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To the Last Man I Slept with and All the Jerks Just Like Him
Gwendolyn Zepeda Manufacturer: Arte Publico Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1558854061 |
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With dark, knife-in-the ribs humor and poignant glimpses of youth and early adulthood, Gwendolyn Zepeda's first book is the literati's version of television variety shows of the 1970s. Chock full of sharp observations in a narrative that jumps from personal essay to a parody of romance novels to inventive fiction, this collection spans a wide range of themes: the complications of being a "half-white child of hippies born in Houston in 1971" and raised in a largely Mexican barrio . . . "How to Be a Trailer Trash Housewife" . . . and a midnight dance with a giant cockroach.Though her creations aren't easy to behold, they are assertive, calling out Zepeda's own lessons learned as she strives to hammer out a life. She writes in "To the Last Man I Slept with and to Everybody Else," a variation on the title story, "You wanted to be the rock star, the ninja, the cowboy in black. I wanted to be with those people so I pretended they were you. But secretly, I have always been all of those things."
Weaving her exploration of family life, love, the struggle for economic stability, and the search for a personal creative space, Zepeda's brash voice cuts at society's stereotypes, at once critiquing those around her and herself. Family, friends, and the unwitting strangers around herno one is safe from her commentary.
Not for the shy or the meek, Zepeda's bold ruminations ring clearly through all her pieces, whether tough dramatizations or tongue-in-cheek fiction. She debuts a voice worth hearing that challenges, "If you want to, you can watch."
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truth par excellence.......2006-03-15
I've Been Fantasizing About Ants Lately.......2005-01-28
Wry, Witty, Entertaining.......2005-01-15
Are You Afraid of A Strong Woman?.......2005-01-13
Captivating.......2005-01-12
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In The Wanton Angel, the tenth in Edward Marston's critically acclaimed series featuring Nicholas Bracewell, court politics threaten to lower the curtain on Lord Westfield's Men.When the Privy Council decrees that all innyard theaters must close their doors, and only two playhouses may continue to give performances, Nicholas Bracewell and the theater company he manages face certain unemployment. Soon, however, an anonymous, powerful benefactress emerges to protect the vulnerable company. Revealing herself only to Bracewell, she promises to finance a new theater for his group. Invigorated with a fresh sense of hope, Lord Westfield's Men determine to build an impressive performance arena and beat out their rivals, Banbury's Men and Havelock's Men, to capture one of the two coveted theater permits.
But soon after the foundations for the theater are laid, the enthusiasm of Lord Westfield's Men is destroyed when one of the troupe's rising stars is found murdered at the building site. Bracewell must find the killer and uncover the secrets of their mysterious patron before his company gets disbanded permanently.
Rich with vibrant characters and historical detail, The Wanton Angel is a remarkable addition to this popular series.
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Tenth Book in a Wonderful Series.......2006-11-30
Marston Stages Another Triumph!.......2000-04-05
It is yet another harrowing and trying experience for these Elizabethan actors, who faced--and overcame--the previous nine threats to their existence as one of the leading acting companies in London!
And Marston has convincingly--as always--set the stage (as it were!) for a clever and intriguing mystery in "The Wanton Angel."
Queen Elizabeth's Privy Council has decided that the "wicked and lascivious ways of the theatre and its crowd" must be curtailed. Thus, it has proclaimed that henceforth, only two theatre companies will exist in London. On top of that, all acting companies performing in courtyards will be curtailed as well. Hence, the Westfield Men face what appears to be the "final curtain" of their careers. Their patron, Lord Westfield, has his own misgivings and is ready to release his sponsorhip. What to do!
Behind the guidance of Bracewell, the company decides to build its own theatre and to compete intensely for the right to perform. Murder and mayhem follow as the plot sickens! One of the actors is found murdered under the pilings of their new theatre; Nicholas is badly beaten; members of the company are being lured away by the rival companies, one by one. Alas, a secret benefactor appears, ready to save the company and to provide a much needed loan in order to continue operating and to build the new theatre, named The Angel. And along the way, there are bits and pieces of romance! We continue to be enthralled by the thespian antics of the leading actor, Lawrence Firethorn, and the other members of the company: Edmund Hoode, Barnaby Gill, Owen Elias, and the actors' nemeses: Sybill and Alexander Marwood (owners of the Queen's Head, where the company performs).
Marston is able to sustain the mystery, the interest, the intrigue of this well- researched novel of Elizabethan England and theatre and it is to his credit that the storyline carries well. Needless to say, in keeping with the series, there is a happy ending--which veteran readers know is bound to happen--but the trip along the way is good reading. The author is well-versed in his historical applications. Indeed, it seems that "all the world really is a stage"!
A nice addition to the series.......1999-09-21
Did the Elizabethans never use contractions? Were they always playing verbal games (compliment me/stab me in the back) with each other?
A little more realism and less rigidness would be appreciated - even if it means that the characters appear less than heroic or predictable.
I prefer that our historical brethren live and think and feel, within the context of their times of course, as we do now, even if means putting up with all the imperfections and sillinesses that quantify us, then and now.
