Finally, the long-awaited answer to the often-asked question, "How do I (or we) introduce someone to the swinging lifestyle?" This classy yet inexpensive booklet, by the authors of "Together Sex," is the perfect way to learn about the joys of the swinging lifestyle and to encourage hesitant folks to give swinging a try. Readers will learn the "Top Ten Reasons to Consider Swinging," have their questions answered, and be reassured about such concerns as morality, disease, and the impact on their relationships. Plus, a series of "Swing Scenes" attractively depict the variety of pleasurable experiences one can expect to encounter in swinging. "Considering Swinging" is written in a fun, laid-back style - sexy, but not blatant or pushy - designed to entice without offending. Keep a few copies of "Considering Swinging" with you wherever you go - you just never know when you'll meet the friends of a lifetime.
Stanley Crouch-MacArthur "Genius" Award recipient, co-founder of Jazz at Lincoln Center, National Book Award nominee, and perennial bull in the china shop of black intelligentsia-has been writing about jazz and jazz artists for more than thirty years. His reputation for controversy is exceeded only by a universal respect for his intellect and passion. As Gary Giddons notes: "Stanley may be the only jazz writer out there with the kind of rhinoceros hide necessary to provoke and outrage and then withstand the fulminations that come back." In Considering Genius, Crouch collects some of his best loved, most influential, and most controversial pieces (published in Jazz Times, The New Yorker, the Village Voice, and elsewhere), together with two new essays. The pieces range from the introspective "Jazz Criticism and Its Effect on the Art Form" to a rollicking debate with Amiri Baraka, to vivid, intimate portraits of the legendary performers Crouch has known.
Swinging is like opening a bag of potato chips in church. Everyone looks at you in disgust, but deep down inside they want some too. This book is a primer for couples interested in exploring "The Lifestyle" known as swinging. You'll learn great tips for throwing your own swinger parties, how to meet and attract other swingers, as well how to avoid some of the common pitfalls that happen while swinging.
Surgical services carry some of the highest risks and rewards of all healthcare specialties. They also present specific challenges. Those unfamiliar with the surgical suite’s inner workings may struggle to lead and manage this complex and often isolated department. The Healthcare Executive’s Guide to Navigating the Surgical Suite: A Roadmap to the OR and Perioperative Services provides experienced and novice healthcare leaders with the information, leadership structures, and practical strategies needed to successfully oversee both patient outcomes and balance sheets. This book covers contemporary market realities, business challenges, labor requirements, and clinical and operational complexities as it points leaders toward the most pressing issues in strategic surgical services leadership.
This volume explores the reorganisation of knowledge taking place in the course of Galileo's research process extending over a period of more than thirty years, pursued within a network of exchanges with his contemporaries, and documented by a vast collection of research notes. It has revealed the challenging objects that motivated and shaped Galileo's thinking and closely followed the knowledge reorganization engendered by theses challenges. It has thus turned out, for example, that the problem of reducing the properties of pendulum motion to the laws governing naturally accelerated motion on inclined planes was the mainspring for the formation of Galileo's comprehensive theory of naturally accelerated motion.
In this “exhilarating yet poignant account of one boy taking flight” (Shelf Awareness, starred review), one of rock music's most entrancing figures transforms the vividness of his musical world into an unforgettable literary account of overcoming the odds and finding his true voice. Long before hitting the stage as the lead singer of the iconic glam rock band Scissor Sisters, Jake Shears was Jason Sellards, a teenage boy living a fraught life, resulting in a difficult time in high school as his classmates bullied him and few teachers showed sympathy. It wasn’t until years later, while living and studying in New York City, that Jason would find his voice as an artist and, with a group of friends and musicians who were also thirsting for stardom and freedom, form the band Scissor Sisters. First performing in the smoky gay nightclubs of New York, then finding massive success in the United Kingdom, Scissor Sisters would become revered by the LGBTQ community, sell out venues worldwide, and win multiple accolades with hits like “Take Your Mama” and “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’,” as well as their cult-favorite cover of Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb.” “Brutally honest” (Elton John), candid, and courageous, Shears’s writing sings with the same powerful, spirited presence that he brings to his live performances. Boys Keep Swinging is “a wild, sexy, emotional ride through underground New York at the millennium. From the fringes to the top, it's a tale that speaks to the outsider in all of us” (Andy Cohen).
