Out Of This Furnace: A Novel of Immagrant Labor in America
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  • Neither novel nor history
Out Of This Furnace: A Novel of Immagrant Labor in America
Thomas Bell
Manufacturer: University of Pittsburgh Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0822952734

Book Description

Out of This Furnace is Thomas Bell’s most compelling achievement. Its story of three generations of an immigrant Slovak family -- the Dobrejcaks -- still stands as a fresh and extraordinary accomplishment.
The novel begins in the mid-1880s with the naive blundering career of Djuro Kracha. It tracks his arrival from the old country as he walked from New York to White Haven, his later migration to the steel mills of Braddock, and his eventual downfall through foolish financial speculations and an extramarital affair. The second generation is represented by Kracha’s daughter, Mary, who married Mike Dobrejcak, a steel worker. Their decent lives, made desperate by the inhuman working conditions of the mills, were held together by the warm bonds of their family life, and Mike’s political idealism set example for the children. Dobie Dobrejcak, the third generation, came of age in the 1920s determined not to be sacrificed to the mills. His involvement in the successful unionization of the steel industry climaxed a half-century struggle to establish economic justice for the workers.
Out of This Furnace is a document of ethnic heritage and of a violent and cruel period in our history, but it is also a superb story. The writing is strong and forthright, and the novel builds constantly to its triumphantly human conclusion.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great instructional resource.......2007-07-20

Very powerful book. This is perfect for teachers who want an emotional connection to immigration and the Industrial Revolution for their students. A great story for the casual reader, too!

5 out of 5 stars Book.......2007-05-12

Came in very fast and in great condition. Can't say I actually enjoyed reading it, though. Lol...

5 out of 5 stars A Great Read - Not Just for the Classroom.......2007-03-14

As someone has lived in the Pittsburgh area for over 30 years and is still considered a 'newcomer' by many, I have often wondered where the uniquely "Pittsburgh-ese" traditions and culture came from. For example, how is it that modern-day natives of Pittsburgh can be so incredibly conservative in terms of family values and gender roles, and yet align themselves with liberal political movements that tend to marginalize the family? Many of my questions were answered by this book, and in very human terms.

The descriptions of the characters and their lives are so very true to what I know of Pittsburgh and the wonderful, down-to-earth people who live here -- I was not surprised to read in the Afterward that much of the material is autobiographical. I was absolutely fascinated to read this first-hand account of what life was like, drawn from vignettes from the lives of the author's grandparents, parents, and his own family.

The places in this book are real -- you can still visit them. The people were real -- you can still see their gravesites. This is how it was, and this is how much of our modern world came to be. Forget Madison Avenue trends. This book is about building things (and lives) that last.

5 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended.......2006-09-09

This text was required reading for a college course on immigration and, I must admit, I was not looking forward to reading it. I decided to read it before the semester started and fell in love with it immediately. The characters are well developed from Kracha, to Mike & Mary, to Johnny. A very moving tale of the development of unions, the plight of immigrants, and the dangers they faced everyday working in the steel mills. I highly recommend this to anyone, required reading or not.

1 out of 5 stars Neither novel nor history.......2006-01-06

Out of the Furnace was the assigned "text" for the first half of a 3-unit American History (after the Civil War) class. As a responsible and voracious reader, I bought and began reading the book. I found the style conclusory and turgid--this happened, that happened, something else happened--without any real character development to differentiate between and among the characters and clarify their relationships. As another reviewer observed, names kept changing and keeping the people sorted out was nearly impossible. Facts and emotions were asserted without textual basis or amplification, making it difficult for this reader to get interested in the book. For example, one plant was deemed "more dangerous" than the others--What does this mean? How was this known?

The cover lines on this book read "Long out of print" and I would say, "with good reason." Because the book was produced in 1941 by a writer describing life two generations earlier, there is not the detail and immediacy the reader gets from "Grapes of Wrath," for example, for which Steinbeck did actual site-visit research. Needless to say, the "direct" writing of "Furnace" makes it, as another reviewer noted, stultifying reading.

