Author: Luke Brunning
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1509551549
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
This is a book for people energized by the possibilities of modern intimacy, but who feel unsure about their own romantic lives. Alternative lifestyles such as nonmonogamy, while liberating in theory, can feel remote in practice, as we are fixed in place by insecurities and social pressures. In Romantic Agency, philosopher Luke Brunning encourages readers to think more deeply about what it means for relationships to not only work, but flourish. Guided by the thought that our abilities to be intimate cannot be taken for granted, he argues that our romantic agency is fragile and best cultivated alongside other people. Together we can become more realistic, balance playfulness with integrity, and value each other’s flourishing. Anyone can benefit from this exploration of intimate life, regardless of their relationship status or romantic ideals. Compelling and timely, Romantic Agency is a groundbreaking account of love and relationships.
Romantic Agency
Author: Luke Brunning
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1509551549
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
This is a book for people energized by the possibilities of modern intimacy, but who feel unsure about their own romantic lives. Alternative lifestyles such as nonmonogamy, while liberating in theory, can feel remote in practice, as we are fixed in place by insecurities and social pressures. In Romantic Agency, philosopher Luke Brunning encourages readers to think more deeply about what it means for relationships to not only work, but flourish. Guided by the thought that our abilities to be intimate cannot be taken for granted, he argues that our romantic agency is fragile and best cultivated alongside other people. Together we can become more realistic, balance playfulness with integrity, and value each other’s flourishing. Anyone can benefit from this exploration of intimate life, regardless of their relationship status or romantic ideals. Compelling and timely, Romantic Agency is a groundbreaking account of love and relationships.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1509551549
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
This is a book for people energized by the possibilities of modern intimacy, but who feel unsure about their own romantic lives. Alternative lifestyles such as nonmonogamy, while liberating in theory, can feel remote in practice, as we are fixed in place by insecurities and social pressures. In Romantic Agency, philosopher Luke Brunning encourages readers to think more deeply about what it means for relationships to not only work, but flourish. Guided by the thought that our abilities to be intimate cannot be taken for granted, he argues that our romantic agency is fragile and best cultivated alongside other people. Together we can become more realistic, balance playfulness with integrity, and value each other’s flourishing. Anyone can benefit from this exploration of intimate life, regardless of their relationship status or romantic ideals. Compelling and timely, Romantic Agency is a groundbreaking account of love and relationships.
Harlequin Romantic Suspense August 2015 Box Set
Author: Rachel Lee
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460392647
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 691
Book Description
Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles for one great price every month! PLAYING WITH FIRE Conard County: The Next Generation by Rachel Lee When Charity Atkins uncovers terrifying evidence of arson at a Conard County ranch, she becomes a target…not only of fire chief Wayne Camden's interest, but of a mysterious arsonist as well, and only Wayne stands between her and death. THE TEMPTATION OF DR. COLTON The Coltons of Oklahoma by Karen Whiddon When a beautiful stranger is run down by a car right in front of him, surgeon Eric Colton rushes to help. Miraculously, she isn't badly hurt—except she has amnesia. Can he keep her safe long enough for her to regain her memory? OPERATION HOMECOMING Cutter's Code by Justine Davis Walker Cole is fi nally home, but not welcome. He can't tell his family where he's been for the past five years, but he can step in to bodyguard his little sister's best friend when she uncovers something illegal at her law firm… ALEC'S ROYAL ASSIGNMENT Man on a Mission by Amelia Autin Agent Alec Jones has no time for romance. Royal bodyguard Angelina Mateja has no room for emotional entanglements, either. When they're forced to work together to investigate government corruption, will they find each other even as the danger escalates? Look for 4 heart-racing new stories every month from Harlequin® Romantic Suspense!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460392647
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 691
Book Description
Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles for one great price every month! PLAYING WITH FIRE Conard County: The Next Generation by Rachel Lee When Charity Atkins uncovers terrifying evidence of arson at a Conard County ranch, she becomes a target…not only of fire chief Wayne Camden's interest, but of a mysterious arsonist as well, and only Wayne stands between her and death. THE TEMPTATION OF DR. COLTON The Coltons of Oklahoma by Karen Whiddon When a beautiful stranger is run down by a car right in front of him, surgeon Eric Colton rushes to help. Miraculously, she isn't badly hurt—except she has amnesia. Can he keep her safe long enough for her to regain her memory? OPERATION HOMECOMING Cutter's Code by Justine Davis Walker Cole is fi nally home, but not welcome. He can't tell his family where he's been for the past five years, but he can step in to bodyguard his little sister's best friend when she uncovers something illegal at her law firm… ALEC'S ROYAL ASSIGNMENT Man on a Mission by Amelia Autin Agent Alec Jones has no time for romance. Royal bodyguard Angelina Mateja has no room for emotional entanglements, either. When they're forced to work together to investigate government corruption, will they find each other even as the danger escalates? Look for 4 heart-racing new stories every month from Harlequin® Romantic Suspense!
