A Box of Pleasures


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All four pleasures, no waiting... Since Irish author Evie Hunter's debut in 2012, readers around the world have swiftly fallen under her spell, comparing her favourably with erotica stars EL James and Sylvia Day. Her unique combination of sensual, erotic romance and a thrilling, page-turning plot has her fans breathless for more. Now, all four bestselling Pleasures novels are available in one volume for the very first time. So step into the dark and steamy world of Evie Hunter, where pleasure awaits... The Pleasures of Winter When reporter Abbie Marshall needs to escape Honduras, a private jet carrying Hollywood A-lister Jack Winter is her only way out. But when the plane nose-dives into remote rainforest, Abbie finds herself fighting her deepest, darkest desires, as well as for survival... The Pleasures of Spring Actress Roz Spring witnesses a murder and must go into hiding before the murderer comes for her. Tall, dark and dangerous, Andy McTavish will serve as her protection and pose as her fiancé. It's not long before barriers come crashing down and a raw passion emerges. But can he truly protect her? And what will happen when the need to pretend is over? The Pleasures of Summer Summer O'Sullivan is rich, beautiful, headstrong - and in mortal danger. Until the threat passes, she must tolerate a bodyguard. Enter former army ranger, Flynn Grant, who threatens to cramp Summer's style. When he's forced to teach his charge a lesson, it binds them together in a way that astonishes them both - and initiates a battle of wills that stretches minds, bodies and hearts beyond every limit... The Pleasures of Autumn A dazzling ruby - the Fire of Autumn - is stolen, and museum curator Sinead is the prime suspect. Investigator Niall Moore is hired to stop her fleeing and to find the jewel. An expert interrogator, he uses every trick of the trade and every weapon in his erotic armoury to get at the truth. Sinead, a fast learner, counters his every move with one of her own. Thief and thief-taker fight for dominance and there can be only one winner... Praise for Evie Hunter: 'A BDSM masterpiece' Sunday World 'More colour and better written than E.L. James and a more exciting read than any of Sylvia Day's books' Irish Independent 'A must-read if you enjoyed Fifty Shades of Grey' Irish Daily Star 'As near perfection as a Suspense/Romance/Erotic/BDSM novel could EVER get!' Ripeforreader.blogspot.co.uk 'This book blows Fifty Shades out of the water ... I unabashedly adored this book.' Ravingbookaddict.blogspot.co.uk 'Every delicious moment comes with amazing tension and believability ... masterfully written, artfully told, and yummy to read.' My Book Boyfriend




An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures


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Now in paperback, a romantic love story by the great Brazilian writer Lóri, a primary school teacher, is isolated and nervous, comfortable with children but unable to connect to adults. When she meets Ulisses, a professor of philosophy, an opportunity opens: a chance to escape the shipwreck of introspection and embrace the love, including the sexual love, of a man. Her attempt, as Sheila Heti writes in her afterword, is not only “to love and to be loved,” but also “to be worthy of life itself.” Published in 1968, An Apprenticeship is Clarice Lispector’s attempt to reinvent herself following the exhausting effort of her metaphysical masterpiece The Passion According to G. H. Here, in this unconventional love story, she explores the ways in which people try to bridge the gaps between them, and the result, unusual in her work, surprised many readers and became a bestseller. Some appreciated its accessibility; others denounced it as sexist or superficial. To both admirers and critics, the olympian Clarice gave a typically elliptical answer: “I humanized myself,” she said. “The book reflects that.”




In the Box Called Pleasure


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These gutsy post-feminist urban tales present characters teetering on the edge. The bizarre and unrestrained stories include uncaring and absent lovers, lifestyles of overzealous drinking and smoking, and overwhelming feelings of loneliness.




The Box of Delights


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A children’s time travel adventure of a boy, a wizard, a witch, and a magic box—a beloved Christmas novel in England for generations and adapted into a classic BBC holiday series A “plum pudding of strange adventures, English legend, and spiritual feeling”–The Washington Post "A wintry fantasy classic." —Michael Dirda, List of 66 Favorite Books The English countryside, 1930s: Strange things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards the train to go home for Christmas and finds himself under observation by 2 very shifty-looking characters. Arriving at his destination, the boy is immediately accosted by a bright-eyed old man with a mysterious message: “The wolves are running.” Soon danger is everywhere, as a gang of criminals headed by the notorious wizard Abner Brown and his witch wife, Sylvia Daisy Pouncer, pursue Kay. What does Abner Brown want? The magic box that the old man has entrusted to Kay, which allows him to shrink in size, to shapeshift, and to travel in time. The gang will stop at nothing to carry out their plan, even kidnapping Kay’s friend, the tough little Maria Jones, and threatening to cancel Christmas celebrations altogether. But with the help of his allies, including an intrepid mouse, a squadron of Roman soldiers, the legendary Herne the Hunter, and the inventor of the Box of Delights himself, Kay just may be able rescue his friend, foil Abner Brown’s plot, and save Christmas, too. At once a thriller, a romp, and a spellbinding fantasy, The Box of Delights is a great English children’s book and a perfect Christmas treat.