Further I seriously question the assignment of a novel written so long after the events "described," as the ONLY assigned text for this period in a history class. A variety of first-person reports (letters or other documents), statistical descriptions of wages, housing conditions, hours worked/injury rates, profit statements of the corporations, plus photographs of the living/working conditions would be more effective inconveying the same message.

I will confess I did not finish the book. Having determined that it was, in my opinion, unreadable, I dropped the class.
Out of This Furnace
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    Out of This Furnace
    Thomas Bell
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    Binding: Hardcover
    ASIN: B000O7KA40
    Out of This Furnace
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      Out of This Furnace
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        Out of This Furnace
        Thomas Bell
        Manufacturer: Univ of Pittsburgh Press
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        Binding: Paperback
        ASIN: B000PCAF6W
        OUT OF THIS FURNACE
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          OUT OF THIS FURNACE
          Thomas Bell
          Manufacturer: University of Pittsburgh
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          Walking Money
          Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
          • Great Characters
          • We Get It, The FBI Turned You Down
          • Memorable debut
          • A great Florida thriller by a cop with humor and smarts
          • Money, Money, Who's Got the Money
          Walking Money
          James O. Born
          Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
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          ASIN: 0399151699
          Release Date: 2004-06-17

          Book Description

          For more than seventeen years with the U.S. Marshals Service, DEA, and Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Jim Born has seen just about everything Florida crime and criminals can throw at him, and he's put it all into as entertaining and accomplished a first thriller as you'll find anywhere this year.

          State cop Bill Tasker has had problems in the past, but nothing compared to what's about to happen to him. A satchel with a million and a half in skimmed money is about to go walking. A phony community activist has decided to cash in, but a local FBI agent also has his eyes on the prize, a key witness gets murdered, and it's Tasker who ends up framed for the whole thing. Soon, other people become seduced by the cash as well, and as the bag passes from hand to hand and the body count mounts, Tasker realizes it's all up to him. If he doesn't retake his life right now . . . someone's going to do it for him.

          Filled with a rich array of characters, a constantly twisting plot, and an authenticity so deep you can't help wondering how much of this is actually true, Walking Money is indeed proof that "Jim Born is the real thing."

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Great Characters.......2007-02-25

          Walking Money has an Elmore Leonard feel. For a first book, this is a great start for an author with great potential. I was thoroughly entertained by this book. The story line is humorous. This book is character driven. The characters are vibrant and well constructed. It is unfortunate that a preceding critic launched a personal attack against the author. They did not like the portrayal of the FBI. Unfortunately, the FBI has become easy targets in fiction and nonfiction. Read the 911 Commission as one of many examples. True, not all FBI Agents are fat, lazy and corrupt. This is a work of fiction. That critic failed to realize that important aspect and apparently was not familiar with the authors resume. Born spent time with the DEA, whose entrance qualifications are as strenuous as the FBI. For family stability, Born switched to FDLE, which is the Florida investigatory unit. FDLE enjoys a well deserved positive reputation. A number of retired FBI Agents seek employment with FDLE. You may not enjoy this book, but keep your personal attacks to yourself. It is not an easy accomplishment to write four books, while working full time.

          2 out of 5 stars We Get It, The FBI Turned You Down.......2006-11-20

          First for the plot. A pile of ill gotten money is at one time or the other in the hands of every character in the book. The bag with the money moves around with all the twists and insight that one would expect from a Three Stooges short(one with Shemp) but without the wit one expects from the trio. Fine it's a so-so book with no characters that hold your interest. What I found interesting was the huge chip on his shoulder the author (an investigator for the real Florida Dept of Law Enforcement) has for the FBI. The FDLE is admired by local law enforcement officers because they are so physically strong, mentally awake, and (mostly) morally straight. FDLE investigators have washboard abs and the female investigators are heartstoppingly beautiful. Even their criminal intelligence analysts are right on top of things. The evil FBI agents, on the other hand are fat and lazy and corrupt and their analysts are borderline useless. We get it Jim, you couldn't make the feds. I'm sorry you flunked your interview with the bureau or failed the Treasury Enforcement Agent exam, but why take it out on the reader. To use a baseball analogy the author is stuck in an AA league riding the bus from Reading to Wilmington and he hates the major leaguers who have passed him by because they can hit a curve ball. This book is his payback but he's still in AA both in his career and as a writer.