Harlequin Romantic Suspense October 2015 Box Set
Author: Marie Ferrarella
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459290879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 633
Book Description
Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles for one great price every month! SECOND CHANCE COLTON The Coltons of Oklahoma by Marie Ferrarella Detective Ryan Colton didn’t know that when he set out to prove his sister’s innocence, the forensics expert proving her guilt was the woman he’d loved and lost many years ago. This is one fight they’ll never forget… THE PROFESSIONAL Dangerous in Dallas by Addison Fox When Violet Richardson is kidnapped by the man who has been terrorizing her from the shadows for weeks, it’s up to ex-military man Max Baldwin to rescue and protect her from a heist gone horribly wrong. HER MASTER DEFENDER To Protect and Serve by Karen Anders It’s hate at first sight between agent Amber Dalton and marine Tristan Michaels while investigating a murder, but soon a horrific evil hunts them through the frigid Sierra Nevada mountains, where they must depend on each other to survive. LIAM’S WITNESS PROTECTION Man on a Mission by Amelia Autin Bodyguard Liam Jones must shield eyewitness Cate Mateja while she attempts to testify against a human-trafficking organization. It’s only a matter of time before danger—and a lethal attraction—takes over his mission. Look for 4 heart-racing new stories every month from Harlequin® Romantic Suspense!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459290879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 633
Book Description
Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles for one great price every month! SECOND CHANCE COLTON The Coltons of Oklahoma by Marie Ferrarella Detective Ryan Colton didn’t know that when he set out to prove his sister’s innocence, the forensics expert proving her guilt was the woman he’d loved and lost many years ago. This is one fight they’ll never forget… THE PROFESSIONAL Dangerous in Dallas by Addison Fox When Violet Richardson is kidnapped by the man who has been terrorizing her from the shadows for weeks, it’s up to ex-military man Max Baldwin to rescue and protect her from a heist gone horribly wrong. HER MASTER DEFENDER To Protect and Serve by Karen Anders It’s hate at first sight between agent Amber Dalton and marine Tristan Michaels while investigating a murder, but soon a horrific evil hunts them through the frigid Sierra Nevada mountains, where they must depend on each other to survive. LIAM’S WITNESS PROTECTION Man on a Mission by Amelia Autin Bodyguard Liam Jones must shield eyewitness Cate Mateja while she attempts to testify against a human-trafficking organization. It’s only a matter of time before danger—and a lethal attraction—takes over his mission. Look for 4 heart-racing new stories every month from Harlequin® Romantic Suspense!
Sex, Love, and Friendship
Author: Adrianne Leigh McEvoy
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9401200688
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
The joke is that all the prostitutes go on vacation when the philosophers come to town. The reason that the other conventioneers do it; philosophers just talk about it. And talk about sex and love, and friendship is what the contributors to this volume do! They talk and argue, split hairs and clarify, all trying to advance our understanding of this most interesting practice of the human species. Some of the best minds on three continents, from four nations, and eighteen of the United States discuss such topics as adultery, commitment, cross dressing, gender politics, date rape, family, friendship, friends as lovers, gayness, love, marital pluralism, marriage, prostitution, religiously motivated anti-queer sentiments, same sex marriage, seduction, and self-respect. Rather than preach, participants probe our attitudes and practices involving these issues with the aim of better understanding the broad range of sexual practices of our species. The result is a collection of stimulating essays that can enliven class discussions as well as provide guidance for the sexually perplexed. The work is accessible to readers from high school through college and beyond.
