Forbidden Friendships

Author : Michael Rocke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195352688
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forbidden Friendships written by Michael Rocke and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998-03-05 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a superb work of scholarship, impossible to overpraise.... It marks a milestone in the 20-year rise of gay and lesbian studies."--Martin Duberman, The Advocate The men of Renaissance Florence were so renowned for sodomy that "Florenzer" in German meant "sodomite." In the late fifteenth century, as many as one in two Florentine men had come to the attention of the authorities for sodomy by the time they were thirty. In 1432 The Office of the Night was created specifically to police sodomy in Florence. Indeed, nearly all Florentine males probably had some kind of same-sex experience as a part of their "normal" sexual life. Seventy years of denunciations, interrogations, and sentencings left an extraordinarily detailed record, which author Michael Rocke has used in his vivid depiction of this vibrant sexual culture in a world where these same-sex acts were not the deviant transgressions of a small minority, but an integral part of a normal masculine identity. Rocke roots this sexual activity in the broader context of Renaissance Florence, with its social networks of families, juvenile gangs, neighbors, patronage, workshops, and confraternities, and its busy political life from the early years of the Republic through the period of Lorenzo de' Medici, Savonarola, and the beginning of Medici princely rule. His richly detailed book paints a fascinating picture of Renaissance Florence and calls into question our modern conceptions of gender and sexual identity.

Author : Anne-Marie Conway
Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1409562662
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forbidden Friends written by Anne-Marie Conway and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Lizzie and Bee meet on holiday, it feels as if they were always meant to be friends. Escaping their parents and exploring, everything seems perfect in the hot summer sun. As the two girls grow closer, strange questions rise to the surface... Is Lizzie an only child? Why has Bee’s dad disappeared? And why, as the holiday comes to an end, are the two girls forbidden from seeing each other again? Could one dark secret from the past hold the answer? Could one fateful night keep Lizzie and Bee apart... for ever? From the author of Butterfly Summer comes the unforgettable story of a new friendship, a terrible tragedy and long-buried lie.

Author : Shirley Glass
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416586407
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book NOT "Just Friends" written by Shirley Glass and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world’s leading experts on infidelity provides a step-by-step guide through the process of infidelity—from suspicion and revelation to healing, and provides profound, practical guidance to prevent infidelity and, if it happens, recover and heal from it. You’re right to be cautious when you hear these words: “I’m telling you, we’re just friends.” Good people in good marriages are having affairs. The workplace and the Internet have become fertile breeding grounds for “friendships” that can slowly and insidiously turn into love affairs. Yet you can protect your relationship from emotional or sexual betrayal by recognizing the red flags that mark the stages of slipping into an improper, dangerous intimacy that can threaten your marriage.

Author : Ed Shaw
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830899790
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Same-Sex Attraction and the Church written by Ed Shaw and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gospel Coalition Top Books of 2015 in Christian Living Tim Challies' Top Books of 2015 ProdigalThought.net's Top Reads of 2015 Leadership Journal's Best Ministry Books of the Year When Christians have same-sex attraction, how should the church respond? Pastor Ed Shaw experiences same-sex attraction, and yet he is committed to Scripture and the church's traditional position of fidelity in heterosexual marriage and celibacy in singleness. In this honest book, he shares his pain in dealing with these issues, but at the same time shows us that obedience to Jesus is ultimately the only way to experience life to the full. He shows that the Bible's teaching seems unreasonable not because of its difficulties, but because of missteps that the church has often taken in its understanding of the Christian life. We have been shaped by the world around us and urgently need to re-examine the values that drive our discipleship. Only by doing this in the light of the Bible can we make sense of its call on the lives of those who are attracted to their own sex.

Author : Syrie James
Publisher : Context Literary Agency LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Embolden written by Syrie James and published by Context Literary Agency LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA TODAY bestselling author Syrie James and her son Ryan M. James return with their trademark drama, humor, romance, and suspense in this action-packed, page-turning novel. Embolden is book 2 in the critically acclaimed Forbidden series, about a teenage girl with newfound paranormal abilities and an angel gone AWOL, who become embroiled in a secret war between a race of powerful angelic beings and their Fallen brethren. In Embolden, Claire and Alec’s outlawed relationship is tested to the limits as they deal with her new paranormal gifts, their enemies, and the search for her missing father—who they discover is being held prisoner by The Fallen.

Author : Dale Carnegie
Publisher : Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
ISBN 13 : 8194790891
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Win Friends and Influence People written by Dale Carnegie and published by Sristhi Publishers & Distributors. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you feel stuck in life, not knowing how to make it more successful? Do you wish to become more popular? Are you craving to earn more? Do you wish to expand your horizon, earn new clients and win people over with your ideas? How to Win Friends and Influence People is a well-researched and comprehensive guide that will help you through these everyday problems and make success look easier. You can learn to expand your social circle, polish your skill set, find ways to put forward your thoughts more clearly, and build mental strength to counter all hurdles that you may come across on the path to success. Having helped millions of readers from the world over achieve their goals, the clearly listed techniques and principles will be the answers to all your questions.

Author : Glynnis Campbell
Publisher : Glynnis Campbell
ISBN 13 : 1938114116
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Native Gold written by Glynnis Campbell and published by Glynnis Campbell. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathilda Hardwicke, a rebellious artist rejected by her family and New York society, heads west to Gold Rush California as a mail-order bride. But when fate leaves her at the altar, she's drawn to Sakote--a fierce Konkow warrior whose tribe is threatened by the encroaching white men--in whose arms she discovers a savage new Paradise and a forbidden love more precious than gold.

Author : Robin Talley
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006240928X
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre written by Robin Talley and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Nina LaCour, this romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Robin Talley has something for everyone: backstage rendezvous, deadly props, and a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to True Love. Melody McIntyre, stage manager extraordinaire, has a plan for everything. What she doesn’t have? Success with love. Every time she falls for someone during a school performance, both the romance and the show end in catastrophe. So, Mel swears off any entanglements until their upcoming production of Les Mis is over. Of course, Mel didn’t count on Odile Rose, rising star in the acting world, auditioning for the spring performance. And she definitely didn’t expect Odile to be sweet and funny, and care as much about the play’s success as Mel. Which means that Melody McIntyre’s only plan now is trying desperately not to fall in love.

Author : James M. Saslow
Publisher : Viking Adult
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pictures and Passions written by James M. Saslow and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 1999 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of gay art from the beginning of recorded time to the present--a groundbreaking work of nuanced scholarship encompassing all genres in all ages on gay themes. 145 photos, 32 in color.

Author : Rosalind Wiseman
Publisher : Piatkus Books
ISBN 13 : 9780749923648
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Queen Bees and Wannabes written by Rosalind Wiseman and published by Piatkus Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in a down-to-earth style and packed with examples and tips, this is a guide to the secret world of girls' cliques and the roles they play. It analyzes their teasing and gossip and provides advice to enable parents to empower both their daughters and themselves.