          4 out of 5 stars Memorable debut.......2006-09-28

          I'm sceptical of authors writing about Florida when a few pages in, you realize the author never visited the state. James Born knows much about Florida since he gets all the locations correct... and he's a sharp and economical writer to boot.

          Born's believeable protagonist, Bill Tasker, is a harried yet honest Florida Department of Corrections officer framed for a robbery and murder during a riot in Liberty City. While trying to clear himself, he gets help from Metro Miami-Dade colleagues and deal with his daughters and ex-wife.

          I could tell more but why spoil the story? I thought it captured the aura (if there is one) of south Florida plus it was believeable and entertaining. Just what good fiction should be.

          5 out of 5 stars A great Florida thriller by a cop with humor and smarts.......2006-04-24

          Jim Born, who has himself been an officer with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, gives us a splendidly unshocked thriller involving corruption by members of that department, as well as the FBI and the local Miami police; to say nothing of various other scam-merchants and low-lifes. His style is matter-of-fact and fast-moving, laced with dry humor.

          Born steers clear of cynicism, not only by showing the essential goodness in several of the characters despite their mistakes, but also by his amused understanding of all the reprobates who race through the pages (often carrying a wodge of ill-gotten cash). Born takes a knowing, and not unsympathetic, look at the weakness in us all, especially when we're tempted by money and the dreams it can help us realize.

          All this is wrapped up in a multi-agency procedural which feels authentic, thanks to the author's personal experience as a law-enforcer. The plot had more twists than a bag of pretzels; I laughed out loud in places, held my breath in others, and couldn't put it down as I hurried on to see how this roller-coaster of roguery would end. A gripping, racy, humane, humorous thriller. I can't wait to read the sequel.

          5 out of 5 stars Money, Money, Who's Got the Money.......2005-07-27

          The is an entertaining cops and robbers story that makes good light reading. It kept me up late getting to the end, which was an added twist which you will have to read for yourself (no peeking).

          A couple of people have been skimming money and stashing it in a bank safety deposit box. The problem is that various people know about the money, or find out about the money, and everyone seems to have a scheme for getting their hands on it. A bag contains about $1.5 million, and the bag keeps changing hands. It is undocumented, untraceable cash, and as long as it is not in official custody nobody can prove that it actually exists. A big temptation for everyone, including some police officers, community activists, and even an exotic dancer.

          State cop Bill Tasker finds himself caught in the middle as people steal the bag, have it stolen back, and it becomes like a complicated three shell game where nobody is sure who finally has it. Nobody can report a theft without implicating themselves. A few dead bodies are left along the way, and the FBI, state police, county police and local police have to figure out who can be charged with what.

          Along the way there are some conflicts between blacks, hispanics, and whites; and some additional conflicts between the FBI, state, and local authorities.
          Earn Extra Money In Your Spare Time Selling Walking Canes On-line
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            Earn Extra Money In Your Spare Time Selling Walking Canes On-line
            James Orr and Jassen Bowman
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            Would an extra few hundred dollars a month make a difference in your life? While you won't get rich quick with an online business, you can generate a nice side income that will help pay bills or increase your standard of living, and do it from the comfort of your own home, on your own hours. This audio CD and accompanying resources will guide you step-by-step through the process of starting your online business. You'll learn how to select the right business entity, how to start marketing, keep track of sales and inventory, much more. Order today, and within literally a couple weeks you could be up and selling online.
            How to Make Money in the Tennessee Walking Horse Business
            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
            • helpful information on Walkers and how to sell them
            How to Make Money in the Tennessee Walking Horse Business
            Kevin C. Kennedy
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            5 out of 5 stars helpful information on Walkers and how to sell them.......2006-04-11