Unfortunately, it is difficult to relate to Marston's characters. And this feeling of too much distance is the only imperfection of his novels: his people are too rigid to reach across the hundreds of years that separate us, however much we want to touch them - or they, us.
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Wanton Angel
Linda Lael Miller Manufacturer: Pocket ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0671706330 |
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When Bonnie McKutchen left her weathy husband in a storm of heartache and betrayal, she fled New York with nothing but the dress on her back. Eli McKutcben finally caught up with her in a Washington mining town, outraged to find his beautiful wife dancing for money in a gaudy saloon. Yet as his temper flared, so did his passion...for nothing could extinguish Bonnie's blazes once she set them. Tormented with desire by his every touch, Bonnie yielded to the wild delight of her husband's embrace. Time and again she vowed to resist, and was sweetly defeated. But with savage pride, she denied her love...even at the risk of losing him forever!Customer Reviews:
a change of pace for Ms. Miller.......2000-04-02
I found myself a wanting to help the young woman find a better job though. Ms. Miller's more recent novels the springwater series are quick reads and very enjoyable.
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Wanton Angel
Shirl Henke Manufacturer: Leisure Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0843949732 |
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Regency with a twist.......2002-04-21
non-stop action thriller.......2002-03-11
They next meet in Naples where they fall into each other's arms and make love. However, not long afterward, pirates capture Beth and sell her to the dey of Algiers so though not a virgin she can join his harem. Derrick manages to rescue her, but their adventures have just begun even as that initial attraction turns to love.
WANTON ANGEL is such a non-stop action thriller that readers will need oxygen to keep up with the frantic pace. However, the cost of all the action is that the characters are not quite developed so that the audience never understands Beth's attitudes on life, so different from her peers. Still Shirl Henke knows how to spin a heated tale so that Regency fans will enjoy a change of pace caper after caper tale that never slows down until the final safe kiss.
Harriet Klausner
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Wanton Angel
Elizabeth Chadwick Manufacturer: BMI/ Book Margins Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000NPZZRK |
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Fallen Angels: Beguiled\Wanton\Uncovered
Lori Foster Manufacturer: HQN Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: 0373773064 |
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WANTON ANGEL
Elizabeth Chadwick Manufacturer: BMI ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000SUEP1M |
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Wanton angel
Elizabeth Chadwick Manufacturer: Book Margins ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00072WECI |
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She's an innocent, but he thinks she's a whore........1998-10-15
Consequently, I felt it was reprehensible of Aaron Court, an attorney, to take advantage of her as he did. The first time he thought she was a whore. But even so, she was completely unconscious at the time due to the dose of opium he gave her. (Why did he have it around the house, anyway? Is he a drug addict?) However, after the first time, he KNEW what an innocent she was, and he still continued to hound her and seduce her into falling in love with him when he had absolutely no intention of marrying her. This book should be titled "The Cad" instead of "Wanton Angel," because Susannah is no wanton, no matter how much she loves Aaron. And when she finally breaks it off with him after she finds out that he wants her only for the same lustful passion he has spent on Lilith and her "girls" in the past, Aaron kidnaps her off a train and keeps her his sexual slave for a week, STILL with no intention of ever marrying her.
No, Aaron Court is more a villain than a hero. I could never believe a "happy ever after" ending for Susannah with such a man.
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The Wanton Angel
Edward Marston Manufacturer: St Martins Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OTLUO2 |
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The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell
Harry Harrison Manufacturer: Gollancz ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0752817191 |
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Brand new adventure of slippery Jim DiGriz, the SF superhero the TLS compared to James Bond and Flash Gordon and the Daily Telegraph, called the Monty Python of the spaceways. While our anti-hero is taking it easy on the resort planet Lussouso, his wife Angelina and her cavorting pals are at the temple ofEternal Truth, being bamboozled into believing that at last they can buy their way into heaven. When Angelina asks 1 pertinent question too many, Slippery Jim suddenly finds himself without a wife. Within the Temple of Eternal Truth lie the doors to Heaven and Hell - to find Angelina, Jim and his twin sons will have to break down those doors and explore the worlds behind them. In outer space, the devil makes work for idle hands.Customer Reviews:
Super Reader.......2007-08-26
Another in the Great Series.......2007-06-10
Stainless Steel Rat Goes Downhill.......2006-05-03
Glad I found it at the Library.......2005-06-04
The tanking of the series.......2002-06-23
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THE ADVENTURES OF THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT: The Stainless Steel Rat; Rat's Revenge; Rat Saves the World; Rat Wants You; Rat for President; Rat is Born; Rat Gets Drafted; Rat Goes to Hell; Rat Joins the Circus
Harry Harrison Manufacturer: Berkley Books; Bantam Books; Tor Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000PCWPT2 |
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The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell
Harry Harrison Manufacturer: Gollancz ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1857984927 |
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Harry Harrison has entertained, amused and captivated readers of science fictionfor more than a quarter of a century with his Stainless Steel Rat-one James Bolivar diGriz aka `Slippery Jim'. In this all-new adventure the anti-hero is taking it easy, as only he knows how,on the fabulously glitzy, fabuluosly expensive, resort planet Lussouso. While herests, Angelina his oh so sexy, oh so cunning wife, cavorts with her friends as only he knows how. But her pals at the Temple of Eternal Truth have been bamboozled into believing that at last they can buy thier way into Heaven and when Angelina asks one pertinent question too many Slipper Jim suddenly finds himself without a wife. Within the Temple of Eternal Truth lie the doors to Heaven and Hell-to find Angelina, Jim and his twin sons will have to break down those doors and explore the worlds behind them.
