Erotic confessions and true stories Books
Lannoo Publishers Petites Luxures: Intimate stories
Book SynopsisParisian illustrator Simon Frankart began posting his playfully erotic black ink drawings on Petites Luxures, his Instagram account, in 2014. His minimalist, linear style and witty titles have drawn over 1.2 million followers worldwide. For this, his first book, he asked his followers to write in with their favourite amorous memories. From thousands of entries, he has selected the 50 most inspiring stories, and portrays these sensual, poetic, and often amusing anecdotes with illustrations in his refined signature style.
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Unbound Playing to Lose: How a Jehovah's Witness Became a
Book SynopsisIn this bold and intimate memoir Ariel Anderssen charts her journey from a strict religious upbringing as a Jehovah’s Witness to her current position as one of the most widely recognised BDSM performers in the world. Her route between the two includes a period as a wretchedly miserable, teenage political activist, a phase touring with a Christian theatre group, and accidentally discovering a talent for posing for art nude photography. This surprising and unconventional career path led her to a life-altering introduction to BDSM-themed erotic artwork and a whole world she never imagined existing.This is a book about BDSM, and about sexuality, but most of all it is about one woman’s struggle for self-acceptance and the rewards that come from confronting who you are with honesty and compassion.TRIGGER WARNING: this book contains descriptions of sexual violence that some readers may find upsettingTrade Review'In Playing to Lose, Ariel Anderssen creates an erudite and witty insight into the world of BDSM modelling, but more than that, it is a deeply felt exploration of freedom: what it takes to be free, and what it looks like' Ali Millar, author of The Last Days'Moving and heartfelt, an utterly brilliant whirlwind of a book' Rebecca Reid, author of The Power of Rude'Often hilarious, frequently moving, sometimes disturbing and even harrowing, above all fearlessly honest, Playing to Lose guides us through a journey from repression to liberation that may well liberate the reader too. It’s a brave book by a brave writer, full of challenges and insights. Like all good writing, it makes us look again at things we thought we knew or took for granted, and to some readers it may reveal a world they never knew existed or one they hoped was real' Ramsey Campbell, author of The Lonely Lands
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HarperCollins Publishers Diana Says Yes
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Pan Macmillan How Was It for You
Book SynopsisEve Smith has worked for over twenty years in almost all areas of the sex industry: in a brothel, as an escort, a hostess, in a strip club, online and as a dominatrix. She lives and works in the north of England. How Was It for You? is her first book.
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Hodder & Stoughton Bound to You
Book SynopsisWhat happens when a professional dominatrix falls in love with a real-life Christian Grey? When recently heartbroken, unpaid intern Nichi Hodgson decides to become a professional dominatrix, she''s only looking to fund her way into working in the media. What she discovers is a sophisticated secret world full of devilish erotic games and complex emotional encounters; a world where the men pay to worship Nichi and her domme sisters, and where the women experience the pleasure of power. But when Nichi is introduced to male Dom Sebastian, Nichi meets her match. Soon, Sebastian is the one on top, and Nichi is helpless to resist him - until she decides to fulfil his ultimate kinky fantasy, with devastating consequences. A unique insight into the hidden world of paid bondage and discipline, BOUND TO YOU also explores the emotional complexities of loving a real-life Christian Grey. Filthier, funnier and more emotionally sophisticated than 50 Shades of Grey, BOUND Trade ReviewDarkly sensual and completely addictive, Bound to You is a true story of obsession and possession that will leave you breathless for more. * Reveal *
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HarperCollins Publishers The Secret Life of a Submissive
Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Sarah K has a secret. By day she’s a writer and level-headed single mother; by night she’s a submissive, living a real-life Fifty Shades of Grey that is thrilling beyond her wildest dreams. But this is no fantasy: Sarah’s story is all true…
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Little, Brown Book Group The Mammoth Book of Erotic Confessions: The largest ever collection of intimate admissions by ordinary people
This bumper collection of well over one hundred first-person accounts of sexual experiences details the most daring and outrageous liaisons the contributors have ever had. Some will amuse you, some may cause a raised eyebrow, and some are downright outrageous, but each and every one is arousing. Categories have been deliberately avoided to seduce readers into each, fresh confession with an open mind, but whatever your kink, you will find it here. Whether you're into good old-fashioned spanking, bondage, solo, foursomes, watersports . . . you'll find it here. Stories include:'Sharing My Wife the Back Way', Martin, Hertfordshire'Getting the Job', Kitty, Los Angeles'College Reunion', Liza, Denver'Seducing My Daughter's Girlfriend' Isabelle, Chicago'You Have the Right to Remain Silent', Kathleen, Liverpool
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HarperCollins Publishers Diana In Love
Book SynopsisThe second novel in the Dirty Diana trilogy a story of desire within marriage from the stars of the hit feminist erotic podcast Dirty Diana
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HarperCollins Publishers Bound to Please
Book SynopsisA true story of submission, dominance, bondage and fabulous sex.