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9401200688
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
The joke is that all the prostitutes go on vacation when the philosophers come to town. The reason that the other conventioneers do it; philosophers just talk about it. And talk about sex and love, and friendship is what the contributors to this volume do! They talk and argue, split hairs and clarify, all trying to advance our understanding of this most interesting practice of the human species. Some of the best minds on three continents, from four nations, and eighteen of the United States discuss such topics as adultery, commitment, cross dressing, gender politics, date rape, family, friendship, friends as lovers, gayness, love, marital pluralism, marriage, prostitution, religiously motivated anti-queer sentiments, same sex marriage, seduction, and self-respect. Rather than preach, participants probe our attitudes and practices involving these issues with the aim of better understanding the broad range of sexual practices of our species. The result is a collection of stimulating essays that can enliven class discussions as well as provide guidance for the sexually perplexed. The work is accessible to readers from high school through college and beyond.
Harlequin Romantic Suspense October 2014 Box Set
Author: Rachel Lee
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460347242
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Looking for heart-racing romance and high-stakes suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles for one great price every month! SNOWSTORM CONFESSIONS (Conard County: The Next Generation) By New York Times bestseller Rachel Lee Needing a place to recuperate after being pushed off a mountain, Luke is at the mercy of his ex-wife, a nurse. When a snowstorm traps them together, old sparks fly, but there's an even greater risk—one that’s watching their every move. A SECRET COLTON BABY (The Coltons: Return to Wyoming) By Karen Whiddon When a baby he never knew he had is dropped on his doorstep, rodeo cowboy Theo Colton turns to his new cook, Ellie, to help out as nanny. But soon, Ellie’s past catches up with her, threatening all that Theo holds dear. THE AGENT'S SURRENDER By Kimberly Van Meter To prove his brother was no traitor, Holden faces off with the sexy agent who worked the case. But asking questions puts both their lives in jeopardy. Will their unexpected connection save them or burn them to the ground? CODY WALKER'S WOMAN By Amelia Autin When jaded special agent Cody Walker narrowly escapes a death trap, he finds himself at the center of an international conspiracy. With only the spitfire Keira Jones at his back, Cody soon realizes she’s his kind of woman.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460347242
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Looking for heart-racing romance and high-stakes suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles for one great price every month! SNOWSTORM CONFESSIONS (Conard County: The Next Generation) By New York Times bestseller Rachel Lee Needing a place to recuperate after being pushed off a mountain, Luke is at the mercy of his ex-wife, a nurse. When a snowstorm traps them together, old sparks fly, but there's an even greater risk—one that’s watching their every move. A SECRET COLTON BABY (The Coltons: Return to Wyoming) By Karen Whiddon When a baby he never knew he had is dropped on his doorstep, rodeo cowboy Theo Colton turns to his new cook, Ellie, to help out as nanny. But soon, Ellie’s past catches up with her, threatening all that Theo holds dear. THE AGENT'S SURRENDER By Kimberly Van Meter To prove his brother was no traitor, Holden faces off with the sexy agent who worked the case. But asking questions puts both their lives in jeopardy. Will their unexpected connection save them or burn them to the ground? CODY WALKER'S WOMAN By Amelia Autin When jaded special agent Cody Walker narrowly escapes a death trap, he finds himself at the center of an international conspiracy. With only the spitfire Keira Jones at his back, Cody soon realizes she’s his kind of woman.
Women, Nationalism, and the Romantic Stage
Author: Betsy Bolton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521771160
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This 2001 book examines how Romantic women performers and playwrights used theatrical conventions to intervene in politics.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521771160
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This 2001 book examines how Romantic women performers and playwrights used theatrical conventions to intervene in politics.
Falling in Love
Author: Ayala Malakh-Pines
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0415951879
Category : Love
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
"In Falling in Love, best-selling author Ayala Malach Pines unlocks the mysteries of the most profound and thrilling of human experiences with a comprehensive analysis of the factors that lead to attraction and to romantic love. This fully updated second edition expands upon the previous wisdom and insight of her guide with new research and personal case illustrations, bringing further topics to light in the vast process of deciphering how and with whom we fall in love. This engrossing work is a rich practical guide on how to increase the likelihood of falling in love, both for those in search of it and those who hope to reawaken it, and an enlightening read for all who wish to understand the elements of their attraction without losing appreciation for its divine madness."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0415951879
Category : Love
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
"In Falling in Love, best-selling author Ayala Malach Pines unlocks the mysteries of the most profound and thrilling of human experiences with a comprehensive analysis of the factors that lead to attraction and to romantic love. This fully updated second edition expands upon the previous wisdom and insight of her guide with new research and personal case illustrations, bringing further topics to light in the vast process of deciphering how and with whom we fall in love. This engrossing work is a rich practical guide on how to increase the likelihood of falling in love, both for those in search of it and those who hope to reawaken it, and an enlightening read for all who wish to understand the elements of their attraction without losing appreciation for its divine madness."--BOOK JACKET.
