Hooking Up or Holding Out


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"Enlightening and empowering, if not your mother's dating book, Hooking Up is highly recommended." Library Journal Hooking up is cool, but holding out can be even better. Many women don't feel great about hooking up before they're really ready, but they're not sure how to go about holding out and still keep the guy interested. Most books that recommend holding out prescribe tired old retro games--not picking up the phone or pretending to have a date already. This straight-talking guide is new, different and smart. You can have a great time with men, hold plenty of power and just be yourself! Hooking Up or Holding Out shows you how to: Decide when the time is right and when it's just impulse sex Settle for nothing less than the very best sex life Hold off unwanted advances and play the field Make friends with lots of men and go on plenty of great dates Create a romance that's artful and full of passion Hook up with truly great men Have more fun in love than ever before




Hang-ups, Hook-ups, and Holding Out


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In question-answer format, provides information for girls about sex, dating, drugs, and body changes.




The End of Sex


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Hookup culture dominates the lives of college students today, and many feel great pressure to engage in it. But how do these expectations affect students themselves? Freitas uses students' own testimonies to define hookup culture and propose ways of opting out.




Specialism


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Academic book, Specialism - On English Grammar and Compositions (Abstract Approaches)




The Man Plan


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A journalist and authority on relationships reveals what men really think about a variety of issues, from women's fashions to how they care for their cars, in an engaging and informative look that includes the opinions of and advice from a cross section of single men, celebrities, and experts.




Hooked Up


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On the road to the Monster Mile at Dover International Speedway, NASCAR fan and ex-cop Glad Wycznewski is expecting nothing more than speed on the raceway, a cold beer in his hand, and love in the RV with his beautiful wife, Ruby. So when Glad finds a strange man in his bed wearing his favorite PJs, he's ready to lay down the law. But who can be angry with a wife like Ruby? Her melt-your-heart blue eyes defuse his anger when he hears the sleeping man is just a weary hitchhiker with a bedraggled cat. Just as things settle down, the hitchhiker turns up dead. When rumors race that ten million in cash is missing and that the hitchhiker's twin is a powerful casino man, Ruby's killer instincts accelerate. Glad would rather sit back and enjoy the smell of gasoline over a breakfast of Ruby's famous flapjacks, but with her strong will and big heart, nothing's stalling Ruby. Empty stomach aside, Glad'll be racing after crooks whether he wants to or not. Inside extras include Glad and Ruby's track log




Hooking Up


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Breaking through many misconceptions about casual sex on college campuses, Hooking Up is the first book to understand the new sexual culture on its own terms, with vivid real-life stories of young men and women as they navigate the newest sexual revolution.




Holding on to Home


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By junior year, Renee has had enough. High school was supposed to be her time, but between her friends and her family, she cannot seem to find happiness. Her brother's dating life has caused her to lose countless friends along the way, and now her own relationship threatens to fall apart. In a matter of months, her soccer-star boyfriend, Wes, is set to graduate and is sure to get a scholarship that will take him hundreds of miles away. So many changes are on the horizon and Renee feels helpless to stop any of it, wishing everything could just stand still. But with everyone moving on around her, she knows she has important decisions to make. She needs to determine what must be let go, and what she needs to hold on to.




Holding On


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In New York Times bestselling author Stacy Finz’s Nugget romance series, a picturesque California mountain town is the perfect place for fresh air—and fresh starts, especially when it comes to love. One divorce, one mind-blowing kiss with a stranger (code name: Matthew McConaughey), and one year later, Joey Nix desperately needs to find a job in Nugget. It’s the only chance she’ll have of sharing custody of her sweet little daughter with her soon to be remarried, renowned surgeon ex-husband. Luckily, Joey’s qualified to work as an in-home caregiver. Coincidentally, a job offer comes from the afore mentioned unforgettably sexy stranger (real name: Ryder Knight). It’s a terrible, irresistible idea . . . Ryder needs help with his ailing, depressed mother, and darn if Joey isn’t the best candidate. Good thing he’ll be sleeping in his camper, because their chemistry is still crackling. Besides, the loss of his wife and unborn child five years earlier have left Ryder squarely focused on his trucking company—and even that’s on shaky ground. Still, Joey knows how to lift his mom’s spirits. And his too—despite a troubling secret she’s shared with him. But when she asks him to accompany her to her ex’s wedding, Ryder “I don’t do weddings” Knight will have to do a lot of soul searching. What he discovers just might surprise them both . . . PRAISE FOR STACY FINZ “Sweet humor, well-defined and appealing characters, and just enough adventure sports and fashion detail make Finz’s print debut, and series launch, a delightful read.” —Library Journal on Need You “Stacy Finz is a unique new voice. Nugget, California, is a charming small town filled with inventive characters and sweet romance.” —Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author




American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus


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"A must-read for any student—present or former—stuck in hookup culture’s pressure to put out." —Ana Valens, Bitch Offering invaluable insights for students, parents, and educators, Lisa Wade analyzes the mixed messages of hookup culture on today’s college campuses within the history of sexuality, the evolution of higher education, and the unfinished feminist revolution. She draws on broad, original, insightful research to explore a challenging emotional landscape, full of opportunities for self-definition but also the risks of isolation, unequal pleasure, competition for status, and sexual violence. Accessible and open-minded, compassionate and honest, American Hookup explains where we are and how we got here, asking, “Where do we go from here?”