Author: Paul Rutherford
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442691603
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The cult of eroticism is a pervasive force in modern society, affecting almost every aspect of our daily lives. In this book, Paul Rutherford argues that this phenomenon is a product of one of the major commercial and political enterprises of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: the creation of desire - for sex, for wealth, and for entertainment. A World Made Sexy examines museum exhibitions, art, books, magazines, films, and television to explore the popular rise of eroticism in America and across the developed world. Starting with a brief foray into the history of pornography, Rutherford goes on to explore a sexual liberation movement shaped by the ideas of Marx and Freud, the erotic styles of Salvador Dali and pop art, the pioneering use of publicity as erotica by Playboy and other media, and the growing concerns of cultural critics over the emergence of a regime of stimulation. In one case study, Rutherford pairs James Bond and Madonna in order to examine the link between sex and aggression. He details how television advertising after 1980 constructed a theatre of the libido to entice the buying public, and concludes by situating the cultivation of eroticism in the wider context of Michel Foucault's views on social power and governmentality, and specifically how they relate to sexuality, during the modern era. A World Made Sexy is about power and pleasure, emancipation and domination, and the relationship between the personal passions and social controls that have crafted desire.
World Made Sexy
Author: Paul Rutherford
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442691603
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The cult of eroticism is a pervasive force in modern society, affecting almost every aspect of our daily lives. In this book, Paul Rutherford argues that this phenomenon is a product of one of the major commercial and political enterprises of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: the creation of desire - for sex, for wealth, and for entertainment. A World Made Sexy examines museum exhibitions, art, books, magazines, films, and television to explore the popular rise of eroticism in America and across the developed world. Starting with a brief foray into the history of pornography, Rutherford goes on to explore a sexual liberation movement shaped by the ideas of Marx and Freud, the erotic styles of Salvador Dali and pop art, the pioneering use of publicity as erotica by Playboy and other media, and the growing concerns of cultural critics over the emergence of a regime of stimulation. In one case study, Rutherford pairs James Bond and Madonna in order to examine the link between sex and aggression. He details how television advertising after 1980 constructed a theatre of the libido to entice the buying public, and concludes by situating the cultivation of eroticism in the wider context of Michel Foucault's views on social power and governmentality, and specifically how they relate to sexuality, during the modern era. A World Made Sexy is about power and pleasure, emancipation and domination, and the relationship between the personal passions and social controls that have crafted desire.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442691603
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The cult of eroticism is a pervasive force in modern society, affecting almost every aspect of our daily lives. In this book, Paul Rutherford argues that this phenomenon is a product of one of the major commercial and political enterprises of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: the creation of desire - for sex, for wealth, and for entertainment. A World Made Sexy examines museum exhibitions, art, books, magazines, films, and television to explore the popular rise of eroticism in America and across the developed world. Starting with a brief foray into the history of pornography, Rutherford goes on to explore a sexual liberation movement shaped by the ideas of Marx and Freud, the erotic styles of Salvador Dali and pop art, the pioneering use of publicity as erotica by Playboy and other media, and the growing concerns of cultural critics over the emergence of a regime of stimulation. In one case study, Rutherford pairs James Bond and Madonna in order to examine the link between sex and aggression. He details how television advertising after 1980 constructed a theatre of the libido to entice the buying public, and concludes by situating the cultivation of eroticism in the wider context of Michel Foucault's views on social power and governmentality, and specifically how they relate to sexuality, during the modern era. A World Made Sexy is about power and pleasure, emancipation and domination, and the relationship between the personal passions and social controls that have crafted desire.
