockery, to always be accompanied by childish titters and snickers at the picture of a penis or a vagina during orgasm. There is nothing this book gives that couldn't be got more professionally elsewhere.
Thought my item shipped in quick convenient timing, and arrived in perfect condition. I'm extremely pleased.
I'm taking a "Sexual Psychology" class, and this book details the nature of humans' need for sexual gratification. It gives detail illustrations and picts on both, the male and female genitals, how and why they work, the chemical actions that take place inside the human body which causes men and women to seek each other out, either of the opposite gender, or the same gender. It gives in fine detail, how a fertilized egg develops into a male or female; how the sperm cell's chromosome will influence the egg into forming either the female or male genitals. I mention "female" first because the human egg cell is defaulted to develop into a female, unless the sperm cell says otherwise. The book fails to mention that not all sperm cells are designed to fertilize the egg, which implies the authors disagree with the British findings. I recommend "Sperm Wars" by Robin Baker (to learn what the author neglects to mention about sperm), also available on Amazon. The authors detail not only heterosexuals, but gives scientific data on why some people grow up as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. It further takes into account social culture, and how sex attitudes may differ in developed nations, versus 3rd-world nations. Another "plus" to how the author had written, is that it's easy to understand. Unlike biology and chemistry textbooks that are written with "big words" in every paragraph, this book is written with high school graduates in mind. It was very easy to follow along, and I wasn't reaching for the dictionary every 10 minutes to look up a word, like I'm doing when I read my other textbooks. To break the monotony of reading and absorbing all this data, the author would make a few humorous remark to elicit a smile or laughter from it's readers. My greatest regret is wishing I had come across this information earlier in life. I'm now in my late 40s, had gone back to college to pursue a degree because my trucking job is slowly being taken over by cheaper Mexican truckers. I've had pass problems with girlfriend relationships, and being confused with my desire for other women. Had I read this book earlier in my life (late teens), I would've handled my difficulties a lot better. As I'm typing this, I've only read the first 7 chapters, and there are 19 chapters in all. This book is a "must-have" to include in your personal library. Even if you have no time to take a class in psychology, reading this book will give you a better perspective on how and why people behave the way they do.
This book is written with a focus on broadening understanding of the range of cultural differences in sexual experiences-both around the world and within our own society. The authors integrate multicultural and multiethnic perspectives with high-interest features to engage all readers. For anyone wanting to learn more about human sexuality from a psychological, sociological, biological or health perspective.
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< Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity (5th Edition) > < Sexuality Counseling: An Integrative Approach > < Neuroanatomy, North American Edition: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems (Point (Lippincott Williams&Wilkins)) > < Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association > < Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, North American Edition > freaks

< The Good Book: Reading the Bible With Mind and Heart > < The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus: What's So Good About the Good News? > < Strength for the Journey: Biblical Wisdom for Daily Living > < The Good Life: Truths That Last in Times of Need > < Sermons: Biblical Wisdom For Daily Living > < What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality > Peter J. Gomes

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William Morrow(1996-11-07)

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(A Good Book about a Good Book)

(This book is very well written.........)

(Great insight!)

(The Bible and Homosexuality)

(A Bible reference for intelligent people)

Yes I had to use that pun. Because it's TRUE!

I love Peter J. Gomes, and he is rapidly becoming one of my preaching heros. He has such compassion for the biblical texts and for those that read them. Inside this book you will understand what the Bible is and where it came from.

Of course, a book about the Good Book would not be complete without an analysis of how it has been used, or mis-used, in the past centuries and today. Such issues as slavery, alcohol prohibition, women clergy, and homosexuality are addressed. I particularly found the chapter on temperance to be really interesting for the scare tactics that were involved, and the fear of those "Whiskeypalians".

Get this book!
....and I'm sure that Dr. Gomes is a decent man, who loves God, and The Bible. Still, I think he misses the mark. He holds that The Bible is a great book, worthy of study, but not necessarily the infallible Word of God; some of us disagree.

The main controversy centers around Dr. Gomes' defense of homosexuality, asserting that The Bible is merely condemning non-consensual sex; numerous denominations, including Dr. Gomes' own, hold homosexual conduct to be a mortal sin, with the sinner in need of Christ's forgiveness. The Bible speaks against some forms of consensual heterosexual sex, too [Exodus 20:14]. Of course, EVERYBODY is against rape; Dr. Gomes is setting up a straw man. A good friend and co-worker is a Christian Conservative Republican lesbian [life is filled with contradictions]; she holds that a close reading of The Bible only condemns male homosexuality.

