Author: Isaac Oliver
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476746672
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The author uses sketches, vignettes, lists, and diaries to describe his life as a single gay man in New York, from his childhood to his many messy relationships.
Intimacy Idiot
Author: Isaac Oliver
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476746672
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The author uses sketches, vignettes, lists, and diaries to describe his life as a single gay man in New York, from his childhood to his many messy relationships.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476746672
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The author uses sketches, vignettes, lists, and diaries to describe his life as a single gay man in New York, from his childhood to his many messy relationships.
IDIOT LOVE and the Elements of Intimacy
Author: David Stromberg
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030426955
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This book turns our search for intimacy on its head, suggesting that our way to creativity in love may be through idiocy. The book takes its readers on a journey through the work of Plato and Melanie Klein in theorizing the dynamics of intimacy while exploring some of the paradoxical aspects of love in works by Fyodor Dostoevsky and French filmmaker Catherine Breillat. Revisiting core concepts of how we think about relationships, the book lays out a model for relational breakdown—the idiot lovecycle—in which we are constantly in the flux between seeing ourselves and seeing the other. Effecting close readings of literary, philosophical, and psychoanalytical sources, the book draws on parallels between these fields of inquiry while tracing their shared intellectual genealogy, suggesting that the tension between Narcissus and Cassandra, with its inherent conflicts, is also the space through which love emerges from intimacy.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030426955
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This book turns our search for intimacy on its head, suggesting that our way to creativity in love may be through idiocy. The book takes its readers on a journey through the work of Plato and Melanie Klein in theorizing the dynamics of intimacy while exploring some of the paradoxical aspects of love in works by Fyodor Dostoevsky and French filmmaker Catherine Breillat. Revisiting core concepts of how we think about relationships, the book lays out a model for relational breakdown—the idiot lovecycle—in which we are constantly in the flux between seeing ourselves and seeing the other. Effecting close readings of literary, philosophical, and psychoanalytical sources, the book draws on parallels between these fields of inquiry while tracing their shared intellectual genealogy, suggesting that the tension between Narcissus and Cassandra, with its inherent conflicts, is also the space through which love emerges from intimacy.
The Idiot
Author: Elif Batuman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 014311106X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction • A New York Times Book Review Notable Book • Nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction “Easily the funniest book I’ve read this year.” —GQ “Masterly funny debut novel . . . Erudite but never pretentious, The Idiot will make you crave more books by Batuman.” —Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair A portrait of the artist as a young woman. A novel about not just discovering but inventing oneself. The year is 1995, and email is new. Selin, the daughter of Turkish immigrants, arrives for her freshman year at Harvard. She signs up for classes in subjects she has never heard of, befriends her charismatic and worldly Serbian classmate, Svetlana, and, almost by accident, begins corresponding with Ivan, an older mathematics student from Hungary. Selin may have barely spoken to Ivan, but with each email they exchange, the act of writing seems to take on new and increasingly mysterious meanings. At the end of the school year, Ivan goes to Budapest for the summer, and Selin heads to the Hungarian countryside, to teach English in a program run by one of Ivan's friends. On the way, she spends two weeks visiting Paris with Svetlana. Selin's summer in Europe does not resonate with anything she has previously heard about the typical experiences of American college students, or indeed of any other kinds of people. For Selin, this is a journey further inside herself: a coming to grips with the ineffable and exhilarating confusion of first love, and with the growing consciousness that she is doomed to become a writer. With superlative emotional and intellectual sensitivity, mordant wit, and pitch-perfect style, Batuman dramatizes the uncertainty of life on the cusp of adulthood. Her prose is a rare and inimitable combination of tenderness and wisdom; its logic as natural and inscrutable as that of memory itself. The Idiot is a heroic yet self-effacing reckoning with the terror and joy of becoming a person in a world that is as intoxicating as it is disquieting. Batuman's fiction is unguarded against both life's affronts and its beauty--and has at its command the complete range of thinking and feeling which they entail. Named one the best books of the year by Refinery29 • Mashable One • Elle Magazine • The New York Times • Bookpage • Vogue • NPR • Buzzfeed •The Millions