Sexy Beast
Author: Jackie Ashenden
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488062080
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Commanding billionaire Everett Calhoun reveals his sexy dark side to his girl-next-door best friend in this smoking hot second installment of the Billion $ Bastards trilogy! I was born bad. Maintaining tight control—in business and in the bedroom—is the only way to keep my darkness in check. So when my girl-next-door best friend, Freya, comes to me for a sexual favor, I don’t see the harm in giving her what she needs. After all, I’ve always kept her firmly in the friend zone. But after showing her that there’s nothing wrong with her ability to orgasm, it’s all I can do to walk away. Unleashing my inner beast on the person who matters most to me is not an option. But she wants me… Is she prepared to follow my every command? To submit to my will and let me take her to the ultimate heights of pleasure? Getting Freya on her knees should make me feel like the monster I am, but being with her leaves me more vulnerable, more human, than ever. I need to reclaim the friendship we had before I lose control completely, or will she have me on my knees…? Harlequin DARE publishes sexy romances featuring powerful alpha heroes and bold, fearless heroines exploring their deepest fantasies. Four new Harlequin DARE titles are available each month, wherever ebooks are sold!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488062080
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Commanding billionaire Everett Calhoun reveals his sexy dark side to his girl-next-door best friend in this smoking hot second installment of the Billion $ Bastards trilogy! I was born bad. Maintaining tight control—in business and in the bedroom—is the only way to keep my darkness in check. So when my girl-next-door best friend, Freya, comes to me for a sexual favor, I don’t see the harm in giving her what she needs. After all, I’ve always kept her firmly in the friend zone. But after showing her that there’s nothing wrong with her ability to orgasm, it’s all I can do to walk away. Unleashing my inner beast on the person who matters most to me is not an option. But she wants me… Is she prepared to follow my every command? To submit to my will and let me take her to the ultimate heights of pleasure? Getting Freya on her knees should make me feel like the monster I am, but being with her leaves me more vulnerable, more human, than ever. I need to reclaim the friendship we had before I lose control completely, or will she have me on my knees…? Harlequin DARE publishes sexy romances featuring powerful alpha heroes and bold, fearless heroines exploring their deepest fantasies. Four new Harlequin DARE titles are available each month, wherever ebooks are sold!
Smart and Sexy
Author: Jill Shalvis
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758292740
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A widowed ex-model in search of hidden money hijacks a sexy pilot in this romantic suspense series opener by the New York Times bestselling author. Noah Fisher has worked for months to make Sky High the most prestigious charter airline in California. He's long overdue for a break—something involving ski slopes, cold beers, and hot ski bunny babes. The itinerary doesn’t include being hijacked by Bailey Sinclair, gorgeous widow of one of Sky High's wealthiest (ex-)clients. But here he is, crammed in a cockpit with a scared, stubborn, unbelievably sexy former model who could get him in serious trouble . . . Praise for Jill Shalvis and her novels “Shalvis makes me laugh, makes me cry, makes me sigh with pure pleasure.” —Susan Andersen, New York Times bestselling author “Hot, sweet, fun, and romantic! Pure pleasure!” —Robyn Carr, New York Times bestselling author “Witty, fun and sexy—the perfect romance!” —Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author “Jill Shalvis sweeps you away.” —Cherry Adair, New York Times bestselling author
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758292740
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A widowed ex-model in search of hidden money hijacks a sexy pilot in this romantic suspense series opener by the New York Times bestselling author. Noah Fisher has worked for months to make Sky High the most prestigious charter airline in California. He's long overdue for a break—something involving ski slopes, cold beers, and hot ski bunny babes. The itinerary doesn’t include being hijacked by Bailey Sinclair, gorgeous widow of one of Sky High's wealthiest (ex-)clients. But here he is, crammed in a cockpit with a scared, stubborn, unbelievably sexy former model who could get him in serious trouble . . . Praise for Jill Shalvis and her novels “Shalvis makes me laugh, makes me cry, makes me sigh with pure pleasure.” —Susan Andersen, New York Times bestselling author “Hot, sweet, fun, and romantic! Pure pleasure!” —Robyn Carr, New York Times bestselling author “Witty, fun and sexy—the perfect romance!” —Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author “Jill Shalvis sweeps you away.” —Cherry Adair, New York Times bestselling author
Hot in the Kitchen: The Complete Series
Author: Kate Meader
Publisher: Kate Meader LLC
ISBN: 195410748X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1081
Book Description
All three books in the Hot in the Kitchen series! Turn up the heat with the DeLucas, a Chicago-Italian family of restaurateurs, and the sizzling chefs who love them. Book 1: Feel the Heat (Jack and Lili) A beat-cute for the ages . . . A hot British chef clashes with the strong-willed daughter of his cooking show competition. The heat is on ... Book 2: All Fired Up (Shane and Cara) Her sweetest mistake tastes so, so good . . . A buttoned up events planner finds herself accidentally married to a free-spirited Irish pastry chef. The marriage has to end . . . right? Book 3: Hot and Bothered (Tad and Jules) A fire they can't put out . . . He's her best friend and has been with her through thick and thin. But when this single mom starts dating, the playboy suddenly has an opinion . . .