            Chapters: Should I Incorporate My Walking Horse Business?, Developing A New Marketplace and Marketing Strategies, Versatility of the Tennessee Walking Horse, A Dollar Saved Is A Dollar Earned, Opening New Doors, Developing Good Public Relations in the Walking Horse Industry, The Natural Approach to Raising Tennessee Walking Horses, The Five Men To a Good Business, Diversification Within The Walking Horse Industry, Brief History and Incidents of the Kennedy Walking Horse Farm, People Connected with Walking Horses, Epilogue, SOS 10 Steps of Success. Many photos.
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              Former Duck Martin taking a walk on the wild side.(Wire Sports)(The ex-Oregon and N.Y. Giants football player is walking across the nation to raise money ... from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
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                Former Duck Martin taking a walk on the wild side.(Wire Sports)(The ex-Oregon and N.Y. Giants football player is walking across the nation to raise money ... from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
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                Price of Desire: Novellas from Transgressions (Unabridged Selections)
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                  Walking the virtual world saves money and avoids problems in assembly layout: three-D simulations integrating work cells and robots lets designers produce ... An article from: Modern Applications News
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                    Walking the virtual world saves money and avoids problems in assembly layout: three-D simulations integrating work cells and robots lets designers produce ... An article from: Modern Applications News
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                    The Best Earn More Money, Success Principles and Biz Networking for Walking Sticks Internet Businesses 3 CD Power Pack
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                          MAGICIAN: THE AUTHOR'S PREFERRED EDITION (Riftwar Saga, Vol 1)
                          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                          • The most incredible fantasy epic you will ever read.
                          • Action packed one of the best books ever!!!
                          MAGICIAN: THE AUTHOR'S PREFERRED EDITION (Riftwar Saga, Vol 1)
                          Raymond Feist
                          Manufacturer: Doubleday
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                          Release Date: 1992-10-18

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                          5 out of 5 stars The most incredible fantasy epic you will ever read........1997-04-05

                          "Magician" is a fascinating novel about a two young boys' dreams. Feist weaves a story that is so vivid you can see the everything. I strongly suggest this to anyone who has ever cuddles up with a book and wants to transport themselves to another world, inhabited by mad kings, powerful sorcerers, and heroic princes

                          5 out of 5 stars Action packed one of the best books ever!!!.......1997-03-26

                          This book by Feist is by far the best book I have ever read. From the very begining there is thrilling adventure. The characters are creative and interesting. A very adictive series. BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!
                          Magician:Master The Preferred Author's Edition (Riftwar Saga, Volume II)
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                            Magician:Master The Preferred Author's Edition (Riftwar Saga, Volume II)

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                            Seductions: Tales of Erotic Persuasion
                            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                            • 20 stories from a lovely variety of persuasions
                            • Good gentle fun
                            • Could not BE more disappointed....
                            • Great seductive stories.
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                            Seductions: Tales of Erotic Persuasion
                            Lonnie Barbach
                            Manufacturer: Plume
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                            "When I think about the most erotic moments of sexual experience, I am drawn to the delicious and unpredictable build-up, the invitation to sensually provocative play . . . to vulnerability and hence more intimacy. Seduction is a gateway to passion." (Lonnie Barbach, from Seductions)

                            Now a pivotal figure in the field of literary erotica, Lonnie Barbach was first known for her pioneering books about sex and relationships. Seductions is a sumptuous anthology in which she explores the ways that erotic art can kindle romance, ignite desire, and bring two people together in the most pleasurable and satisfying ways imaginable. The twenty stories showcased here cover the full spectrum of sexual experience and identity as they reveal seduction in all its varied and exotic forms. Seductions is written for a wide-ranging audience-young and old, male and female, heterosexual and gay, married and single. It will take readers beyond the limits of their erotic imagination to a realm that is both tantalizing and provocative.

                            Customer Reviews:

                            5 out of 5 stars 20 stories from a lovely variety of persuasions .......2006-12-20

                            The cover caught my eye and the deciding factor to buy was a new story from Tee Corinne - a captivating story, it unfolded like petals of a flower.

                            Don't miss this anthology - it is a keeper!