I gave this book two stars, instead of one; as I said, it is very well written, and well organized. Also, Dr Gomes is quite right about some things; people in this country are possessed of Biblical ignorance to an absolutely appalling degree...in some of my other reviews, I've spoken about historical ignorance; this is FAR worse. In fact, there will be hell to pay someday. The main good point is Dr. Gomes frequent encouragement to read The Bible, and learn for ourselves; to that, I can but say AMEN.
Being a person who is very much bothered by the idea that the Bible should be read literally, with no attention paid to the time, place, and culture in which it was written and in which it is being read, this book gave me hope. The author really encourages us to pay attention to the spirit (and the Spirit) and not necessarily "the letter". It was not exactly a breeze for me to read because there was so much I wanted to note and remember. I plan to reread the book with a highlighter pen in hand. I highly recommend the book to anyone who is interested in understanding what the Bible really has to say. The Bible is not static. In fact, if it is not a "living" word for us today, in our culture, there's not much point in reading it more than once. But if you're looking for the spirit in which it was written, you may wish to continue studying the Bible, as well as "The Good Book: Reading...".
If you want to understand what the Bible says about homosexuality, this reference book will explain it in the context of today's society.

Dubbed by Times magazine as one of America's seven best preache's, Harvard professor of Christian Morals and pastor of the school's University's Memorial Church, Rev. Gomes' latest work, The Good Book, is a bestseller selection of the Book of the Month and Quality Paperback Book Clubs. This well-written, compassionate and thoughtful book is written for the general public to entice them back to reading the Bible through new eyes, paying more attention to its moral principles than the social practices.

Rev. Gomes asserts that Biblical literacy in this country is extremely rare. Among a thousand people polled in the US by the Barna Research Group 10 percent said that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife, 16 percent were convinced that the New Testament contained the Gospel of Thomas, and 38 percent believed the Old and New Testaments were written a few years after Jesus' death. Gomes observed humorously that, "These replies are worthy of the old Sunday school howler in which the epistles are defined as the wives of the apostles." (p. 5)

The Good Book is divided into three sections: "Opening the Bible" wherein Gomes warns against three dangerous and common temptations on Biblical interpretation: (1) bibliolatry, "the worship of the Bible, making it an object of veneration and ascribing to it the glory belonging to God," (2) literalism, "the worship of the text, in which the letter is given inappropriate superiority over the spirit, and (3) culturalism, "the worship of the culture in which the Bible is forced to conform to the norms of the prevailing culture." Section two, "The Use and Abuse of the Bible" is a historical account of how the Bible has been used to oppress certain groups: Jews, women, homosexuals, and minorities. Section three, "The True and Lively Word" explores what the Bible has to say about the good life, evil, suffering, temptation, wealth, science, mystery and joy."

In an interview about the book with the Harvard University Gazette, Gomes commented "I would say, one, the Bible is accessible. Two, it takes work. The Bible is not a Reader's Digest sort of enterprise, and you can't simply open it up, as 90 percent of religious people do, and just hope that inspiration oozes out of the page or that you can just figure it out because you're a reasonably intelligent person. But, three, the work pays off because the Bible has to do with issues, both great and small, that are as relevant as tomorrow's headlines."

The Good Book is filled with scholarship and imagination, with wit and wisdom sufficient to serve as a road map back to and through the Bible. I join with the former Archbishop of Canterbury, The Right Reverend Lord Runcie, who hailed The Book as "easily the best contemporary book on the Bible for thoughtful people."

Why are so many intelligent and compassionate people embarrassed to say they find wisdom and comfort in the Bible? Why do so many seekers turn to New Age religionsinstead of the Bible? And how as a society did we come to cede biblical interpretation to those who would use the Bible as a tool for division and exclusion?