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HarperCollins Publishers Available The unfiltered and empowering new
Book SynopsisâGrippingâ VogueâEmpoweringâ CosmopolitanâJoyfulâ Financial TimesâEye-poppingâ Daily Mail When her 22-year-marriage suddenly ended, 47-year-old mother of three Laura expected life as she knew it to be over. What she hadnât expected:Trade Review‘Gripping’ Vogue ‘Empowering and funny’ Cosmopolitan ‘Joyful’ Financial Times ‘An eye-popping adventure’ Daily Mail ‘This memoir is a real page-turner. What happens when you start dating after 22 years of marriage? Unexpected, original, funny and sometimes deeply infuriating, Laura Friedman Williams has so much to say about what we expect of women’s sexuality. Confronting without being sleazy and intelligent without being preachy. I loved it’ Viv Groskop author of, How to Own the Room ‘AVAILABLE offers far more than just a wild romp through the Wild West of the post-marital dating world – though a wild romp it certainly is. Curling up with this memoir is like settling in for a night with a hilarious girlfriend, listening to her best sexual anecdotes. AVAILABLE is also a serious exploration of womanhood. Laura reminds us of the importance of regaining all the parts of who we are as women, despite how easy it is to become consumed by the mammoth roles of Mother and Wife. We aren't here solely to serve our families as domestic martyrs. We deserve to reawaken the parts of ourselves that often become dormant once we enter maternal roles. We deserve to live life to the fullest, embracing each facet of our identities, even (especially!) the parts society teaches us to shove aside when we become mothers’ Caroline Mackenzie, author of One Year of Ugly
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HarperCollins Publishers Available The unfiltered and empowering new
Book SynopsisGripping' VogueEmpowering' CosmopolitanJoyful' Financial TimesEye-popping' Daily MailWhen her 22-year-marriage suddenly ended, 47-year-old mother of three Laura expected life as she knew it to be over. What she hadn't expected: An incredible one-night stand A new-found sexual appetite Ten men in eight months That there is plenty of fun to be had after 40From G-spots to bald spots, dirty talk to dating fiascos, Available is the unflinchingly honest, empowering, and humorous true story of one woman's love life after divorce. A real page-turner [] Unexpected, original, funny and sometimes deeply infuriating, Laura Friedman Williams has so much to say about what we expect of women's sexuality. I loved it' Viv Groskop author of How to Own the RoomTrade Review‘Gripping’ Vogue ‘Empowering and funny’ Cosmopolitan ‘Joyful’ Financial Times ‘An eye-popping adventure’ Daily Mail ‘This memoir is a real page-turner. What happens when you start dating after 22 years of marriage? Unexpected, original, funny and sometimes deeply infuriating, Laura Friedman Williams has so much to say about what we expect of women’s sexuality. Confronting without being sleazy and intelligent without being preachy. I loved it’ Viv Groskop author of, How to Own the Room ‘AVAILABLE offers far more than just a wild romp through the Wild West of the post-marital dating world – though a wild romp it certainly is. Curling up with this memoir is like settling in for a night with a hilarious girlfriend, listening to her best sexual anecdotes. AVAILABLE is also a serious exploration of womanhood. Laura reminds us of the importance of regaining all the parts of who we are as women, despite how easy it is to become consumed by the mammoth roles of Mother and Wife. We aren't here solely to serve our families as domestic martyrs. We deserve to reawaken the parts of ourselves that often become dormant once we enter maternal roles. We deserve to live life to the fullest, embracing each facet of our identities, even (especially!) the parts society teaches us to shove aside when we become mothers’ Caroline Mackenzie, author of One Year of Ugly
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HarperCollins Publishers Dirty Diana
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Vintage Publishing A RoundHeeled Woman
Book Synopsis''Before I turn 67 - next March - I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like. If you want to talk first, Trollope works for me.'' - Small ad in the New York Review of BooksJane Juska placed her ad in the New York Times and the response was overwhelming. She took a sabbatical from teaching just to have time to respond and meet some of the men - the result is this engaging, funny and utterly frank account of her exploits. It''s high time someone revealed the fact that older single people are as eager for sex and intimacy as their younger counterparts. Jane Juska''s brave and honest memoir raises eyebrows and blood pressure in what is undoubtedly an inspiring account of one woman''s daring adventures in sex and romance.Trade ReviewReal and raunchy! * Elle *A moving meditation on the libido of the pre-baby-boomer, post-menopause generation. In case that sounds forbiddingly high-minded, rest assured that it is also raunchy * Daily Telegraph *This is a memoir that sings with passion not just of the physical kind... A seamlessly wonderful read * Independent *Juska is honest, graphic, funny and moving. What she's got to say is a challenge to our own preconceptions about elderly sex...her story is nothing short of inspirational * Daily Mirror *Well-written as well as funny and brave * Spectator *
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Indiana University Press Chinua Achebe