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 014311106X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction • A New York Times Book Review Notable Book • Nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction “Easily the funniest book I’ve read this year.” —GQ “Masterly funny debut novel . . . Erudite but never pretentious, The Idiot will make you crave more books by Batuman.” —Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair A portrait of the artist as a young woman. A novel about not just discovering but inventing oneself. The year is 1995, and email is new. Selin, the daughter of Turkish immigrants, arrives for her freshman year at Harvard. She signs up for classes in subjects she has never heard of, befriends her charismatic and worldly Serbian classmate, Svetlana, and, almost by accident, begins corresponding with Ivan, an older mathematics student from Hungary. Selin may have barely spoken to Ivan, but with each email they exchange, the act of writing seems to take on new and increasingly mysterious meanings. At the end of the school year, Ivan goes to Budapest for the summer, and Selin heads to the Hungarian countryside, to teach English in a program run by one of Ivan's friends. On the way, she spends two weeks visiting Paris with Svetlana. Selin's summer in Europe does not resonate with anything she has previously heard about the typical experiences of American college students, or indeed of any other kinds of people. For Selin, this is a journey further inside herself: a coming to grips with the ineffable and exhilarating confusion of first love, and with the growing consciousness that she is doomed to become a writer. With superlative emotional and intellectual sensitivity, mordant wit, and pitch-perfect style, Batuman dramatizes the uncertainty of life on the cusp of adulthood. Her prose is a rare and inimitable combination of tenderness and wisdom; its logic as natural and inscrutable as that of memory itself. The Idiot is a heroic yet self-effacing reckoning with the terror and joy of becoming a person in a world that is as intoxicating as it is disquieting. Batuman's fiction is unguarded against both life's affronts and its beauty--and has at its command the complete range of thinking and feeling which they entail. Named one the best books of the year by Refinery29 • Mashable One • Elle Magazine • The New York Times • Bookpage • Vogue • NPR • Buzzfeed •The Millions
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pleasing Your Man
Author: Eve Salinger
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 0241882001
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This authoritative book helps women explore the age-old wisdom regarding pleasing husbands in all aspects of married life, which can then be used to benefit the reader in return. It's filled with plain talk about sex and relationships in a lively, straightforward tone. Features sections on how to flirt, be a girlfriend and not a mother, set the stage, anticipate his needs, tune into what men really like (and need) and important sex secrets. Down-to-earth, accessible tone. While marriage-orientated, the advice in this book applies to any committed, long-term relationship.
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 0241882001
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This authoritative book helps women explore the age-old wisdom regarding pleasing husbands in all aspects of married life, which can then be used to benefit the reader in return. It's filled with plain talk about sex and relationships in a lively, straightforward tone. Features sections on how to flirt, be a girlfriend and not a mother, set the stage, anticipate his needs, tune into what men really like (and need) and important sex secrets. Down-to-earth, accessible tone. While marriage-orientated, the advice in this book applies to any committed, long-term relationship.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Enhancing Sexual Desire
Author: Judy Ford, MSW, LCSW
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440626332
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Staying focused on one of life’s greatest pleasures ... From setting the stage and setting aside “sex time” to natural and chemical stimulants and enchancers to a wide variety of mechanical and visual erotic aids, this guide offers expert advice from two noted sex therapists. It helps couples overcome busy schedules, fatigue, and distractions—and keep sexual desire not only alive and well but charged with total satisfaction.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440626332
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Staying focused on one of life’s greatest pleasures ... From setting the stage and setting aside “sex time” to natural and chemical stimulants and enchancers to a wide variety of mechanical and visual erotic aids, this guide offers expert advice from two noted sex therapists. It helps couples overcome busy schedules, fatigue, and distractions—and keep sexual desire not only alive and well but charged with total satisfaction.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Healthy Relationship
Author: Judith Kuriansky
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028642062
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Reveals secrets for maintaining a good relationship, with tips on keeping the passion alive, coping with barriers, recognizing a bad relationship, and knowing when to call it quits
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028642062
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Reveals secrets for maintaining a good relationship, with tips on keeping the passion alive, coping with barriers, recognizing a bad relationship, and knowing when to call it quits
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Enhancing Your Social IQ
Author: Gregory P. Korgeski Ph.D.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440697426