In this groundbreaking book, Peter Gomes shows how to read the Bibleand what it says about the topics that concern us all, including joy suffering, evil, and goodness. He also explains what the Bible really says about women, gays and lesbians, and people of color. With compassion, humor, and insight, he gives readers the tools and understanding they need to make the ancient wisdom of the Bible a dynamic part of their modern lives.
Biblical studies have historically been consigned to theological schools and church groups. InThe Good Book, Peter Gomes, pastor of Harvard University's Memorial Church and a professor of theology, has written a vivid, common sense and wise analysis of what the Bible means for us today. As an African American gay man, Gomes is interested in re-viewing the biblical passages on sexuality and race, butThe Good Bookis much more than a revisionist look at controversial biblical passages. Gomes is interested in rediscovering how the Bible can find a place in our emotional and political lives, as well as in our religious beliefs.
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< The Good Book: Reading the Bible With Mind and Heart > < The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus: What's So Good About the Good News? > < Strength for the Journey: Biblical Wisdom for Daily Living > < The Good Life: Truths That Last in Times of Need > < Sermons: Biblical Wisdom For Daily Living > freaks

< Lesbian Couples: A Guide to Creating Healthy Relationships > < Lesbian Sex: 101 Lovemaking Positions > < The Whole Lesbian Sex Book: A Passionate Guide for All of Us > < True Secrets of Lesbian Desire: Keeping Sex Alive in Long-Term Relationships > < The Intimacy Dance: A Guide to Long-Term Success in Gay and Lesbian Relationships > < Tantric Sex for Women: A Guide for Lesbian, Bi, Hetero, and Solo Lovers > D. Merilee Clunis,G. Dorsey Green

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Seal Press (WA)

customer 's review
(Well...duh)

(A very understanding and helpful work)

(Very Helpful)

(The Owner's Manual to (Lesbian) Relationships)

(Enlightening look at lesbian relationships)

The book is good i will admit but reading it made me feel like i was 5. Most of the stuff is pretty ovious for example: on page 122 of the book under chapter 8, sex, there's a section titled "Why bother?" and it goes on for about a page as to why you should have sex! I feel this just stupid, and space comsuming.
What can I say here that has not already been said? This is certainly a five star book in more ways than one. First and foremost, it is a book about relationships. I am in wholehearted agreement with the reviewer that stated this is a work that should be read by everyone, lesbian or heterosexual. It is about people getting along, learning to live with each other (and without if need calls), and the simple necessity of give and take in this life.

Yes, sometimes the road that chose us is a rocky road and it is made more difficult by society in general, family, friends, lovers, exlovers and possibly future lovers. In this day and age of extreme polarization, we find ourselves caught up in a situation where we are not only social torn, but religiously and politically. The last thing that most of us need is unresolved and situations in our personal relationships that we have difficulty coping with. Who of us has not been there at one time or another and who among us can absolutely say for certain that we will not be their, try as we may, somewhere down the road?

I am not inclined to place much credence in most "self help" books but I have to say that I make an exception with this one. I am one of those people who pretty well feels she has her "stuff" together and am immune someway to the foibles I see many of my friends trapped. Not so! Looking back, had I considered the information I found in this book, I would have treated some of my life situations quite differently. I am currently in a relationship; we have both read this wonderful work, and it has indeed helped greatly. Now don't take me wrong. There are aspects of this work that I disagree with greatly. I have and always have had a wondering eye. I strongly suspicion that I always will be a bit wayward; that is just me. This has cause a lot of pain to others over the years and indeed, caused myself quite a number of sleepless nights. In fareness to myself though, I must say that i have never expected something from one of my lovers that I was unable give myself. This being said, this work has helped me understand the consequences of some of my actions and I think I will be a better person for it in the future; anyway, we can all hope so.

The book is well written and is filled with understanding and compassion. I found it to be quite un- judgmental and non condemning. It merely stated facts, revealed situations, and suggested a correct way to handle the situations encountered.

As I said, non-lesbian couples could learn from this and it might do some of them some good in that I feel it might help some understand where people like myself are coming from.

I very much recommend this work.

I have had this book for years and I have to say it has help me a lot in learning and now in my new relationship. Its a great base to have the best relationship of your life.
Though I've always been a bit skeptical about self-help books, I am supremely impressed by "Lesbian Couples." So much so that I have also, like another reviewer, recommended it to my straight friends. Never have I seen such a comprehensive, thoughtful, thought-provoking, and helpful book. Although I did recommend it to my straight friends, I highly appreciated having a book written by and for women loving women. I particularly appreciated the chapters relationship phases, maintaining separate identities, and negotiating conflict.

My partner and I communicate well and have built a strong relationship, but I can already see how little things I picked up on in the book have reshaped our relationship for the better.