                            From inside the front cover - Seduction at it's most creative - and arousing - when a lesbian artist meets a sexually fearless avant-garde filmmaker in Tee A. Corinne's `Lines of Fire"

                            From the back of the book -
                            "When I think about the most erotic moments of sexual experience, I am drawn to the delicious and unpredictable build up, the invitation to sensually provocative play...to be more vulnerable and hence more intimate. Seduction is a gateway to passion, whetting the appetite for lovemaking and increasing the likelihood that sex will be an exciting and fulfilling experience charged with pleasure and delight."
                            - Lonnie Barbach

                            Lonnie Barbach's erotica collections have broken new ground in their imaginative and liberating depiction of sexual fantasy and adventure. In her new anthology, she explores the erotic art that can kindle romance, ignite desire, and bring two people together in the most pleasurable and satisfying way imaginable.

                            From the subtle to the graphic, from a spontaneous prelude to a meticulously planned encounter, the twenty stories showcased here cover the full spectrum of sexual experience and identity as they reveal seduction in all its varied and exotic forms. Authors Bruce Zimmerman, Tee A. Corinne, Hannah Katz, Ethan Monk, and many others whisk us to places as far away as nineteenth century France, in tales ranging from erotic whodunits to sparkling comedies of manners to dark nights of sexual revenge that will leave no one the same.

                            Whether you are young or old, male or female, married or single, heterosexual or of another sexual orientation, Seductions will take you beyond the limits of your erotic imagination in an explicit volume that tantalizes and arouses.

                            Book Description -
                            Now a pivotal figure in the field of literary erotica, Lonnie Barbach was first known for her pioneering books about sex and relationships. Seductions is a sumptuous anthology in which she explores the ways that erotic art can kindle romance, ignite desire, and bring two people together in the most pleasurable and satisfying ways imaginable. The twenty stories showcased here cover the full spectrum of sexual experience and identity as they reveal seduction in all its varied and exotic forms. Seductions is written for a wide-ranging audience-young and old, male and female, heterosexual and gay, married and single. It will take readers beyond the limits of their erotic imagination to a realm that is both tantalizing and provocative.

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                            Lonnie Barbach's new anthology, she explores the erotic art that can kindle romance, ignite desire, and bring two people together in the most pleasurable and satisfying ways imaginable. From the subtle to the graphic, from a spontaneous prelude to a meticulously planned encounter, the twenty stories showcased here cover the full spectrum of sexual experience and identity as they reveal seduction in all its varied and exotic forms. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

                            About the Author
                            Lonnie Barbach's writing career began almost two decades ago with her groundbreaking and phenomenally successful books on sex and relationships For Yourself and For Each Other. She has been profiled extensively in all of the major women's magazines, and is well known on the lecture circuit and for her frequent television appearances. She has enjoyed great success with her erotica collections Pleasures, Erotic Interludes, and The Erotic Edge (available from Plume). Barbach is on the clinical faculty of the University of California Medical School in San Francisco, and practices privately. She lives in Mill Valley, California.

                            5 out of 5 stars Good gentle fun.......2003-12-14

                            This is a delightful collection of witty, literate fantasies. They depict physical attraction and affection many ways, all of them charged with happy eroticism. I enjoyed the different focus each story had - some centered on women and some on men, some from a woman's sensibility's and some from a man's.

                            Suspension of disbelief is a must, but these stories are fiction after all. They are literate and thoughtful, not the 'organ recitals' of cruder authors. It's not necessary to like every one of the short stories - if one doesn't suit your taste, there's another one a few pages along.

                            Next time I need a vacation of just a few hours, I may spend it in another of Barbach's collections. I just hope it meets the standard that this books sets.

                            1 out of 5 stars Could not BE more disappointed...........2002-01-13

                            I bought this book based on other customer recommendations. This was my second attempt at reading an erotica novel (I usually stick to good ol' fashioned romances). So, where should I begin? There are some stories in here that aren't badly witten such as "The Other Woman", "Knowing", "The Welcome Home", "The 5:20 Encounter", "I Wanted To", and "Simply Seduced". So that leaves fourteen other stories that range from seemingly uncompleted, confusing, and down right intollerable. Stories such as "Only In The Movies", "Lines of Fire", "She Went Shopping This Morning", and "Double Clicked" end just when things start getting interesting and leave you wanting more, but not in a teasing prelude sort of way. And then, of course, there are other stories like "A Life of Seductions", "A Conversation About Green Water", "Under The Volcano", and "A Taste of Sicily" whose plot lines are anything but smooth going and, rather than leaving the reader "hot and bothered", they leave them just...plain...bothered. Last, but not least we come to "The Last Seduction" which is about a woman who is,not only in her twilight years, but is also an invalid. I won't EVEN get into how disturbing this one was. One of my main objections to this book was the language. Maybe I've been spoiled by conventional romances that "romanticize" the human anatomy, but I found the vocabulary used in most of the works, even the better written ones, to be crude, thus leaving me feeling cold and unattached when the main reason for purchasing such a book is to get the blood boiling. So do yourselves a favor and find a better use for [your money].