In this YA novel in verse from bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess (Solo), which Kirkus called “lively, moving, and heartfelt” in a starred review, Noah and Walt just want to leave their geek days behind and find “cool,” but in the process discover a lot about first loves, friendship, and embracing life . . . as well as why Black Lives Matter is so important for all. Best friends Noah and Walt are far from popular, but Walt is convinced junior year is their year, and he has a plan that includes wooing the girls of their dreams and becoming amazing athletes. Never mind he and Noah failed to make their baseball team yet again, and Noah’s crush since third grade, Sam, has him firmly in the friend zone. While Walt focuses on his program of jazz, podcasts, batting cages, and a “Hug Life” mentality, Noah feels stuck in status quo … until he stumbles on a stash of old love letters. Each one contains words Noah’s always wanted to say to Sam, and he begins secretly creating artwork using the lines that speak his heart. But when his art becomes public, Noah has a decision to make: continue his life in the dugout and possibly lose the girl forever, or take a swing and finally speak out. At the same time, American flags are being left around town. While some think it’s a harmless prank and others see it as a form of protest, Noah can’t shake the feeling something bigger is happening to his community. Especially after he witnesses events that hint divides and prejudices run deeper than he realized. As the personal and social tensions increase around them, Noah and Walt must decide what is really important when it comes to love, friendship, sacrifice, and fate. Swing: is written by New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winner Kwame Alexander Features a diverse array of characters and perspectives tackles the biggest social issues of today, including racial prejudice and Black Lives Matter is perfect reading for the classroom or community-wide discussions is a 2020 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers contains original artwork tied to the story If you enjoy Swing, check out Solo by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess.
Air burrowed insidiously into lungs that had collapsed subjective centuries ago, only to rush back out through tightened vocal chords in a scream of agony. Blood sluggishly drooled through heart chambers made fragile by timeżs merciless abrasion. Involuntarily, muscle groups twitched about as the soul returned to the body, flailing appendages hither and thither, testing their renewed animation. To complete the Waking, into his brain rushed memories of having no memories. Existence is not supposed to be optional in this flat polytheistic worldżit is the dictate of Etre, one of the worldżs three founding gods. But Sanct, a man lacking memories, skills, and purpose, possesses (or is possessed by) an object that seemingly ignores the godsż rules with impunity. To make matters even more confusing, Sanct is purportedly one of the godsż servants. But when the deities are forced to play by their own convoluted rules, even they can make mistakes.
This book describes many of the relationships, rules, and practices involved in alternative adult lifestyles like swinging, BDSM, and polyamory. It was written to dispel some of the myths surrounding these lifestyles and give a basic primer on the true way they work. Upon reading this book, you should have a better understanding of the importance of sex in modern marriage. This book discusses the reason some people choose these lifestyles, and the benefits and challenges associated with them. It also discusses the role of communication in modern marriage and the reasons why open, honest communication benefits not only alternative relationships, but traditional ones as well. There's advice for single men and single women, and we discuss some of the benefits, challenges, and realities facing singles in the dating world, in and out of the lifestyle. The author has drawn the most experience from 8 years in the swinger lifestyle, but the lessons learned are lessons from which anyone can benefit. In this book, those life lessons are translated into a perspective of someone who is not in any way interested in becoming involved in swinging, BDSM, polyamory, or any other fetishes or kinks. Traditional couples can learn the same lessons that "lifestyle" people learn, without ever having to change their beliefs or invite someone else into their bedroom. This book is a tool for understanding the lifestyle, and is the farthest thing from a recruitment tool. There are more people becoming interested in alternative relationships every day, but no guidebook for how to go about living those relationships or overcome some of the challenges they will face. This is that guidebook.