Publisher: Kate Meader LLC
ISBN: 195410748X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1081
Book Description
All three books in the Hot in the Kitchen series! Turn up the heat with the DeLucas, a Chicago-Italian family of restaurateurs, and the sizzling chefs who love them. Book 1: Feel the Heat (Jack and Lili) A beat-cute for the ages . . . A hot British chef clashes with the strong-willed daughter of his cooking show competition. The heat is on ... Book 2: All Fired Up (Shane and Cara) Her sweetest mistake tastes so, so good . . . A buttoned up events planner finds herself accidentally married to a free-spirited Irish pastry chef. The marriage has to end . . . right? Book 3: Hot and Bothered (Tad and Jules) A fire they can't put out . . . He's her best friend and has been with her through thick and thin. But when this single mom starts dating, the playboy suddenly has an opinion . . .
Sexy Street Sights
Author: Street Bloke
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 9780464144519
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
This photo journal presnets you with a coffee table book of Sexy Street Sights for you to enjoy.
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 9780464144519
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
This photo journal presnets you with a coffee table book of Sexy Street Sights for you to enjoy.
Keep Your Sexy Sacred
Author: Sabrina Universal Lawton
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
ISBN: 1642795445
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Keep Your Sexy Sacred bridges the perceived gap between the secular and sacred by providing an entirely new, completely compelling way of understanding God. God is both feminine and masculine. The root cause for the spiritual deficit experienced in the world is a lack of understanding of the feminine nature of God. Sabrina Universal Lawton exposes her own darkness to the light as she draws readers into the gripping vortex of her own evolution from lust to love. By raising readers’ Spiritual IQ, Keep Your Sexy Sacred serves as the springboard for healing the strained relationships between men and women, blacks and whites, pharmaceuticals and plant medicines—and it brings a necessary end to religious strife. When introduced to the feminine qualities of God, women evolve from being collectively viewed as mere objects of visual pleasure and physical stimuli and men evolve to understand that the necessary path to embodying their own God-power is to embrace the wisdom of the feminine energy—not only within women, but also within themselves. Jesus’ direct messages of love and non-judgement are the very foundations on which this anointed body of work stands, and men and women alike are certain to see the Bible like never before! With renewed 20/20 vision, Sabrina guides readers towards healed relationships, dismantling religious dogma, and demystifying the original sin through keeping their sexy sacred and evolving to a place of love.
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
ISBN: 1642795445
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Keep Your Sexy Sacred bridges the perceived gap between the secular and sacred by providing an entirely new, completely compelling way of understanding God. God is both feminine and masculine. The root cause for the spiritual deficit experienced in the world is a lack of understanding of the feminine nature of God. Sabrina Universal Lawton exposes her own darkness to the light as she draws readers into the gripping vortex of her own evolution from lust to love. By raising readers’ Spiritual IQ, Keep Your Sexy Sacred serves as the springboard for healing the strained relationships between men and women, blacks and whites, pharmaceuticals and plant medicines—and it brings a necessary end to religious strife. When introduced to the feminine qualities of God, women evolve from being collectively viewed as mere objects of visual pleasure and physical stimuli and men evolve to understand that the necessary path to embodying their own God-power is to embrace the wisdom of the feminine energy—not only within women, but also within themselves. Jesus’ direct messages of love and non-judgement are the very foundations on which this anointed body of work stands, and men and women alike are certain to see the Bible like never before! With renewed 20/20 vision, Sabrina guides readers towards healed relationships, dismantling religious dogma, and demystifying the original sin through keeping their sexy sacred and evolving to a place of love.