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWhat a treat! This biography of one of the world's most distinguished and honored writers is a welcome arrival. Achebe has done more than any other single person to draw international attention to the literature of the sub-Sahara, and he is well served by this study. The book details Achebe's life from his birth in 1930 to 1993, showing his growth as a novelist, poet, and critic. The author includes a good treatment of the firestorm that occurred after Achebe called Heart of Darkness a racist work; his work as a Biafran patriot during the aborted war of secession; and his encouragement of other African writers, primarily but not exclusively those from Nigeria, to show their work to the world. Indeed, to read this book is to be present at the beginning of the careers of such acclaimed writers as Ngugi (Ngugi) wa Thiongo, Wole Soyinka, and Christopher Okigbo. This rewarding study veers now and then toward hagiography (Ezenwa-Ohaeto is a former student), but that is not a serious flaw. Those wishing for a closer reading of the novels (which was clearly not the author's intent) should read Simon Gukandi's Reading Chinua Achebe (CH, May'92) or Chinua Achebe: A Celebration, edited by Kirsten Petersen and Anna Rutherford (1991). Every library should add Ezenwa-Ohaeto's book to its collection.May 1998 -- P. W. Stine * Gordon College *Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Catechist's Son: Missionaries & Masquerades, 1930-5Chapter 2. Starting at the Crossroads: Primary School, 1936-43Chapter 3. The Ogidi Boy: Government College, 1944-7Chapter 4. The Young Man in Our Hall: At the University, 1948-53Chapter 5. Stepping into the World: Teaching & Talks, 1954-7Chapter 6. On the Path of Life: The Young Controller, 1958-60Chapter 7. Striding to the Frontier: The Voice of Nigeria, the Married Man, the General Editor, 1960-2Chapter 8. Walking Under a Gathering Storm: From Arrow of God to a Man of the People, 1963-6Chapter 9. Retreat to the Citadel: Genocide, War & The Leopard's Claws, 1966-7Chapter 10. The Idea of Biafra: Enugu, Aba, Umuabia, 1967-9Chapter 11. To Understand What Happened: Art in the Midst of War & Aftermath, 1969-71Chapter 12. Constructing a Relevant Vision: Collections, Controversies, & Conferences, 1971-2Chapter 13. An American Expedition: New Light on the Hear of Darkness, 1973-5Chapter 14. Going Back to the Roots: Return to Nsukka, 1973-5Chapter 15. Setting Up More Structures: Education, Culture, Politics, 1975-83Chapter 16. The Trouble with Nigeria: An Ambassador for Literature & Justice, 1983-7Chapter 17. What Literature Has to Do With It: Leaders, Prizes & Anthills of the Savannah, 1987-9Chapter 18. The Legacy of an Eagle on ira\oko: Masquerades, Celebrations & Survival, 1989-93
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Hachette Australia Queerstories Reflections on lives well lived from
Book SynopsisThere''s more to being queer than coming out and getting married. This exciting and contemporary collection contains stories that are as diverse as the LGBTQIA+ community from which they''re drawn. From hilarious anecdotes of an awkward adolescence, to heartwarming stories of family acceptance and self-discovery, the LGBTQIA+ community has been sharing stories for centuries, creating their own histories, disrupting and reinventing conventional ideas about narrative, family, love and community.Curated from the hugely popular Queerstories storytelling event this important collection features stories from Benjamin Law, Jen Cloher, Nayuka Gorrie, Peter Polites, Candy Royalle, Rebecca Shaw, Simon ''Pauline Pantsdown'' Hunt, Steven Lindsay Ross, Amy Coopes, Paul van Reyk, Mama Alto, Liz Duck-Chong, Maxine Kauter, David Cunningham, Peter Taggart, Ben McLeay, Jax Jacki Brown, Ginger Valentine, Candy Bowers, Simon Copland, Kelly Azizi, Nic Holas, Quinn Eades, ViTrade ReviewReview * Elle Australia *In a market where queer voices are often sanitised, Queerstories is political and pivotal...Queerstories is an invitation for the world to listen to the queer community at its rawest and, above all, it's a safe space for queer readers to come home to. * Books+Publishing *A warm and inviting anthology, Queerstories welcomes you in with open arms and draws you into a rich conversation with some fresh and entertaining LGBTQI+ writers. * The Au Review.com.au *
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Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Jealousy The Other Life of Catherine M
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Pan Macmillan How Was It for You
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Ink! By The Author School Briefly Yours
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Penguin Books Ltd No Ordinary Love Story
Book SynopsisSophie Morgan bares all in her controversial sequel to Diary of a Submissive, No Ordinary Love Story.Sophie Morgan is a submissive. An ordinary, successful young woman who in private surrenders her body and mind to a dominant man. Some of these relationships have been loving, others casual, one just cruel. But what happens when she meets the dominant man of her dreams? When they move in together? When life, love and play collide? In Adam, Sophie has found a man to respect and cherish her, as well as a lover who''ll take her to the very limits of pain and pleasure. But how do you decide whose cooking dinner when later one of you will be whipping the other? Can you be curled up together watching TV one night and the next indulging in a serious punishment session? In this follow-up to the number-one bestseller, The Diary of a Submissive, Sophie tells us what she did next, how she struggled to combine an ordinary relationship with her
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Orion Publishing Co Reader I Married Me
Book Synopsis''One of the funniest novels I''ve read in a long time!'' Evening Standard''For fans of Dolly Alderton, this is an absolute must!'' The Lady''Engaging, uplifting and empowering. And very funny!'' Samantha Tonge''I love, love, LOVED this book!'' Amazon reviewerChloe Usher has had enough of men.After breaking up with the love of her life, Chloe''s friends tell her she needs to get back out there, and find another man before it''s too late. But after a particularly disastrous date and one too many gins, Chloe has a revelation - she doesn''t need a man to make her happy. It''s up to her to do it herself.Never one to do things by halves, Chloe decides to make the ultimate commitment to self-love - she''ll marry herself! But planning a solo wedding isn''t easy, and soon Chloe finds herself on a bumpy journey of self-discovery. Will she finally get her happy ever after? A feel-good, fun read for anyone in neeTrade ReviewEngaging, uplifting and empowering. And very funny! * Samantha Tonge *A terrific read! Best book I've read in a long time. * Jane Gilley, author of The Woman Who Kept Everything *'One of the funniest novels I've read in a long time. I loved Tanner's witty one-liners and brisk fresh style. There's a powerful message here too about the importance of self-respect and loving oneself in order to be happy that we can all learn from.' * Evening Standard *...touching and refreshing story [...] a truly funny and at times poignant book - a gem of a read! * The Lady *I absolutely adored this book, I wasn't sure at first and worried that maybe it might be a corny story of self-love but I love Sophie Tanner and was committed to giving this a good go. I sat down with a cuppa and finished it in one sitting, I couldn't have been further from the truth with my worries, it was brilliant. Such a funny and poignant story that I think we can all learn a lot from. Thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend. -- Sapphire Bates * The Coven Girl Gang *