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Simple steps to connecting with others. Now readers can raise their social intelligence quotient with a little self-knowledge and practice. Beginning with a series of short quizzes that generate a personal social profile, this guide explains how readers can enhance their ability to create and sustain mutually enriching relationships, make friends, and build a rich social network. • “Social intelligence” is the new buzz word in the psychology of relationships. • Includes social personality quizzes. • Hot, new self-help topic. • Author Gregory Korgeski, PhD, has more than 30 years of experience as a licensed psychologist.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440697426
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Simple steps to connecting with others. Now readers can raise their social intelligence quotient with a little self-knowledge and practice. Beginning with a series of short quizzes that generate a personal social profile, this guide explains how readers can enhance their ability to create and sustain mutually enriching relationships, make friends, and build a rich social network. • “Social intelligence” is the new buzz word in the psychology of relationships. • Includes social personality quizzes. • Hot, new self-help topic. • Author Gregory Korgeski, PhD, has more than 30 years of experience as a licensed psychologist.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sextrology
Author: Megan Skinner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592576227
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
We all know how amazingly accurate astrology can be about reading personalities and predicting action based on the position of the stars in relation to our own signs. But what about the most intimate (and elusive) aspect of our lives: our sexual selves. How can we be sure our partner will be compatible with our energy and needs? Can the stars help us really know? In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sextrology, Megan Skinner, astrologist extraordinaire, tells us how to use the stars to find the perfect sexual mate. She profiles the sexual traits of each of the 12 signs, then shows us every combination of them and what to expect in bed. Funny, insightful, and practical, this helpful handbook will ensure success to anyone looking for the perfect partner.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592576227
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
We all know how amazingly accurate astrology can be about reading personalities and predicting action based on the position of the stars in relation to our own signs. But what about the most intimate (and elusive) aspect of our lives: our sexual selves. How can we be sure our partner will be compatible with our energy and needs? Can the stars help us really know? In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sextrology, Megan Skinner, astrologist extraordinaire, tells us how to use the stars to find the perfect sexual mate. She profiles the sexual traits of each of the 12 signs, then shows us every combination of them and what to expect in bed. Funny, insightful, and practical, this helpful handbook will ensure success to anyone looking for the perfect partner.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Erotic Romance
Author: Alison Kent
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440650756
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Erotic romance reigns supreme as a big category of women's fictions; a billion-dollar business serviced by a new breed of uninhibited writer. This book is the necessary how-to for first-timers and a terrific guide for seasoned professionals as well, who are putting their racy (and lucrative) fantasies to paper. Now, for the first time, a veteran erotic romance author shows exactly what to do and how. The first book to guide writers to succeed in this mutli-million dollar genre. Explores how to set up a plot and write good, steamy sex scenes. From a best-selling experienced author. Includes resource section for research tools and further reading. Interviews with top editors in the field. Foreword by Kate Duffy, editorial director at Kensington Publishing and founding editor of the genre.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440650756
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Erotic romance reigns supreme as a big category of women's fictions; a billion-dollar business serviced by a new breed of uninhibited writer. This book is the necessary how-to for first-timers and a terrific guide for seasoned professionals as well, who are putting their racy (and lucrative) fantasies to paper. Now, for the first time, a veteran erotic romance author shows exactly what to do and how. The first book to guide writers to succeed in this mutli-million dollar genre. Explores how to set up a plot and write good, steamy sex scenes. From a best-selling experienced author. Includes resource section for research tools and further reading. Interviews with top editors in the field. Foreword by Kate Duffy, editorial director at Kensington Publishing and founding editor of the genre.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spiritual Healing
Author: Susan Gregg
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028638348
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Promotes awareness of mind/body/spirit connection and provides techniques for healthier living.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028638348
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Promotes awareness of mind/body/spirit connection and provides techniques for healthier living.