                            5 out of 5 stars Great seductive stories........2000-11-18

                            After reading this book, i had to write and state my opinion. It's a great book that's written by both women and men and has wonderful seductive stories. This book can definately ignite desire and make your lovelife more pleasurable. It has twenty different exotic stories and I loved reading them all.

                            This is definately a MUST READ BOOK!

                            5 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS !!!!!!!!!!!.......2000-11-02

                            This is a great book. My wife and I read it together. It's many different little stories were fasinating, seductive and erotic. This book is well written and geared towards men and women both.

                            Many sexual fantasies are explained and after reading this book, I came home to find my SEXY, SEDUCTIVE wife waiting to greet me by the front door wearing NOTHING!!!!. She danced for me, teased me and seduced me like crazy. it was GREAT.

                            Thanks to this book, my wife and I are more comfortable with

                            displaying our seductive side and playing out our fantasies. We are definately having more fun in the bedroom. I've noticed we are more open to discussing our own desires and fantasies with each other now.

                            Another GREAT and SEDUCTIVE book, that we enjoy reading over and over is "Deviant Desires". I recommend both these books to spice up any couples sex lives.
                            Seductions Tales of Erotic Persuasion (
                            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                            • 20 stories from a lovely variety of persuasions
                            Seductions Tales of Erotic Persuasion (
                            Ph.D, Introuduction, stories by Edward Buskirk, Doraine Poretz, Saskia Walker, Josesph S. Telller, Leslie Cole, Dina Vered ETC Edited by Lonnie Barbach
                            Manufacturer: Dutton
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Hardcover
                            ASIN: B000JD9PHM

                            Customer Reviews:

                            5 out of 5 stars 20 stories from a lovely variety of persuasions .......2006-12-20

                            The cover caught my eye and the deciding factor to buy was a new story from Tee Corinne - a captivating story, it unfolded like petals of a flower.

                            Don't miss this anthology - it is a keeper!

                            From inside the front cover - Seduction at it's most creative - and arousing - when a lesbian artist meets a sexually fearless avant-garde filmmaker in Tee A. Corinne's `Lines of Fire."

                            From the back of the book -
                            "When I think about the most erotic moments of sexual experience, I am drawn to the delicious and unpredictable build up, the invitation to sensually provocative play...to be more vulnerable and hence more intimate. Seduction is a gateway to passion, whetting the appetite for lovemaking and increasing the likelihood that sex will be an exciting and fulfilling experience charged with pleasure and delight."
                            - Lonnie Barbach

                            Lonnie Barbach's erotica collections have broken new ground in their imaginative and liberating depiction of sexual fantasy and adventure. In her new anthology, she explores the erotic art that can kindle romance, ignite desire, and bring two people together in the most pleasurable and satisfying way imaginable.

                            From the subtle to the graphic, from a spontaneous prelude to a meticulously planned encounter, the twenty stories showcased here cover the full spectrum of sexual experience and identity as they reveal seduction in all its varied and exotic forms. Authors Bruce Zimmerman, Tee A. Corinne, Hannah Katz, Ethan Monk, and many others whisk us to places as far away as nineteenth century France, in tales ranging from erotic whodunits to sparkling comedies of manners to dark nights of sexual revenge that will leave no one the same.

                            Whether you are young or old, male or female, married or single, heterosexual or of another sexual orientation, Seductions will take you beyond the limits of your erotic imagination in an explicit volume that tantalizes and arouses.

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                            7. Return to Del (Deltora Quest, 8)
                            8. Screwjack: A Short Story
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