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Johns Hopkins University Press Outsiders Five Women Writers Who Changed the
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewLiterary biographer Gordon (Lives Like Loaded Guns) brilliantly ties together the biographies of five women writers who bravely embraced outsider status . . . By addressing an almost inconceivably wide range of themes through the book's conceit—health, mores, politics, pregnancy, economics, sex, sexism, secrets, and silence—Gordon seduces readers interested in all that these fascinating women had to offer.—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewGordon maintains [a] level of engagement throughout . . . The result is a fascinating study that fully supports the author's thesis. Highly recommended for both academic and general readers interested in women's literature and history.—Library Journal, starred reviewGordon's voice is most lyrical and assured in her conclusions . . . Gordon narrates their deaths in understated yet powerful detail, stirring some of her most striking observations.—The New York Times Book ReviewWoolf once said that the role of biography is to give us 'the fertile fact' of a life, and this is what Ms. Gordon, an Oxford academic and biographer, is so good at supplying here. All five of these women believed that their status as outsiders—pariahs, even—was worth the creative freedom it gave them.—The Wall Street JournalThere is much to instruct and delight in the delineation of the ways in which the lives of these unusual women are reflected in their work.—Jane Hailé, New York Journal of BooksTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsForeword1. Prodigy—Mary Shelley2. Visionary—Emily Brontë3. "Outlaw"—George Eliot4. Orator—Olive Schreiner5. Explorer—Virginia WoolfThe Outsiders SocietySourcesFurther ReadingAcknowledgmentsIndex
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Headline Publishing Group The Secret Worlds of Stephen Ward
Book SynopsisThe Profumo Affair was the political scandal of the twentieth century. The Tory War Minister, John Profumo, had been sleeping with the teenage Christine Keeler, while at the same time she had been sleeping with a Russian spy. The ensuing investigation revealed a secret world where titled men and prostitutes mixed, of orgies and S&M parties. The revelations rocked the British establishment to its core and lead to the resignation of the Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. And seemingly at the centre of it all was one man, Dr Stephen Ward.Stephen Ward was many things to many people. He was a successful osteopath to an establishment list of clients. He was a part-time artist who had drawn portraits of members of the Royal Family. To some he was a ''provider of popsies to rich people''; a man who knews lots of pretty girls of flexible morals. And finally, when the scandal came crashing down on the government, he was a scapegoat, put on trial and, ultimately, hounded to his de
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Unbridled Books Mistress Contract
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Hardie Grant Books (UK) Wanting You to Want Me: Stories from the Secret
Book SynopsisWanting You to Want Me is a collection of anonymous stories from the world of London strip clubs, documented by the women themselves.The stories range from behind-the-scenes conversations in the changing rooms, to dance-floor and private room etiquette, from emotional and intellectual connections between dancer and client, to the often-blurred boundaries that exist in between.Authors Bronwen Parker-Rhodes and Emily Dinsdale have collected stories and images from the women working in the London strip clubs over several years. Having been part of the industry themselves, they have a unique and intimate access to the seldom-heard stories, giving voice to an age-old industry, from the perspective of the traditionally voiceless dancers.Supported by original, behind the scenes photography, these narratives express vulnerability, empowerment, dark humour, and tenderness, while exploring the intricacies of the curious relationships and unlikely friendships fostered in this unique environment.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Landscapes of the Heart: The Working World of a
Book SynopsisIn this book, teacher and psychotherapist Juliet Grayson gives us privileged access to her unique client sessions. Following several couples' journeys through psychosexual therapy to more loving relationships, we witness her rich blend of life-changing approaches, including Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (PBSP), the potent new methodology she has helped to pioneer in the UK.Exploring both the practical and theoretical aspects of her work, Juliet shakes our assumptions and shows ways to improve and ultimately heal our most intimate relationships. This is a ground-breaking book, valuable for lay readers and therapists alike.Trade ReviewBeautifully written. An enlightening and helpful exploration of various methodologies brought vividly alive with valuable case study examples that show how couples can recover the closeness of their early relationships whilst, at the same time, developing a deeper and more substantial understanding of each other that leads to a richer partnership. A compelling and lively read, steeped in humanity and compassion. I found her great many insights into the relatively new methodology of Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor fascinating. -- Sue Parker Hall, Relational Psychotherapist and Author of Anger, Rage and Relationship: An Empathic Approach to Anger ManagementJuliet is a skilled therapist who combines an intuitive understanding of relationships with a sound grasp of couples therapy techniques. Her enthusiasm