I hardly think of books I read as worthy of 5 stars, but for it's comprehensiveness and quality insight into relationships, I can say nothing bad about it.
This book helps seperate the similiarities and differences between lesbian and straight couples. It helps dispel some of the myths and assumptions and helps you look at your own relationship with a new understanding. Fabulous!
Two experienced lesbian therapists give lesbian couples the tools they need to handle issues such as living arrangements, work, money, coming out, and conflict resolution. Included is new material that addresses personal and community issues such as monogamy and open relationships, transgender identity, bisexuality, butch-femme roles, and s/m.
Surely there are couples who don't need books like this: blessed as they are with flawless unions, enduring passion, and equitable chore distributions, with never a sharp word, a demanding ex-lover, or a roving eye. The rest of us can consult Clunis and Green every 45 minutes. With sections on building intimacy, making decisions, communicating, and addressing issues of race and age difference, among other topics,Lesbian Couplesat least touches on most of the conflicts that a lesbian couple will face (a list of resources at the back will help readers pursue specific interests). The chapter on conflict resolution is exceptional, but the chapter on sex seems brief and perfunctory by comparison, perhaps because it has been written about so extensively elsewhere. This major revision of a lesbian self-help classic may be illuminating not only for couples but also for single women hoping to build the qualities needed for successful relationships, especially in the wake of a break-up.--Regina Marler
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< Angels in America, Parts One and Two > < Angels in America > < M. Butterfly. > < A Streetcar Named Desire > < Death of a Salesman (Penguin Plays) > < Long Day's Journey into Night > Tony Kushner

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Theatre Communications Group

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(Angels in America- two parts)

(Very happy gift-giver and gift-recipient)

(The best play I've ever read.)

(What a Kick)

(Too farcical to be serious)

I am 100% satisfied with this purchase. The book was brand new and it came within four days of ordering. I was very impressed!
In all honesty, I was replacing the copy that my partner lost years ago as an anniversary gift. We both love Tony Kushner and we both think that "Angels in America" is one of the best plays we have ever read.
This is the best play I've ever read. Actually, it's the best "anything" that I've ever read. I think it could be the best play ever written. It's an amazing mixture of internal and external conflicts. It's a really good commentary on societal and personal relationships. It's a excellent illustration of the lengths that a person will go to, to preserve their reality, regardless of how dysfunctional their reality is. The known is safe, regardless of how bad it is. The characters are incredibly full and alive. As you read, you find yourself identifying with and relating to the characters and their experiences. This play brings out empathy in a way that I have never experienced before. I could read it over and over and not get bored with it. I think this should be a required public school reading text. I think that everyone could benefit from reading this play. If everyone were to read this play, I believe that the world would be a much different place than it is now. I'm a public school teacher. I would love to teach this play, but I know that the "powers that be" would never allow it. However, it doesn't hurt to dream. I am testimony to the fact that you do not have to be a homosexual to identify with this play. This play touches people at a human level. I truly believe that this play would be pertinent across cultural and sexual boundaries. I highly recommend that you read it.
It always amazes me that people can zero in so narrowly and find something to fight about. It is a testament to the vitality of ideas and the triumph of morality over aesthetics, which might be a good thing. For myself, I don't care whether this play treats Reagan fairly or whether the playwright gets his facts straight on Ethel Rosenberg or anything else for that matter. What I enjoy is the writing. The play as a whole doesn't really add up to much for me (this volume works, while the second is virtually a total loss), but individual scenes are powerful and memorable. Some of the writing seems to me to be unrivaled in American writing. Roy Cohn is well-conceived, whether he resembles the historical figure or not. What a thoroughly imagined monster. As played by Pacino in the TV adaptation, he is poetically reptilian. This is Kushner's doing. But my favorite scene is between Cohn and his doctor. Cohn insists he has liver cancer and not AIDS and is prepared to play rough to force the doctor to change his diagnosis. What a magnificent and "true" moment. Here we see the depiction of power as perceptively conceived as an episode from the Watergate hearings. I can't remember a playwright ever going right to the heart of evil and yet finding such a richly sentimental way of showing it. The trans-gender double-casting works, as does the magical realism technique. It is a wonderful play.
The film was great because it was a rococo delirious ranting and raving half nightmare half dream with maybe a third half of delirium not tremens but definitely AIDS. But the play in print sounds wordy and quite often vague, vain and even void. It has probably aged though it might only have been easy and politically correctly incorrect at the time. A little bit of anti-Reagan anti-republican anti-establishment oration and a lot of banal very trite and at times humdrum conformist discourse. The trick is in bringing together blacks, Jews, Mormons, progressive snobs and popular effetes and make it all react in a high shocking half pleasing, pleasing because shocking and shocking because pleasing, situational comedy. You add homosexuality on that and it becomes provocative, with a queen and a few other characteristic personages. And the morality is all contained in one sentence page 204: "You have to reconcile yourself to the world's imperfectability by being thoroughly IN the world but not OF it." You can't imagine anything more demagogical and opportunistic than that. And it comes to a second decision or piece of advice: "The rhythm of history is conservative." And there we are with another fashionable idea of the 1990s: the death of history. There is no history any more when a certain level of development is reached. History does not move any more. History is conservative, conservational. Yet in spite of all that the play is funny. In fact it is a farce, a melodramatic farce and it may survive because of this dimension. It is a farce coming from the Reagan and Bush sr years and announcing the ridiculous end of the hope that was born with Clinton and buried by him long before due. When a period that could and should have been of change ends up in the savory and stinking rigmarole procedure of the impeachment of the President because of some sexual caprice of his in the Oval Office and the subsequent discussion whether sex requires penetration and whether buccal penetration is sexual. This kind of farce died with the Bush jr backlash, the war on Iraq and the birth of maybe a new hope of change after eight years of punishing castigation. You have the right to wonder if history is not a farce, but I am afraid that farcical dimension comes from the on-looking eye that does not believe life can be horrible to the point of justifying death.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne&University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines

The national and international success of this contemporary, Tony Award winner has been unprecedented. This elegant hardcover and slipcased edition presents Kuschner's epic play in its entirety for the first time in one volume, and features a revised, never-before-published version of Perestroika. 16 pages of production photos.
Tony Kushner'sAngels in Americais that rare entity: a work for the stage that is profoundly moving yet very funny, highly theatrical yet steeped in traditional literary values, and most of all deeply American in its attitudes and political concerns. In two full-length plays--Millennium ApproachesandPerestroika--Kushner tells the story of a handful of people trying to make sense of the world. Prior is a man living with AIDS whose lover Louis has left him and become involved with Joe, an ex-Mormon and political conservative whose wife, Harper, is slowly having a nervous breakdown. These stories are contrasted with that of Roy Cohn (a fictional re-creation of the infamous American conservative ideologue who died of AIDS in 1986) and his attempts to remain in the closet while trying to find some sort of personal salvation in his beliefs.

But such a summary does not do justice to Kushner's grand plan, which mixes magical realism with political speeches, high comedy with painful tragedy, and stitches it all together with a daring sense of irony and a moral vision that demands respect and attention. On one level, the play is an indictment of the government led by Ronald Reagan, from the blatant disregard for the AIDS crisis to the flagrant political corruption. But beneath the acute sense of political and moral outrage lies a meditation on what it means to live and die--of AIDS, or anything else--in a society that cares less and less about human life and basic decency. The play's breadth and internal drive is matched by its beautiful writing and unbridled compassion. Winner of two Tony Awards and the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for drama,Angels in Americais one of the most outstanding plays of the American theater.--Michael Bronski
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< The Gendered Society > < The Gendered Society Reader > < Ethnicity and Race: Making Identities in a Changing World (Sociology for a New Century Series) > < Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School > < Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality > < Twelfth Night (Folger Shakespeare Library) > Michael S. Kimmel

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(Never Received)

(Sociology Book)

(Seems readable.)

