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Børsen Pleasure
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: For Men;
© , Dagbladet Børsen A/S
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Small pleasures : a novel / by Chambers, Clare,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.1957, south-east suburbs of London. Jean Swinney is a feature writer on a local paper, disappointed in love and on the brink of forty living a limited existence with her truculent mother: a small life from which there is no likelihood of escape. When a young Swiss woman, Gretchen Tilbury, contacts the paper to claim that her daughter is the result of a virgin birth, it is down to Jean to discover whether she is a miracle or a fraud. But the more Jean investigates, the more her life becomes strangely (and not unpleasantly) intertwined with that of the Tilburys: Gretchen is now a friend, and her quirky and charming daughter Margaret a sort of surrogate child. And Jean doesn't mean to fall in love with Gretchen's husband, Howard, but Howard surprises her with his dry wit, his intelligence and his kindness and when she does fall, she falls hard. But he is married, and to her friend who is also the subject of the story she is researching for the newspaper, a story that increasingly seems to be causing dark ripples across all their lives. And yet Jean cannot bring herself to discard the chance of finally having a taste of happiness. But there will be a price to pay, and it will be unbearable.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Interpersonal relations; Miracles; Mothers and daughters; Women journalists;
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Pleasure Factory. by Uekrongtham, Ekachai,film director.; Everingham, Ananda,actor.; Yang, Kuei-Mei,actor.; Loo, Zihan,actor.; Strand Releasing (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ananda Everingham, Kuei-Mei Yang, Zihan LooOriginally produced by Strand Releasing in 2007.An intriguing and intimate tale involving pleasure seekers and pleasure providers in Geyland: Singapore's popular but little-known red-light district. Over the course of one night, a young cadet loses his virginity; a teenage girl gets initiated into the pleasure manufacturing process; and a jaded prostitute pays a young man good money in exchange for a song he never gets to sing.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Independent films.;
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Unknown pleasures : inside Joy Division / by Hook, Peter,1956-;
Subjects: Hook, Peter, 1956-; Joy Division (Musical group); Rock musicians;
© 2012., Simon & Schuster,
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This is pleasure / by Gaitskill, Mary,1954-author.;
"In this powerful short fiction, Mary Gaitskill--whose searing honesty about gender relations has been legendary since the appearance of Bad Behavior in the 1980s--considers our moment through the lens of a particular #metoo incident. The effervescent and well-dressed Quin, a successful book editor and fixture on the New York arts scene, has long been one of Margot's best friends. When several women in his field accuse him of inappropriate touching and remarks, Gaitskill builds the account of his undoing through Quin and Margot's alternating voices, allowing readers to experience Quin as a whole person--one whose behavior toward women could be hurtful and presumptuous on the one hand, and keenly supportive on the other. Margot, an older woman who alternately despairs of and sympathizes with the positions of the younger women involved in Quin's case, is the thrumming engine of this remarkable piece of truthtelling. As Gaitskill has said, fiction is the only way that she could approach this subject, which she sees as subtly colored in shades of gray, rather than the black and white of our current conversations. Her compliment to her characters--and to her readers--is that they are unvarnished and real; her belief in our ability to understand them, even when we don't always admire them, is a beacon of humanity from one of our greatest contemporary writers"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Man-woman relationships;
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A passion for pleasure / by Rowan, Nina.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Love stories.; First loves; Pianists; Historical romance.;
© c2013., Forever,
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The king's pleasure : a novel of Henry VIII / by Weir, Alison,1951-author.;
"Young Henry began his rule as a magnificent and chivalrous Renaissance prince who embodied every virtue. He had all the qualities to make a triumph of his kingship, yet we remember only the violence. Henry famously broke with the Pope, founding the Church of England and launching a religious revolution that divided his kingdom. He beheaded two of his wives and cast aside two others. He died a suspicious, obese, disease-riddled tyrant, old before his time. His reign is remembered as one of dangerous intrigue and bloodshed--and yet the truth is far more complex. The King's Pleasure brings to life the idealistic monarch who expanded Parliament, founded the Royal Navy, modernized medical training, composed music and poetry, and patronized the arts. A passionate man in search of true love, he was stymied by the imperative to produce a male heir, as much a victim of circumstance as his unhappy wives. Had fate been kinder to him, the history of England would have been very different. Here is the story of the private man. To his contemporaries, he was a great king, a legend in his own lifetime. And he left an extraordinary legacy--a modern Britain"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547;
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The hacking of the American mind : the science behind the corporate takeover of our bodies and brains / by Lustig, Robert H.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Happiness.; Pleasure.; Contentment.; Satisfaction.;
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Made from scratch : discovering the pleasures of a handmade life / by Woginrich, Jenna.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-192) and Internet addresses.LSC
Subjects: Self-reliant living.; Country life.; Urban homesteading.;
© c2010., Storey Pub.,
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In the margins : on the pleasures of reading and writing / by Ferrante, Elena,author.; Goldstein, Ann,1949-translator.; translation of:Ferrante, Elena.Margini e il dettato.English.;
A delightful collection of essays exploring reading and writing. "In the Margins" contains Elena Ferrante's latest reflections on literature, and the works and authors that have influenced her throughout her career.
Subjects: Essays.; Authorship.; Women authors.;
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