for solving relationship problems, which shines through the text, together with examples of her work, makes this a valuable book for anyone curious about this field of therapy. -- Dr Michael Crowe, DM, FRCPsychBeautifully written and thought provoking, drawing from experience, casework and theory. An outstanding resource for clients and therapists alike. Highly recommended. -- Dana Braithwaite, UKCP Registered Psychosexual TherapistI am delighted to see Juliet publish the first book in the UK describing the effectiveness of Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (PBSP) in individual and group sessions. This continues Juliet's passion: to spread the message that PBSP is a transformative method that supports people becoming more fully who they truly are and finding greater meaning and pleasure in life. -- Al Pesso, Co-Founder of PBSPThis book combines Juliet Grayson's expertise as a couples therapist with the wisdom she has acquired from Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor therapy. By showing how childhood issues come up in couple conflicts and providing resolutions through Pesso Boyden 'antidotes', she breaks new ground. -- Barbara Fischer Bartlemann, Dipl. Psych. MA, Pesso Boyden TrainerAs a lay person, I found Juliet's description of the therapeutic process clear and insightful. Her book gives the reader a strong sense of the power of these approaches, bringing the theoretical material vividly to life. -- Dr Sarah Goode, Sociologist and AuthorAfter twenty-five years of dedication to the field of therapy, Juliet shares thoughtful and creative insights into how our lives can change. I've seen her consistent love and support for many people as a therapist, now we get to take that home with us in her writing. Pesso Boyden therapy has an understanding of the unconscious born from Martha Graham dance, and insight into human nature. Juliet is a pioneer of this method in the UK, and I watch her develop it with deep respect. -- Marie-Elsa Bragg, Director of Westminster Leadership Consultancy and Duty Chaplain, Westminster AbbeyAn accessible and warming read! This book is ideal for one curious about psychotherapy. The style of writing invites a reader to 'sit beside' Juliet - with her clear mind and warm heart - while she finds a way to help and heal her client. -- Sandy Cotter, Founding Director of the Praxis Centre at Cranfield School of ManagementLandscapes of the Heart can be read from several perspectives. Its easy-to-read style will inform struggling couples - as well as benefit couples who want to improve a satisfactory relationship. Therapists (or anyone interested in becoming a therapist) will learn about the systemic nature of working with couples from the comprehensive client cases. This is an absorbing, practical and beautifully written book we will recommend to many people. -- Penny Tompkins and James Lawley, Authors of Metaphors in Mind: Transformation through Symbolic ModellingThis is an exciting and interesting book. It explores simply, clearly and sensitively difficulties we have in sexual relationships. Her description of the theoretical context to her work is lucid and accessible, which makes this book a good read for lay readers and practitioners alike. -- Jason Wright, MA, UKCP Registered Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, Clinical Director of Number 42It's illuminating to see how the Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor method is applied in Juliet Grayson's compelling account of her work as a relationship and individual therapist. -- Sally Potter, Relationship Therapist, Executive Coach and Accredited Pesso Boyden TrainerJuliet's book is impressive. She starts off with practical clinical examples that demonstrate her work, and links that to her psychological understanding about human existence. -- Lowijs Perquin MD, PsychiatristI LOVED IT. Juliet allows us into her therapy room with openness, honesty and passion. The book demystifies couples therapy; it demonstrates how relationships can break down but more importantly how a couple can be helped to put things right again. Congratulations Juliet you have filled a real gap on the bookshelves. -- Trudy Hannington, UKCP Registered Psychosexual TherapistThis is an essential read for clients who want to enhance their self-awareness and emotional intelligence. -- Judith Lowe, MD of PPD Learning Ltd, NLP Institute, LondonJuliet has the ability to enthrall with her narrative. Within a few lines, I was gripped as if reading a page-turning thriller, wanting to know what happened next. It's more than just observational psychology, it's compelling and enlightening. The descriptions of the characters and their relationships are interwoven with Juliet's insights in a dance that carries you along. -- Antony Haynes, Registered Nutritional Therapist, Director of The Nutrition Clinic Ltd, Lecturer, AuthorJuliet's book is a real jewel. She brings depth and clarity to complex relationship issues in a way that will be of enormous value both to couples themselves as well as to therapists interested in going beyond a 'talking' approach. -- Nicholas Janni, Author and Founder of Core PresenceHave you ever been stuck, thought about going to therapy and hesitated? This is a compelling and inspiring book that I feel certain will help anyone interested in improving their relationships. -- Sharon Rooke, Psychotherapist, Chair of NLPtCAJuliet demonstrates a clear theoretical basis for her work, which is well explained. She then uses her creativity, humanity and wisdom to individualise her work and apply it to specific difficulties. -- Ruth Hallam Jones, Psychosexual TherapistA wonderful book. Practical, clearly written and full of insight, it is a valuable contribution to the literature on working with couples. -- Robin Shohet, Author and PsychotherapistJuliet Grayson is an inspirational therapist and teacher. This book is an invaluable contribution that will improve relationships - your own, or other people's. Having witnessed the Pesso Boyden technique myself, I am deeply impressed with this method. -- Paula Hall, Sexual & Relationship Psychotherapist, UKCP Reg, BACP Acc Sex Addiction TherapistTable of ContentsForeword. Brigid Proctor. 1. Jamie and Meg. 2. Frank and Maxine. 3. Rakesh and Kim. 4. Sheila. 5. Chloe and Josh. 6. Peter and Anita. 7. Horses, Therapy and Relationship. Appendices. References. About the Author.