I never received this item. I called the seller and they said their records showed it had been delivered by the post office. I haven't called to see what the post office has to say yet but I ordered this item prior to christmas and needed it by the 12th of january for school and had to go buy it at the university book store. I ordered 3 other books at the same time and received all three within a week.
This book has lots and lots of text with few pictures and diagrams. The information is interesting and informative but you have to read deep into it to get that. It's a good book overall, though.
This review is before taking the course, but scanning through the book it seems interesting, the only bad thing is that the text size seems a little bit smaller than my other textbooks, I hope this will not hurt me in the "semester finals" when I read multiple chapters late at night.
Thoroughly updated and revised, the third edition of The Gendered Society explores current thinking about gender, both inside academia and in our everyday lives. Michael S. Kimmel challenges the claim that gender is limited to women's experiences--his compelling and balanced study of gender includes both masculine and feminine perspectives. Part 1 examines the latest work in biology, anthropology, psychology, and sociology; Part 2 provides an original analysis of the gendered worlds of family, education, and work; and Part 3 explores gender interactions, including friendship and love, sexuality, and violence.
Kimmel makes three bold and persuasive statements about gender. First, he demonstrates that gender differences are often extremely exaggerated; in fact, he argues that men and women have much more in common than we think they do. Kimmel also challenges the pop psychologists who suggest that gender difference is the cause of inequality between the sexes; instead, he reveals that the reverse is true--gender inequality itself is the cause of the differences between men and women. Finally, he illustrates that gender is not merely an element of individual identity, but a socially constructed institutional phenomenon.
A new chapter on media examines the portrayal of gender in one of the most powerful--and provocative--social institutions. Of particular interest to students, Kimmel's analysis of this dynamic, image-driven industry makes the study of gender relevant in an immediate and tangible way.
Essential reading for both students and scholars, The Gendered Society is an authoritative, incisive, and lively statement about contemporary gender relations from one of the country's foremost thinkers on the subject. Kimmel's companion text, The Gendered Society Reader, Third Edition (OUP, 2008), provides a perfect complement for classroom use.
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< The Joy of Gay Sex, Revised&Expanded Third Edition > < The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex > < The Gay Man's Kama Sutra > < Gay Sex: A Manual for Men Who Love Men, Second Edition > < Ultimate Gay Sex > < Sex Tips for Gay Guys > Charles Silverstein,Felice Picano

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(Readers learn that Markos Moulitsas (Kos) opposed all gay service in the military.)

(Best edition ever of this classic)

(Wow.)

(A Great Update)

(Sexual Addiction is real!)

Those who buy this book will be shocked to learn (here) that Markos C. Alberto Zúñiga (owner of DailyKos) wrote a letter opposing ALL gay service in the military, saying it was "inherently uncomfortable" to serve with gay men.

[...]
I first came across this 30 years ago in the first edition. What they have done in this edition is nothing short of brilliant. Clear, concise and factual, it presents vital information for a healthy, gay lifestyle and enables responsible choices and decisions. I refer to it often to refresh my resolve to live a happy, healthy life.
A manual on how to fist and rim. Just what everyone needs!

In all seriousness, who needs a book instruction them on how to fondle or whiz on each other? That's what MTV videos are for.

Having read previous edition, I found this a good update on many subjects.
Gives good guidelines for a great safe-sex sex life. Keeping it in view
for everyone to read.
The weakest link in this book is that sexual addiction and compulsivity is not a valid problem or diagnosis. The authors suggest that sexual addiction pathologizes sexual behaviors.

Sexual addiction is not about sex. It is the use of sex for re-enacting trauma and abuse. It is putting one's self at risk for legal consequences, health problems, STD's and relationship problems. It is the loss of control over one's true sexuality.

I recommend that if you purchase this book you buy Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men as that author understands the true definition of what sexual addiction is.

For a new century and a new generation of readers comes a fully revised and expanded edition of a classic guide to gay sex, love, and life.

Invaluable as a sex guide, a resource on building self-esteem, and a trusted aid for coming out of the closet,The Joy of Gay Sexcovers the ins and outs of gay life alphabetically from "anus" to "wrestling." Noted psychologist Dr. Charles Silverstein has collaborated once again with critically acclaimed novelist Felice Picano on this third edition, updating every single entry and adding nearly thirty new entries. The authors provide positive and responsible advice on safe sex in all its varieties; on emotional and relationship-oriented issues such as long-term couples, loneliness, and growing older; and on scores of diverse topics ranging from spirituality to online dating. With fifty new line drawings by acclaimed illustrator Joseph Phillips, this landmark reference is a necessary addition to every gay man's bookshelf.

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< Too Much of a Good Thing Ain't Bad > < Sweet Swagger > < Three Sides to Every Story: A Novel > < Deception, Lies&Truth > < If It Isn't Love > < Maneater > Clarence Nero

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In this sequel to THREE SIDES TO EVERY STORY, daring and acclaimed writer Clarence Nero takes us back into the lives of Johnny and James in a powerful novel about fraternities, family, and college drama.