Only Pleasure


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He would fulfill her every desire . . . Since Chase Falladay came to her rescue two years ago, Kia Rutherford-Stanton has never been able to forget the powerful man or the kind of life he leads. Two years later, when she runs into him again, she ends up exactly where she has always dreamed of being-in his arms. Kia is a dream Chase has not allowed himself to entertain. He can't help feeling, though, that with her body already won it is her heart that he most desires. And even though they both agreed it would only be for pleasure, the pull of love is getting stronger.




Guilty Pleasures


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Meet Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, in the first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that “blends the genres of romance, horror and adventure with stunning panache”(Diana Gabaldon). Laurell K. Hamilton’s bestselling series has captured readers’ wildest imaginations and addicted them to a seductive world where supernatural hungers collide with the desires of the human heart, starring a heroine like no other... Anita Blake is small, dark, and dangerous. Her turf is the city of St. Louis. Her job: re-animating the dead and killing the undead who take things too far. But when the city’s most powerful vampire asks her to solve a series of vicious slayings, Anita must confront her greatest fear—her undeniable attraction to master vampire Jean-Claude, one of the creatures she is sworn to destroy... “What The Da Vinci Code did for the religious thriller, the Anita Blake series has done for the vampire novel.”—USA Today




Exit Pleasure


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- Text by Larry Fink- Includes previously unpublished photographs- First edition limited to 500 copiesLarry Fink met Cobo on Facebook, not him, but his images flooded the airwaves. Obsessive, dark, full of white heat, and grey smoke. Layers of lace, deeper levels of irregular ritualistic pain. It perplexed me this flow-on voyeuristic event. Who could this guy be? What is he made of? There was enough inventive poetic distance in the work that it resonated outside the ordinary boundaries of the prurient. This was no sex fiend, nor a guy who was looking for a hook up, hung over. This was work which was drawn in to its subject by blood-letting magnets, cleansing leeches, not to mention a certain odd classism. It was informed by art, but art was not the point, ritual was. The incense was sour, the flesh untouched by desire.




Popular Pleasures


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Today's many popular aesthetic pleasures have a very long history. Paul Duncum considers the historical critical discourses, and socio-political issues raised by aesthetic pleasures in fifteen thematic chapters. Using illustrative examples from the past, present, and across cultures, he challenges the idea of any decline of cultural standards and argues that no grounds exist for cultural pessimism. Refusing to condemn popular culture on the basis of taste, he reserves critique for the socio-political ideologies aesthetics invariably serve. Art history, film, cultural studies, and philosophical aesthetics are each employed to show that the sensory/emotional lures of today's popular culture are mostly identical to those of premodern fine art. They include the violent, the horrific, the sentimental, the exotic, the erotic, and the humorous. Some of these pleasures derive from our evolutionary biology; they are all an important part of what it means to be human, and central to understanding contemporary society. Examples are wide-ranging, including British seaside postcards, Disney films, Nazi propaganda, burlesque, modern advertising, as well as many exemplars of fine art. The book reveals fresh insights for all those studying visual culture, art history, aesthetics, media studies, and media and art education.




The Confusions of Pleasure


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The Ming dynasty was the last great Chinese dynasty before the Manchu conquest in 1644. During that time, China, not Europe, was the centre of the world. The author examines the changing landscape of life over the three centuries of Ming (1368-1644).




The Tiny Book of Tiny Pleasures


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A perfect gift book filled with whimsical, colorful illustrations, short lists, cheerful prompts, recipes, and fun facts, The Tiny Book of Tiny Pleasures is the sweetest reminder imaginable that it’s the little things in life that make us happy. Little things like sharing tea with a friend. An ice cream cone with sprinkles. Finding a forgotten item of clothing in the closet. The smell in the air right after a summer rain. Created by the editors of Flow magazine, The Tiny Book of Tiny Pleasures is a celebration of slowing down and appreciating the simple moments of life—all you have to do is take notice.