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Andrews UK Limited Samantha's Diary: A Hotwife's First Erotic
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Andrews UK Limited Sticky Fingers & Warm Leatherette: A Collection
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Andrews UK Limited Sacred Thoughts - The Collection: 30 Erotic Short
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Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Impala Nights
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Verso Books Working Girl: On Selling Art and Selling Sex
Book SynopsisSex and art, we're told, are sacred, two spheres that ought to be kept separate from the ravages of the marketplace. Yet both prop up two incredibly lucrative industries, built on the commodification of creativity and desire, authenticity and intimacy. Our reaction to this should not be moral or political outrage, nor legal regulation or denial, but rather-as Sophia Giovannitti argues here-acceptance, through which we can find a more autonomous way to live.In this searching and provocative work, drawing on cultural and political theory, the contemporary art world, and the author's own experience as a sex worker and artist trying to make a living, Giovannitti argues that if we delve into our anxieties around art and sex, we can instead find new ways to live and spaces, however small, of freedom. When there is nothing left to protect, she argues, everything is possible.Trade ReviewHighly original and unnervingly smart, Working Girl strips bare the worlds of art work and sex work, revealing unlikely parallels. In Giovannitti's informed and elegant analysis, sex and art come soaked in capitalist relations, their potential for holiness no barrier to the all-encompassing reach of commodification. Working Girl is fascinating in its specificity - the product of Giovannitti's lived experience in a particular niche of both industries - and through this comes a treatise that is both hopeful and new. -- Frankie Miren, author of The ServiceI love this book. It's fresh, exacting, and spaciously precisely unfettered. A book with a clear purpose fulfilled. Read it. -- Sarah Michelson, artistAn art object that also verbs in the most pleasurable way possible. Filled with clarity and a generous spirit, Sophia Giovannitti's Working Girl is a singular sensation you immediately feel the power of while reading. And later, as you begin to release all your outdated beliefs, you then realize Working Girl completely turned out in the best way possible: you too can be the art object that verbs -- Tourmaline, artistBetween the sex worker and art worker is a tension that defines the contemporary commodification of bodies, genders, time and desires. Working Girl documents Giovannitti's critical and creative interventions into this fraught and fascinating zone. She invites us to be more than voyeurs, and to think with her what is at stake in the art of sex and the sex of art -- McKenzie Wark, author of Capital is DeadIn Working Girl Sophia Giovannitti considers the material and metaphorical overlap between the sexual and artistic marketplaces -- Josephine Houman * Public Seminar *Giovannitti writes with candor and complexity about a life at the center of two of her greatest cultural preoccupations: sex and capitalism. -- Maggie Lange * Bustle, Most Anticipated Books Of Spring & Summer 2023 *Giovannitti mines both her personal experiences as an artist and a sex worker as well as larger political ones to traces the ways the worlds of art and sex work have in common. In doing so, she finds a way to commit to art, sex, and work on her own terms - finding freedom within the larger forces at work. -- Most Anticipated Books of May 2023 * Nylon *Giovannitti dances between memoir, art criticism, and political theory to unknot a provocative tension: how our supposedly 'sacred' fields of erotic and aesthetic experience are born out of systems of commodification. -- Jamie Hood * Vulture *[An] incisive debut memoir...Giovannitti's explorations of controversial topics are sharp and stirring, and her provocative observations will prompt debate. This deserves to be grappled with. * Publishers Weekly *In five chapters that move easily between cultural criticism, art theory, and sharply observed personal experience, Giovannitti raises fresh inquiries around fantasies of autonomy and authenticity in worlds heavily mediated by capital. * LIBER *Threading together memoir and criticism, her volume charts a journey through contemporary art addressing prostitution and pornography, the blind spots of movements like MeToo, the politicized actions of sex workers, and finding a way to live beyond labor. -- Wendy Vogel * e-flux *Working Girl suggests the appeal or even revolutionary potential of relating in such an upfront, contractual manner.a cleansing element to addressing things in such blatant terms, equity in considering one's time worth good money. -- Kate Wolf * Momus *Brilliant ... [Giovannitti's] gripping subject matter offers an accessible yet imaginative route into those intersections of sex work and the art market, from the perspective of a person with has lived experience of both. -- Rachel Ashenden * The List *Art and sex have always been intertwined, but Giovannitti thinks we're getting it all wrong. Drawing on theorists and experience, both as an artist and sex worker, she avoids easy reactions like outrage, instead rethinking how everyone can benefit from a sexy inquiry into the nature of art -- Adriana E. Ramírez, The best new books for summer 2023 * The Boston Globe *Incorporating eclectic references, from the French theory collective Tiqqun to the transgender artist Tourmaline, Working Girl is a pointillistic contemplation of labor and the varied ways we choose to contextualize and deny it. It's also a declaration of Giovannitti's confidence 'to discern for myself what is meaningful and what is bullshit' in a capitalistic landscape that shapes the most intimate parts of our lives. -- Rose Courteau * Cultured *A personal, provocative and, above