Johnny and James survived the tough streets of New Orleans, but when Hurricane Katrina lays waste to their beloved Ninth Ward, they are forced to begin a new chapter in Washington DC. For Johnny, this means finally pursuing his dream of a becoming a student at the historic Wheatley College. James soon joins Johnny in the Nation’s Capitol but the strong connection that brought them together in prison is strained by the pressures of their new lives. Then Johnny’s brother Carl and his wife, Tiffany, introduce Johnny to the beautiful, sexy, and smart, Sheila Doggett with the intent of steering Johnny in a different direction. The entire family rallies around Johnny and Shelia’s budding friendship and Johnny prepares to join the frat that is a legacy in his family.

But once James gets wind of what Johnny’s family is up to, he decides that he’ll stop at nothing to save his relationship. Meanwhile, Johnny is struggling to keep the peace with everyone and keeping a potentially deadly secret that could stand in the way of his dreams. Everyone is soon confronted with the truth that the havoc in their lives has only just begun…

How far will you go for love?

Our heroes and sheroes wrestle with this question as they struggle to do right by themselves and those they love and the result is a fast-paced, thought-provoking roller coaster of a read.
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< Motel of the Mysteries > < Pyramid > < City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction > < Castle > < Baaa > < Black and White > David Macaulay

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(Interesting parody)

(Funny but not no much for kids)

(Brilliant Send-Up)

(Motel of the Mysteries)

(this book is a "scream!")

This is a very short book. I would imagine it is supposed to be geared to a younger audience. It involves the interpretations of 41st century archeologist in excavating a Motel 6 type roadside Motel. The excavation begins as satire of the opening of King Tut's tomb, and also has a send up of Schleiman's discovery of Troy. There are many amusing scenes were common objects are interpreted as religious artifacts.

It reminds us that our knowledge of the past is always through the filter of the present, and therefore may not be as acurate as we think it is.
I really enjoyed this when I read it years ago in school. I bought it for my 9 year old thinking he'd really enjoy it too, but now I realize that the humor is a bit over his head. Still, I can't wait to re-read it myself.
I attended the premiere of this book at the University of Pennsylvania many, many years ago due to my parent's donations to the local public television station. As I was in junior high school at the time, I failed to appreciate this work in all its subtle humour and glory, but having since studied anthropology and sociology at the University level, I realise how great this book really is.

The general plot line of this book is that due to a decrease in the charge to mail fourth-class (junk) mail, the American civilization is buried under flyers, pizza hut coupons, and copies of the Weekly World News. Thousands of years later, archaeologists stumble across what they believe to be a perfectly preserved mortuary complex... however, those in our time would recognize it as a no-tell motel. The book, clearly drawing from Lord Carnarvon's discovery of the tomb of Tut in 1922 ("I see wonderful things!...") chronicles the discovery, excavation, and extraordinary mis-characterization of the "artifacts" found within one of the motel rooms.

For anyone who loves Egyptology, this is simply a MUST read.
It was recomended by a teacher friend. It's quirky, funny&full of imagination. I have read books by Elisabeth Peters on archeology&discovering Egyption tombs so I enjoyed this because it challenges the imagination on what future scientists might discover about our civilization.
When this book first was published, the Hotel Technology department head inadvertently had the college library purchase this book for the department. When it arrived we laughed hysterically about it, and many times, I have laughed about it ever since.

Two years ago, I ordered a copy for the library where I am currently a Children's Librarian. It did not even make it to the "stacks", someone
liked it so much they "permanently borrowed" it.

If you need a good laugh...!
It is the year 4022; all of the ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985. Imagine, then, the excitement that Howard Carson, an amateur archeologist at best, experienced when in crossing the perimeter of an abandoned excavation site he felt the ground give way beneath him and found himself at the bottom of a shaft, which, judging from the DO NOT DISTURB sign hanging from an archaic doorknob, was clearly the entrance to a still-sealed burial chamber. Carson's incredible discoveries, including the remains of two bodies, one of then on a ceremonial bed facing an altar that appeared to be a means of communicating with the Gods and the other lying in a porcelain sarcophagus in the Inner Chamber, permitted him to piece together the whole fabric of that extraordinary civilization.
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< The Flowers of Evil (Oxford World's Classics) > < A Season in Hell and The Drunken Boat > < Rimbaud Complete (Modern Library Classics) > < Paris Spleen (New Directions Paperbook) > < Against Nature (A Rebours) (Penguin Classics) > < The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays (Arts&Letters) > Charles Baudelaire

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(Kindle Version Awful)

(FLOWERS OF EVIL - NOT FLOWERY&GOOD!!!)

