Author: Cathy Williams
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488000980
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A vow of revenge… When Sophie Griffin-Watt walked out of tycoon Javier Vasquez's life, and down the aisle with another man, he swore to find a way to make her pay. A proposition from her past… With Sophie desperate for Javier's help to save her family, his assistance comes with a price tag—the gorgeous body that was denied to him! An unimaginable outcome… Javier's delicious game of retribution seemed the only way to get Sophie out of his system once and for all. But when he discovers Sophie's exquisite innocence, he can no longer play by those rules…
A Virgin for Vasquez
Author: Cathy Williams
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488000980
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A vow of revenge… When Sophie Griffin-Watt walked out of tycoon Javier Vasquez's life, and down the aisle with another man, he swore to find a way to make her pay. A proposition from her past… With Sophie desperate for Javier's help to save her family, his assistance comes with a price tag—the gorgeous body that was denied to him! An unimaginable outcome… Javier's delicious game of retribution seemed the only way to get Sophie out of his system once and for all. But when he discovers Sophie's exquisite innocence, he can no longer play by those rules…
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488000980
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A vow of revenge… When Sophie Griffin-Watt walked out of tycoon Javier Vasquez's life, and down the aisle with another man, he swore to find a way to make her pay. A proposition from her past… With Sophie desperate for Javier's help to save her family, his assistance comes with a price tag—the gorgeous body that was denied to him! An unimaginable outcome… Javier's delicious game of retribution seemed the only way to get Sophie out of his system once and for all. But when he discovers Sophie's exquisite innocence, he can no longer play by those rules…
A Virgin for Vasquez
Author: Cathy Williams
Publisher: Mills & Boon
ISBN: 9781489201676
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A vow of revenge... When Sophie Griffin-Watt walked out of tycoon Javier Vasquez's life, and down the aisle with another man, he swore to find a way to make her pay. A proposition from her past... With Sophie desperate for Javier's help to save her family, his assistance comes with a price tag--the gorgeous body that was denied to him! An unimaginable outcome... Javier's delicious game of retribution seemed the only way to get Sophie out of his system once and for all. But when he discovers Sophie's exquisite innocence, he can no longer play by those rules...
Publisher: Mills & Boon
ISBN: 9781489201676
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A vow of revenge... When Sophie Griffin-Watt walked out of tycoon Javier Vasquez's life, and down the aisle with another man, he swore to find a way to make her pay. A proposition from her past... With Sophie desperate for Javier's help to save her family, his assistance comes with a price tag--the gorgeous body that was denied to him! An unimaginable outcome... Javier's delicious game of retribution seemed the only way to get Sophie out of his system once and for all. But when he discovers Sophie's exquisite innocence, he can no longer play by those rules...
From Moon Goddesses to Virgins
Author: Peter Herman Sigal
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292798984
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
For the preconquest Maya, sexuality was a part of ritual discourse and performance, and all sex acts were understood in terms of their power to create, maintain, and destroy society. As postconquest Maya adapted to life under colonial rule, they neither fully abandoned these views nor completely adopted the formulation of sexuality prescribed by Spanish Catholicism. Instead, they evolved hybridized notions of sexual desire, represented in the figure of the Virgin Mary as a sexual goddess, whose sex acts embodied both creative and destructive components. This highly innovative book decodes the process through which this colonization of Yucatan Maya sexual desire occurred. Pete Sigal frames the discussion around a series of texts, including the Books of Chilam Balam and the Ritual of the Bacabs, that were written by seventeenth and eighteenth century Maya nobles to elucidate the history, religion, and philosophy of the Yucatecan Maya communities. Drawing on the insights of philology, discourse analysis, and deconstruction, he analyzes the sexual fantasies, fears, and desires that are presented, often unintentionally, in the "margins" of these texts and shows how they illuminate issues of colonialism, power, ritual, and gender.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292798984
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
For the preconquest Maya, sexuality was a part of ritual discourse and performance, and all sex acts were understood in terms of their power to create, maintain, and destroy society. As postconquest Maya adapted to life under colonial rule, they neither fully abandoned these views nor completely adopted the formulation of sexuality prescribed by Spanish Catholicism. Instead, they evolved hybridized notions of sexual desire, represented in the figure of the Virgin Mary as a sexual goddess, whose sex acts embodied both creative and destructive components. This highly innovative book decodes the process through which this colonization of Yucatan Maya sexual desire occurred. Pete Sigal frames the discussion around a series of texts, including the Books of Chilam Balam and the Ritual of the Bacabs, that were written by seventeenth and eighteenth century Maya nobles to elucidate the history, religion, and philosophy of the Yucatecan Maya communities. Drawing on the insights of philology, discourse analysis, and deconstruction, he analyzes the sexual fantasies, fears, and desires that are presented, often unintentionally, in the "margins" of these texts and shows how they illuminate issues of colonialism, power, ritual, and gender.
Globalizing the Sacred
Author: Manuel A. Vásquez
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813532851
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Annotation. An exploration of how globalization affects the evolving roles of religion in the Americas.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813532851
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Annotation. An exploration of how globalization affects the evolving roles of religion in the Americas.