all, sharply intelligent exploration of the contemporary world, and how to survive and even thrive within it. -- Eloise Hendy * Dazed *As Giovannitti expounds on the negotiations and violations that she sees in both industries, as well as glimmering moments of community, beauty, and anarchy, she draws on her own experience and carefully crafted critical lens, rather than accepting prevailing frameworks and prefabricated imaginaries. -- Cassie Packard * Brooklyn Rail *Giovannitti brings a fresh criticality ... when considering how expectations of intimacy and creativity intersect with workers' rights and autonomy within late-stage capitalist anxiety. -- Esmé Hogeveen * Frieze *Sophia's deft, precise, and intriguing in describing the everyday details of her world-and also floating thousands of feet above and seeing the whole structure move. It's one of the best things I've read recently about labor, commodification of intimacy, manufacture of fantasy, precious time on earth, the list goes on. * Purse Book *Magnetic and erudite...[Giovannitti's] intelligence is a kind of beautiful obliteration; her disdain for work and capitalism shimmers, while also proffering the profound devotion she has for art. -- Ayden LeRoux * The Los Angeles Review of Books *
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HarperCollins Publishers Once More, With Feeling: How we tried to make the
Book SynopsisVicky and Charlie, twenty-somethings, one the son of a vicar, the other the daughter of a much loved Radio 4 and Times columnist, friends for years but never boyfriend/girlfriend, decide to make a hardcore porn movie. Vicky and Charlie are best friends who used to co-review hardcore porn movies. After a year of fat lechers, bored hookers and clunky dialogue, they said, "Hang on, we could make a better film than this ourselves." What was to stop them? Only their conservative families, stammering English reserve, and total lack of experience. They set off at once. This is the extraordinary and hilarious story of their journey from a sofa in North London, through the heart of the sex industry in California, to their own film set in Amsterdam. What happens when a 'nice girl' falls in love with a rent-boy, and a vicar's son attempts to film a gang-bang? Vicky and Charlie learned to see the world through new eyes, and the sex-workers learned how to play cribbage. And together they produced perhaps the most baffling skinflick in history.Trade Review'An eminently readable account of utter filth. Just my cup of tea.' Griff Rhys Jones 'Funny, insightful and not at all unpleasant. Well, okay, maybe a little bit unpleasant but you can always avert your gaze.' Jonathan Ross 'This is the Springtime For Hitler of porn. It's a gripping adventure, and obviously the funniest book you'll read all year.' Caitlin Moran 'Strangely avoiding the obvious title Hansel and Gretel in Porno Hell, Victoria and Charlie have succeeded in writing a book they are not oldenough to read. Certainly I wasn't.' Clive James ‘Exceedingly funny’ Tatler ‘Extremely funny, surprisingly heart-warming’ GQ 'A satisfyingly prurient read, a hybrid of Eurotrash and Ealing comedy, with added lube.'Ian Thomson, Daily Telegraph ‘You will not read a funnier account of shooting a porn movie.’ Jeanette Winterson 'It is a relentlessly funny book and I couldn't put it down.' Stephanie Merritt, Observer
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Pallas Athene Publishers Marriage of Inconvenience
Book SynopsisEffie Gray was an innocent victim of a male-dominated society, repressed and mistreated. Or was she? John Ruskin, the greatest art critic and social reformer of his time, was a callous misogynist and upholder of the patriarchy. Or was he? John Everett Millais, boy genius, rescued the heroine from the tyrannical clutches of the husband who left his wedding unconsummated for six years. Or did he? What really happened in the most scandalous love triangle of the 19th century? Was it all about impotence and pubic hair? Or was it about money, power and freedom? If so, whose? And what possibilities were there for these young people caught in a world racked by social, financial and political turmoil? The accepted story of the Ruskin marriage has never lost its fascination. History books, novels, television series, operas and now a star-filled film by Emma Thompson have all followed this standard line. It seems to offer an easy take on the Victorians and how we have moved on. But the story isn't true. In Marriage of Inconvenience Robert Brownell uses extensive documentary evidence - much of it never seen before, and much of it hitherto suppressed - to reveal a story no less fascinating and human, no less illuminating about the Victorians and far more instructive about our own times, than the myths that have grown up about the most notorious marriage of the 19th century.Table of ContentsDr. Robert Brownell is a freelance writer and lecturer specialising in Victorian art and aesthetics, particularly Ruskin and Morris. He has spent ten years researching this book
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Little, Brown Book Group The Mammoth Book of Women's Erotic Fantasies
Book SynopsisWhat do women really want? What are their most intimate erotic desires? The confessions gathered together in this volume come from 50 perfectly ordinary women from all parts of the United Kingdom, elsewhere in Europe, North America and Australia. They offer up their most private dreams and most closely kept sexual secrets. Some of their fantasies are shocking, others playful, but all are utterly captivating. The stories lay bare the often bizarre nature of female desire, a buried thread in sometimes mundane lives. Juices run freely at breakfast with Tiffany; another woman enjoys a knickerless ride on public transport; a student experiences an oral examination by the professor of poetry; a housewife joins Club Ped in a foot-fetish fantasy; another woman sleeps her way across America with Kerouac.Erotic and illuminating, these are stories for open-minded, sensual readers.