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The Stainless Steel Rat Goes To Hell -
Harry Harrison - Manufacturer: Tom Doherty Publishing - ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000PS4PXU |
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STAINLESS STEEL RAT GOES TO HELL
HARRY HARRISON Manufacturer: Tor Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000M4M95S |
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THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT GOES TO HELL
Harry Harrison Manufacturer: Tor Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OTSNEW |
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Stranger at the Gate to Be Gay & Christian in America
Mel White Manufacturer: Audioworks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette Similar Items: ASIN: 0671891812 |
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Don't Be Afraid Anymore: The Story of Reverend Troy Perry and the Metropolitan Community Churches
Troy D. Perry , and Thomas L. P. Swicegood Manufacturer: St Martins Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 031204691X |
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Life-changing and soul-lifting.......2005-08-26
An Amazing Man, A Remarkable Church, And A Powerful Witness.......2001-05-05
This incredible book, written by Reverend Troy Perry, founder of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, and co-authored by Thomas Swicegood, details the early life of both Reverend Perry and UFMCC. Rather than simply a chronological retelling of the histories, the book is divided into individual themes: Reverend Perry's childhood, his struggles to accept his homosexuality, the history of women in the MCC churches, international outreach of the denomination, the impact of AIDS on the denomination, and other topics.
My favorite chapters involve the struggles of the early congregations. So many of us who have come to MCC in the past 10 years aren't aware of what the early congregations endured. Some of the more horrific stories involve arson of MCC churches, murder of church members, rejection of the congregations by their local communities, and in one case, an actual cross burning on the grounds of the MCC in Houston, Texas. But within the stories of horror are stories of hope, courage, and a love of God that stands pure and true.
I am unable to complete this review without offering a personal testimony to what this denomination, and this man means to me. For many years I too thought that God couldn't love me because I was gay, but one Sunday in February of 1996 I was taken to Covenant Metropolitan Community Church in Birmingham Alabama by two friends who thought I needed to see what MCC was all about. Reverend Perry was preaching that day in honor of Covenant MCC's 15 year anniversary, and when he told the congregation, "I want you all to turn to each other and say, `You're in the right place,' " tears began to flow from my eyes. I knew that I had found a home and that God loved me after all. Recently Reverend Perry was once again at our church to help us celebrate our 20th anniversary, and I was able to thank him for what he and MCC have done for me and my relationship with God. The tears flowed again, and I wasn't ashamed of a single one of them.
Reverend Perry is one of the most sincere, loving, and genuine Christians you'll ever meet, and I urge you to purchase this book even if you're not a member of an MCC congregation. You will encounter a man who is not a saint, but an ordinary person who has trusted God to give him the strengths and talents to do God's will and make a difference in people's lives.
This book changed my life........1998-09-14
The book is an honest and inspiring account of Rev Perry's life and the circumstances surrounding the formation of the Metropolitan Community Church. As well as his own testimony, we are treated to the stories of many other people who have helped made MCC what it is in the 19 countries world-wide where its congregations (now over 300 in number) minister.
Two years later I helped found MCC in Edinburgh, Scotland as a result of reading this book. No other book as had such a direct impact on my day to day life.
Even if you are not religious, this book will gave you an insight on the striggles of lesbian and gay people of faith within a Christian church which has often closed its ears to Christ's message of inclusivity and hope.
Very Inspiring and Helpful.......1998-05-16
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Homosexuality and Christian Community
Choon-Leong Seow Manufacturer: Westminster John Knox Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0664256643 |
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Good treatment of difficult issues.......2000-07-14
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Coming Out in Christianity: Religion, Identity, and Community
Melissa M. Wilcox Manufacturer: Indiana University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0253216192 |
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from Indiana University Press.......2007-08-03
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Ministering Graciously to the Gay and Lesbian Community: Learning to Relate and Understand
Brian Williams Manufacturer: Destiny Image Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 076842268X |
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Controversy erupted when some churches chose to appoint openly gay pastors. Now questions are arising as to whether or not the body of Christ should recognize a "gay church." Scripture is quite clear on the matter of homosexuality. But how should someone minister to those in the gay and lesbian lifestyles? Williams supports the mantra of "love the sinner, yet detest the sin." Realize that a compassionate approach always means confronting the sin for what it is. To preach the Gospel of pure love, we must shun any deception that puts people in bondage.Customer Reviews:
excellent.......2005-03-15
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Gender Diversity and Christian Community.: An article from: The Other Side
Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Manufacturer: The Other Side ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008HVO1E Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from The Other Side, published by The Other Side on May 1, 2001. The length of the article is 2233 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Homosexuality and Christian Community
Choon-Leong (editor) Seow Manufacturer: Westminster John Knox Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000KXQ6HS |
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