Conflict and Colonialism in 21st Century Romantic Historical Fiction
Author: Hsu-Ming Teo
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040085415
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This book explores how postmillennial Anglophone women writers use romantic narrativisations of history to explore, revise, repurpose and challenge the past in their novels, exposing the extent to which past societies were damaging to women by instead imagining alternative histories. The novelists discussed employ the generic conventions of romance to narrate their understanding of historical and contemporary injustice and to reflect upon women’s achievements and the price they paid for autonomy and a life of public purpose. The volume seeks, firstly, to discuss the work of revision or reparation being performed by romantic historical fiction and, secondly, to analyse how the past is being repurposed for use in the present. It contends that the discourses and genre of romance work to provide a reparative reading of the past, but there are limitations and entrenched problems in such readings.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040085415
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This book explores how postmillennial Anglophone women writers use romantic narrativisations of history to explore, revise, repurpose and challenge the past in their novels, exposing the extent to which past societies were damaging to women by instead imagining alternative histories. The novelists discussed employ the generic conventions of romance to narrate their understanding of historical and contemporary injustice and to reflect upon women’s achievements and the price they paid for autonomy and a life of public purpose. The volume seeks, firstly, to discuss the work of revision or reparation being performed by romantic historical fiction and, secondly, to analyse how the past is being repurposed for use in the present. It contends that the discourses and genre of romance work to provide a reparative reading of the past, but there are limitations and entrenched problems in such readings.
Romantic Moods
Author: Thomas Pfau
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801881978
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
"Pfau focuses on three specific paradigms of emotive experience: paranoia, trauma, and melancholy. Along the trajectory of Romantic thought paranoia characterizes the disintegration of traditional models of causation and representation during the French Revolution; trauma, the radical political, cultural, and economic restructuring of Central Europe in the Napoleonic era; and melancholy, the dominant post-traumatic condition of stalled, post-Napoleonic history both in England and on the continent."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801881978
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
"Pfau focuses on three specific paradigms of emotive experience: paranoia, trauma, and melancholy. Along the trajectory of Romantic thought paranoia characterizes the disintegration of traditional models of causation and representation during the French Revolution; trauma, the radical political, cultural, and economic restructuring of Central Europe in the Napoleonic era; and melancholy, the dominant post-traumatic condition of stalled, post-Napoleonic history both in England and on the continent."--BOOK JACKET.
Feminism, Women's Agency, and Communication in Early Twentieth-Century China
Author: Qiliang He
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331989692X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Feminism, Women’s Agency, and Communication in Early Twentieth-Century China focuses on a sensational elopement in the Yangzi Delta in the late 1920s to explore how middle- and lower-class members of society gained access to and appropriated otherwise alien and abstract enlightenment theories and idioms about love, marriage, and family. Via a network of communications that connected people of differing socioeconomic and educational backgrounds, non-elite women were empowered to display their new womanhood and thereby exercise their self-activating agency to mount resistance to China’s patriarchal system. Qiliang He’s text also investigates the proliferation of anti-feminist conservatisms in legal practice, scholarly discourses, media, and popular culture in the early Nanjing Decade (1927-1937). Utilizing a framework of interdisciplinary scholarship, this book traverses various fields such as legal history, women’s history, popular culture/media studies, and literary studies to explore urban discourse and communication in 1920s China.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331989692X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Feminism, Women’s Agency, and Communication in Early Twentieth-Century China focuses on a sensational elopement in the Yangzi Delta in the late 1920s to explore how middle- and lower-class members of society gained access to and appropriated otherwise alien and abstract enlightenment theories and idioms about love, marriage, and family. Via a network of communications that connected people of differing socioeconomic and educational backgrounds, non-elite women were empowered to display their new womanhood and thereby exercise their self-activating agency to mount resistance to China’s patriarchal system. Qiliang He’s text also investigates the proliferation of anti-feminist conservatisms in legal practice, scholarly discourses, media, and popular culture in the early Nanjing Decade (1927-1937). Utilizing a framework of interdisciplinary scholarship, this book traverses various fields such as legal history, women’s history, popular culture/media studies, and literary studies to explore urban discourse and communication in 1920s China.