The Blonde, the Brunette, and the Redheads
Author: Ronald J. Mulhearn
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 152452882X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Dan Holloran is a very naive and misunderstood young man. Having been an obedient, good boy all his life, he rebels against his approaching thirtieth year. He divorces Barbara and seeks to discover his capabilities with women and life as a very active member of the Ski Club in Baltimore. Dan learns lessons about love and life in his process. Both can be good or bad. Dan learns from single women who are familiar with the realities of life. These women provide him with sober lessons. While sobriety is offered as a way of life, Dan chooses to continue his journey on a pathway to Hell. He does not believe in Hell so continues his love affair with alcohol. Many available women feel jilted by him and leave his life. Dan finds sanctuary with a group who become his undoing. Paradoxically, they become his family as he experiences love like he never had before. Dans family is the Irish American Defense League. His brothers are Jimmy, Biff, and Grunt, the Head of the IADL and his BullDogs. Dan builds a team of five women and a sixteen-year-old orphan boy. They become a Hit team of which Dan is the Lead. The team feels justified as they eliminate pedophiles and child abusers. Dan learns that there is no justification when one loses their soul.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 152452882X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Dan Holloran is a very naive and misunderstood young man. Having been an obedient, good boy all his life, he rebels against his approaching thirtieth year. He divorces Barbara and seeks to discover his capabilities with women and life as a very active member of the Ski Club in Baltimore. Dan learns lessons about love and life in his process. Both can be good or bad. Dan learns from single women who are familiar with the realities of life. These women provide him with sober lessons. While sobriety is offered as a way of life, Dan chooses to continue his journey on a pathway to Hell. He does not believe in Hell so continues his love affair with alcohol. Many available women feel jilted by him and leave his life. Dan finds sanctuary with a group who become his undoing. Paradoxically, they become his family as he experiences love like he never had before. Dans family is the Irish American Defense League. His brothers are Jimmy, Biff, and Grunt, the Head of the IADL and his BullDogs. Dan builds a team of five women and a sixteen-year-old orphan boy. They become a Hit team of which Dan is the Lead. The team feels justified as they eliminate pedophiles and child abusers. Dan learns that there is no justification when one loses their soul.
Sex Media
Author: Feona Attwood
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1509516913
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Media are central to our experiences and understandings of sex, whether in the form of familiar 'mainstream' genres, pornographies and other sex genres, or the new zones, interactions and technosexualities made possible by the internet and mobile devices. In this engaging new book, Feona Attwood argues that to understand the significance of sex media, we need to examine them in terms of their distinctive characteristics, relationships to art and culture, and changing place in society. Observing the role that media play in relation to sex, gender, and sexuality, this book considers the regulation of sex and sexual representation, issues around the 'sexualization of culture', and demonstrates how a critical focus on sex media can inform debates on sex education and sexual health, as well as illuminate the relation of sex to labour, leisure, intimacy, and bodies. Sex Media is an essential resource for students and scholars of media, culture, gender and sexuality.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1509516913
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Media are central to our experiences and understandings of sex, whether in the form of familiar 'mainstream' genres, pornographies and other sex genres, or the new zones, interactions and technosexualities made possible by the internet and mobile devices. In this engaging new book, Feona Attwood argues that to understand the significance of sex media, we need to examine them in terms of their distinctive characteristics, relationships to art and culture, and changing place in society. Observing the role that media play in relation to sex, gender, and sexuality, this book considers the regulation of sex and sexual representation, issues around the 'sexualization of culture', and demonstrates how a critical focus on sex media can inform debates on sex education and sexual health, as well as illuminate the relation of sex to labour, leisure, intimacy, and bodies. Sex Media is an essential resource for students and scholars of media, culture, gender and sexuality.
Your Growing Child
Author: Penelope Leach
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307762033
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 753
Book Description
An A-to-Z compendium of vital information and comfort for every mother and father—from new parents bringing home their first infant to parents of adolescents soon to strike out on their own. As “invaluable as Spock…. An essential reference book for every parent” (New York Daily News). • From the universally admired author of the bestselling classic Your Baby and Child. Whether Penelope Leach is telling you what to do when your child suddenly develops a high fever or earache or rash, or suggesting how you might determine the reason behind your eight-year-old’s unwillingness to go to school, or helping you deal with your adolescent’s developing sexuality, Penelope Leach’s full and specific advice always reflects not only the practice of leading medical authorities but her own immense expertise and experience as a child psychologist, her extraordinary sensitivity to the feelings of both child and parent, and her grasp of the realities—financial, professional, and social—of life today.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307762033
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 753
Book Description
An A-to-Z compendium of vital information and comfort for every mother and father—from new parents bringing home their first infant to parents of adolescents soon to strike out on their own. As “invaluable as Spock…. An essential reference book for every parent” (New York Daily News). • From the universally admired author of the bestselling classic Your Baby and Child. Whether Penelope Leach is telling you what to do when your child suddenly develops a high fever or earache or rash, or suggesting how you might determine the reason behind your eight-year-old’s unwillingness to go to school, or helping you deal with your adolescent’s developing sexuality, Penelope Leach’s full and specific advice always reflects not only the practice of leading medical authorities but her own immense expertise and experience as a child psychologist, her extraordinary sensitivity to the feelings of both child and parent, and her grasp of the realities—financial, professional, and social—of life today.
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Author: Bill Myers
Publisher: Chariot Victor Publishing
ISBN: 9780896936706
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher: Chariot Victor Publishing
ISBN: 9780896936706
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description