Bogota in 1836-7. Being a narrative of an expedition to the capital of New-Grenada, and a residence there of eleven months
Author: J. STEUART (of New York.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
In the Shadow of the Mountain
Author: Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1250776759
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
“In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life—one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with this story, for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us.”—Elizabeth Gilbert Endless ice. Thin air. The threat of dropping into nothingness thousands of feet below. This is the climb Silvia Vasquez-Lavado braves in her page-turning, pulse-raising memoir chronicling her journey to Mount Everest. A Latina hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. Deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she’d suffered as a child, she started climbing. Something about the brute force required for the ascent—the risk and spirit and sheer size of the mountains and death’s close proximity—woke her up. She then took her biggest pain as a survivor to the biggest mountain: Everest. “The Mother of the World,” as it’s known in Nepal, allows few to reach her summit, but Silvia didn’t go alone. She gathered a group of young female survivors and led them to base camp alongside her. It was never easy. At times hair-raising, nerve-racking, and always challenging, Silvia remembers the acute anxiety of leading a group of novice climbers to Everest’s base, all the while coping with her own nerves of summiting. But, there were also moments of peace, joy, and healing with the strength of her fellow survivors and community propelling her forward. In the Shadow of the Mountain is a remarkable story of heroism, one which awakens in all of us a lust for adventure, an appetite for risk, and faith in our own resilience.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1250776759
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
“In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life—one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with this story, for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us.”—Elizabeth Gilbert Endless ice. Thin air. The threat of dropping into nothingness thousands of feet below. This is the climb Silvia Vasquez-Lavado braves in her page-turning, pulse-raising memoir chronicling her journey to Mount Everest. A Latina hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. Deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she’d suffered as a child, she started climbing. Something about the brute force required for the ascent—the risk and spirit and sheer size of the mountains and death’s close proximity—woke her up. She then took her biggest pain as a survivor to the biggest mountain: Everest. “The Mother of the World,” as it’s known in Nepal, allows few to reach her summit, but Silvia didn’t go alone. She gathered a group of young female survivors and led them to base camp alongside her. It was never easy. At times hair-raising, nerve-racking, and always challenging, Silvia remembers the acute anxiety of leading a group of novice climbers to Everest’s base, all the while coping with her own nerves of summiting. But, there were also moments of peace, joy, and healing with the strength of her fellow survivors and community propelling her forward. In the Shadow of the Mountain is a remarkable story of heroism, one which awakens in all of us a lust for adventure, an appetite for risk, and faith in our own resilience.
Amazon Magic
Author: Jaya Bear
Publisher: Libros Colibri
ISBN: 9780967425504
Category : Ayahuasca
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Libros Colibri
ISBN: 9780967425504
Category : Ayahuasca
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Bogotá in 1836-7
Author: John Steuart (of New York.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Harlequin Presents July 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2
Author: Carol Marinelli
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488006245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
Harlequin® Presents brings you a collection of four new titles! This Presents box set includes: DI SIONE'S INNOCENT CONQUEST The Billionaire's Legacy by Carol Marinelli Prickly, buttoned-up racing team owner Abby Ellison isn't legendary playboy Matteo Di Sione's type. But Abby has something he needs—a necklace prized by his grandfather—and where his lethal charm doesn't work, sponsorship of her team does! A VIRGIN FOR VASQUEZ by Cathy Williams When Sophie Griffin-Watt walked out of tycoon Javier Vasquez's life, and down the aisle with another man, he swore to find a way to make her pay. With Sophie desperate for Javier's help to save her family, his assistance comes with a price tag… BOUGHT BY HER ITALIAN BOSS by Dani Collins Vittorio Donatelli will do anything to protect his company from scandal—he's kept the secret of his true parentage hidden for years. So if it means making stunning Gwyn his mistress to combat the vicious rumors, then he'll do it…with pleasure. MASTER OF HER INNOCENCE Bought by the Brazilian by Chantelle Shaw After it's revealed that Clare Marchant is only disguised as a nun to save her kidnapped sister, Diego suddenly finds himself trading his prize diamond to help her. Now Clare is indebted to the notorious womanizer and he intends to collect… Be sure to collect Harlequin® Presents' July2016 Box set 2 of 2!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488006245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
Harlequin® Presents brings you a collection of four new titles! This Presents box set includes: DI SIONE'S INNOCENT CONQUEST The Billionaire's Legacy by Carol Marinelli Prickly, buttoned-up racing team owner Abby Ellison isn't legendary playboy Matteo Di Sione's type. But Abby has something he needs—a necklace prized by his grandfather—and where his lethal charm doesn't work, sponsorship of her team does! A VIRGIN FOR VASQUEZ by Cathy Williams When Sophie Griffin-Watt walked out of tycoon Javier Vasquez's life, and down the aisle with another man, he swore to find a way to make her pay. With Sophie desperate for Javier's help to save her family, his assistance comes with a price tag… BOUGHT BY HER ITALIAN BOSS by Dani Collins Vittorio Donatelli will do anything to protect his company from scandal—he's kept the secret of his true parentage hidden for years. So if it means making stunning Gwyn his mistress to combat the vicious rumors, then he'll do it…with pleasure. MASTER OF HER INNOCENCE Bought by the Brazilian by Chantelle Shaw After it's revealed that Clare Marchant is only disguised as a nun to save her kidnapped sister, Diego suddenly finds himself trading his prize diamond to help her. Now Clare is indebted to the notorious womanizer and he intends to collect… Be sure to collect Harlequin® Presents' July2016 Box set 2 of 2!