(The first (and one of the best) modern poet's of our time)

(for the love of depravity)

(McGowan's Baudelaire)

This is a review for the Kindle Version. It is translated by Cyril Scott and has a mere 51 poems, as opposed to what it is advertised as having; the entire collection. It is translated in old English, but also a bad translation in general. It does not include The Voyage, which is ridiculous, and even titles Invitation to the Voyage with Journey instead. I love Baudelaire and study him intently. There are so many great translations and this is the one Kindle has? A bit embarrasing. While Baudelaire's words are undoubtedly here, they are poor in comparison to any number of translations. Kindle store, please invest in a better translation. This is a sleight to the master.
One of the finest examples of French Symbolist poetry around. This guy was a real freak, fiend, madman genius. In short, a true G. You won't find a lot of poems about flowers&gardens here. Prostitutes, grime, poverty, drug addiction, crime, rape, brutality; you know, simple normal everyday life. Start here in your study of French poetry then move onto Rimbaud, Verlaine, Appollinaire[sic?]&Mallarme. Or don't, what do I care?

Baudelaire's poetry is a potent brew of Poe's mystery/terror, Flaubert's realism, Byron's brand of romanticism and a touch Sade's sexual philosophy. Having said this however, I do not wish to say that Baudelaire's Fleur du Mal is derivative, far from it! In many ways, Baudelaire's poetry is like Manet's paintings, in the sense that Baudelaire's verse blazed a trail for later movements like impressionism and symbolism (but one could never truly say that he fully belonged in either school of art). Just as one could not say that Baudelaire is fully a Romantic poet (a particular label, which I find extremely unfounded). In short, Baudelaire is Baudelaire and no one else. This is exactly what makes his verse so fresh and exciting. Even if you might find his topic matter a bit morose and depressing at times, his verse seldom slips into tropes or clichés and it always remains incredibly personal. Baudelaire is not just innovative for his times either, many of the themes of death/decay (without redemption), of secular love/sex, of urban filth/alienation and (especially) his poems on ennui are still common experiences for the modern individual. This is why, I think, Peter Gay (among many other writers on modernism) chose Baudelaire as the first modern artist. I also suggest reading Claude Pichois' biography of Baudelaire, as well as Baudelaire essay titled "The Painter of Modern Life" in order to enrich one's reading of Les Fleurs du Mal.

This book is a leftover from a long ago break-up with a French Athiest boyfriend many, many years ago... he was obsessed with Baudelaire and I wasn't. A bit raw for the sake of depravity, if you ask me. The "all women are vile" got a bit too repetitive for my taste. Even his moments of tenderness come across as cold and empty remorse, much like a child who gets scolded for being bad and then only apologizes because he was sorry he was caught. The one saving grace is that this Oxford version offers facing French text to compare language "differentials" .
Every translation of poetry is a compromise - on the one hand, the translator wants to "carry over" (the literal meaning of "translation") the poet's words and meaning exactly, but on the other hand, the translator also wants to create a poem that is as beautiful as the original! It is not an easy task.

McGowan's 1993 translation, into rhyming and metrical English verse, leans to the "literal" end of this spectrum. He renders Baudelaire's words, images, and verse closely enough that the reader can get a pretty reliable idea of the original. Although this is a faithful translation that stays away from "poetic license" and flights of fancy, it still reads well in English.

As an example of its acceptance in the world of Baudelaire studies, McGowan's translation is the one that is used by "The Cambridge Companion to Baudelaire" (ed. Rosemary Lloyd, 2005) for all quotations from Les Fleurs du Mal. If I could only have one English-language translation of Baudelaire in my library, this would be a good first choice.

The Flowers of Evil, which T.S. Eliot called the greatest example of modern poetry in any language, shocked the literary world of nineteenth century France with its outspoken portrayal of lesbian love, its linking of sexuality and death, its unremitting irony, and its unflinching celebration of the seamy side of urban life. Including the French texts and comprehensive explanatory notes to the poems, this extraordinary body of love poems restores the six poems originally banned in 1857, revealing the richness and variety of the collection.
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