Dangerous Knowledge
Author: Robert Irwin
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2008-03-25
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781590200179
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Lust
Author: Pamela C. Regan
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 1999-08-27
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 0761917934
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAccessibly written, this interdisciplinary book reviews theory and research on the characteristics of sexual desire, the individual physical and mental factors that influence the experience of sexual desire (hormones, age, gender, beliefs, mood), the various partner characteristics that incite sexual desire (attractiveness) and the association between sexual desire and interpersonal, relational events and experiences (romantic love). The book concludes with an examination of the personal, interpersonal and societal implications of sexual desire. Throughout, the authors draw on findings from their own body of research on sexual and romantic attraction, as well as on an extensive review of the relevant social, behavioural and medical science
For Lust of Knowing
Author: Robert Irwin
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2007-01-25
Total Pages: 609
ISBN-13: 0141901802
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRobert Irwin’s history of Orientalism leads from Ancient Greece to the present. He shows that, whether making philological comparisons between Arabic and Hebrew, cataloguing the coins of Fatimid Egypt or establishing the basic chronology of Harun al-Rashid’s military campaigns against Byzantium, scholars have been unified not by politics or ideology but by their shared obsession. For Lust of Knowing is an extraordinary, passionate book, both a sustained argument and a brilliant work of original scholarship.
For Lust of Knowing
Author: Robert Irwin
Publisher: Allan Lane
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780713994155
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Robert Irwin has spent a lifetime investigating and imagining the history of the Islamic world. In 'For Lust of Knowing', the culmination of that lifetime's devotion, he makes the definitive case for the Orientalists. Irwin charts the origins of Orientalism in this case, the study of the Middle and near East and its foremost practitioners, from Ancient Greece up to the present day. In doing so, he finally banishes the ghosts of Edward Said's Orientalism, which branded this rich and wondrous field of study a weapon of imperialism. Irwin shows that, whether making philological comparisons between Arabic and Hebrew, cataloguing the coins of Fatimid Egypt or establishing the basic chronology of Harun al-Rashid's military campaigns against Byzantium, these scholars have been unified not by politics or by ideology but by their shared obsession." --book jacket.
For Lust of Knowing
Author: Archibald Roosevelt
Publisher: Little Brown
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780316756006
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Arabic scholar and former CIA operative offers an informed perspective of the Islamic world, recounting his career in the intelligence service and the important political figures he has met along the way
Book Lust
Author: Nancy Pearl
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Published: 2009-09-29
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1570616590
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat to read next is every book lover's greatest dilemma. Nancy Pearl comes to the rescue with this wide-ranging and fun guide to the best reading new and old. Pearl, who inspired legions of litterateurs with "What If All (name the city) Read the Same Book," has devised reading lists that cater to every mood, occasion, and personality. These annotated lists cover such topics as mother-daughter relationships, science for nonscientists, mysteries of all stripes, African-American fiction from a female point of view, must-reads for kids, books on bicycling, "chick-lit," and many more. Pearl's enthusiasm and taste shine throughout.
Lust & Wonder
Author: Augusten Burroughs
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2016-03-29
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1250082366
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe instant New York Times bestseller Lust: 1. intense sexual desire or appetite 2.a passionate or overmastering desire or craving 3.ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish. Wonder: 1. something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment,or admiration 2. the emotion excited by what is strange and surprising; a feeling of surprised or puzzled interest, sometimes tinged with admiration 3. a miraculous deed or event; remarkable phenomenon From the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an intimate look at the driving forces in one man’s life. With Augusten's unique and singular observations and his own unabashed way of detailing both the horrific and the humorous, Lust and Wonder is a hilariously frank memoir that his legions of fans have been waiting for. His story began in Running with Scissors, endured through Dry, and continues with this memoir, the capstone to the life of Augusten Burroughs. Funny, sweet, alarming, and ultimately, moving and tender, Lust & Wonder is an experience of a book that will resonate with anyone who has loved and lost and loved again.
Orientalism
Author: Edward W. Said
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2014-10-01
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 0804153868
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East that is—three decades after its first publication—one of the most important books written about our divided world. "Intellectual history on a high order ... and very exciting." —The New York Times In this wide-ranging, intellectually vigorous study, Said traces the origins of "orientalism" to the centuries-long period during which Europe dominated the Middle and Near East and, from its position of power, defined "the orient" simply as "other than" the occident. This entrenched view continues to dominate western ideas and, because it does not allow the East to represent itself, prevents true understanding.
Lust
Author: Robin Wasserman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2008-06-25
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1439108641
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlpha girl Harper is used to getting what she wants, and that means Adam, Beth's all-American boytoy. Blond, boring Beth, who Kane, the charming playah, secretly wants too. Miranda thinks Kane is out of her league, but she wants him all the same. And then there's the new girl. Kaia. Who only wants trouble -- and he's definitely on his way. Want to know more? Commit
Lust in Translation
Author: Pamela Druckerman
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008-03-25
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 1101666927
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCompared to the citizens of just about every other nation, Americans are the least adept at having affairs, have the most trouble enjoying them, and suffer the most in their aftermath and Pamela Druckerman has the facts to prove it. The journalist's surprising findings include: Russian spouses don't count beach resort flings as infidelity South Africans consider drunkenness an adequate excuse for extramarital sex Japanese businessmen believe, "If you pay, it's not cheating." Voyeuristic and packed with eyebrow-raising statistics and interviews, Lust in Translation is her funny and fact-filled world tour of infidelity that will give new meaning to the phrase "practicing monogamy."