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Clairview Books Stripped: The Bare Reality of Lap Dancing
Book SynopsisIs lap dancing harmless fun, providing entertainment for men and well-paid, self-empowering work for women? The lap dancing industry has long argued that it offers an everyday service within free market guidelines, but in 2010 the UK government legislated that lap dancing venues in the UK should be classed as 'sex establishments'. So, are lap dancers sex workers rather than exotic dancers? What attracts so many women to work within the industry? Are women being sexually exploited and their bodies used as objects for male gratification? Media depictions of lap dancers often fall prey to caricatured and stereotypical images. Having worked as a lap dancer herself, Jennifer Hayashi Danns knows about the industry from direct experience. In "Stripped" she tells her story, and gives a voice to many others who have either worked in the clubs or been directly affected by what goes on in them. In sometimes raw, direct language, the various contributors express their knowledge of the lap dancing industry and the impact it has had on their lives. These compelling narratives give dramatic perspectives into a secretive and largely undisclosed world, peeling away some of the gloss on the surface, and revealing the often seedy and desperate reality of the lap dancing industry. The second part of the book offers insightful commentary, analysis and solutions.Trade Review'A rare opportunity to the hear performers' voices above the din of sex industry propaganda.' - Kat Banyard, author of The Equality IllusionTable of ContentsWhy I wrote this book Part 1: EXPERIENCES Alicia Topaz Journalist Student Bella Prostitute Waitress Wife Auditionee Natasha Solicitor Activist Part 2: ANALYSIS Some background to the industry Entertainment or exploitation? A way forward About OBJECT Acknowledgements References
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Old Street Publishing Cutting Up Playgirl: a Memoir
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Strand Publishing UK Ltd The Box
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Bonnier Books Ltd Girl on the Net: How a bad girl fell in love
Book SynopsisFrom the Uk's smartest and most controversial sex blogger comes a unique story of ordinary love and incredible sex - and what happened when they came together. This is Girl on the Net's true story - of falling in love and falling apart. From the honeymoon days of sex whenever and wherever, to the everyday issues that comes with a solid relationship. This is more than a memoir, this is a must-read for all of us who have ever wondered... can great sex and real love ever go hand in hand?
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Peter Lang AG Eros Y Logos I Erotismo Y Literatura En Los
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Taschen GmbH Araki. Tokyo Lucky Hole
Book SynopsisIt started in 1978 with an ordinary coffee shop near Kyoto. Word spread that the waitresses wore no panties under their miniskirts. Similar establishments popped up across the country. Men waited in line outside to pay three times the usual coffee price just to be served by a panty-free young woman. Within a few years, a new craze took hold: the no-panties “massage” parlor. Increasingly bizarre services followed, from fondling clients through holes in coffins to commuter-train fetishists. One particularly popular destination was a Tokyo club called “Lucky Hole” where clients stood on one side of a plywood partition, a hostess on the other. In between them was a hole big enough for a certain part of the male anatomy. Taking the Lucky Hole as his title, Nobuyoshi Araki captures Japan's sex industry in full flower, documenting in more than 800 photos the pleasure-seekers and providers of Tokyo’s Shinjuku neighborhood before the February 1985 New Amusement Business Control and Improvement Act put a stop to many of the country's sex locales. Through mirrored walls, bed sheets, the bondage and the orgies, this is the last word on an age of bacchanalia, infused with moments of humor, precise poetry, and questioning interjections.Trade Review“This meaty block of a book, much like Araki himself, is a legend.” * The Paper Journal *
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Monsoon Books Jasmine Fever: Confessions of a Jaded Expat in
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