Download or read book 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous written by Graeme Aitken and published by 20Ten Books. This book was released on 2015-05-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billy-Boy preferred culture to cows, but when you’re the only son of a rugby-loving Kiwi farmer, you buckle down and do your chores! And escape into a fantasy world of cross-dressing and theatricals at every other opportunity.
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Download or read book 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous written by Graeme Aitken and published by 20Ten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-22 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poignant but also endearingly comic triumphs and tribulations of sweet, fat, theatrical Billy-Boy continue in Book 2 of 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous. Billy-Boy has always loathed farm chores, until his father employs Jamie, a sexy farm worker, for the summer. Suddenly Billy has not just a work mate, but a buddy, who is cheerful and enthusiastic company. Being with Jamie completely eclipses the burden of the chores. They even become a pleasure. After all Jamie looks like David Cassidy and likes to work shirtless! But Billy’s idyll with Jamie proves all too brief as other people intrude and interfere. Belinda Pepper, the most notorious girl in the entire district, utterly enthrals him with her wicked ways. Then Lou, Billy’s estranged cousin, discovers Jamie and goes all-out to win him away from Billy for herself. But Billy is not the only one who feels lonely, jealous and frustrated… With something illicit growing in an abandoned toilet, clandestine goings-on down at the old gaol, a bloody murder, and a theatrical finale with a dozen costume changes, Billy-Boy’s life is even more dramatic than his favourite TV show Lost in Space. Praise for 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous: 'If I knew fifty ways of saying fabulous, I’d use them all to praise this charming first novel.' EDMUND WHITE 'It has the fast-running clarity of a good yarn, yet this is a fresh telling of the story of a gay awakening. Infinitely real ... grotesque and funny and moving by turns.' PETER WELLS ‘A wonderful cast of characters, lovingly drawn and lightened with the right dash of maliciousness ... Aitken manages to make something extraordinary out of the ordinary ... (and) shows so much skill and gives so much pleasure.’ CAMPAIGN ‘50 Ways of Saying Fabulous is an honest, funny and sometimes painful read. Confidently and convincingly written, it is a welcome addition to the gay coming of age genre; the collection of works in which we see ourselves reflected and refracted, and find fifty ways of saying “me”.’ MELBOURNE STAR OBSERVER ‘... one of the very best novels released this year. Witty, warm and original.’ CLEO ‘... a secret and magic story which is grotesque and infinitely funny ... a zany book, highly entertaining, and with enough twists and turns to keep you glued to the end ... 50 Ways is fabulous, whichever way you say it.’ BARFLY
Download or read book Fifty Ways of Saying Fabulous written by Graeme Aitken and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coming of Age Cinema in New Zealand written by Alistair Fox and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the complex ethical dilemmas of human mobility in the context of climate change
Download or read book Fifty Ways of Saying Fabulous written by Graeme Aitken and published by Vintage Books USA. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comic novel of growing up as a sissy on a farm in rural New Zealand. When he and his sister play Lost in Space, he is Judy Robinson and his sister Lou is her boyfriend Don.
Download or read book Masturbation in Pop Culture written by Lauren Rosewarne and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through reference to over six hundred scenes from film and television—as well as a diverse and cross-disciplinary academic bibliography—Masturbation in Pop Culture investigates the role that masturbation serves within narratives while simultaneously mirroring our complicated relationship with the practice in real life and sparking discussions about a broad range of hot-button sexual subjects. From sitcoms to horror movies, teen comedies to erotic thrillers, autoeroticism is easily detected on screen. The portrayal, however, is not a simple one. Just as in real life a paradox exists where most of us masturbate and accept it as normal and natural, there simultaneously exists a silence about it; that we do it, but we don’t talk about it; that we enjoy it but we laugh about it. The screen reflects this conflicted relationship. It is there—hundreds and hundreds of times—but it is routinely whispered about, mocked and presented as a punchline, and is inevitably portrayed as controversial at the very least. Masturbation in Pop Culture investigates the embarrassment and squeamishness, sexiness and inappropriateness of masturbation, showcasing and analyzing how our complex off screen relationship is mirrored in film and television.
Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Children s Literature written by David Rudd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrant and authoritative exploration of children’s literature in all its manifestations. It features expert essay contributions, a timeline, and a glossary of key names and terms.
Download or read book The Frodo Franchise written by Kristin Thompson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-08-27 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the best all-around view of the Tolkien phenomenon. Thompson understands the books, she understands the movies—she also understands the money and the franchising. Best of all, she understands the people. Thompson offers cultural criticism of the highest order, examining one of the most significant shifts in contemporary popular media."—Tom Shippey, author of The Road to Middle-earth "Reading these chapters has been an absolute pleasure. It’s all so complex but so succinct. Thompson has managed to do what so many others have failed to do . . . in chapter one, she has explained how all the rights to LOTR bounced around, and were finally sorted so Peter Jackson could make the movie. I’ve never understood the complexities of how that worked until now!"—Judy Alley, Merchandising Coordinator, The Lord of the Rings "I must say that Thompson has written the definitive study of Peter Jackson’s work in creating this remarkable production entity."—Alex Funke, ASC, Oscar-winning Visual Effects Director of Photography, miniatures unit, The Lord of the Rings "I had a wonderful time reading those chapters! There’s so much I don’t know about what went on—I am in awe of all the research Thompson has done. It is an extremely interesting read! There’s so much there that I’d forgotten and I always wished there was a permanent record of many things that happened. Thompson’s account of TORN’s beginnings and how it functioned gets it absolutely right—more than that, Thompson captures how it felt to us at the time. Nobody else has managed to get enough of an understanding to do that."—Erica Challis ("Tehanu"), co-founder of TheOneRing.net
Download or read book Censorship and the Limits of the Literary written by Nicole Moore and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the defining relationship of literature to censorship across the globe"--
Download or read book Queer 2nd Edition written by Kathy Belge and published by Zest Books ™. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teen life is hard enough, but for teens who are LGBTQ, it can be even harder. When do you decide to come out? Will your friends accept you? And how do you meet people to date? Queer is a humorous, engaging, and honest guide that helps LGBTQ teens come out to friends and family, navigate their social life, figure out if a crush is also queer, and challenge bigotry and homophobia. Personal stories from the authors and sidebars on queer history provide relatable context. This completely revised and updated edition is a must-read for any teen who thinks they might be queer or knows someone who is. "A delightful collection of trustworthy and accurate information that tweens and teens need today, all told in a sort of quirky, sometimes goofy, and always approachable tone...a fun, easy to read, and occasionally hilarious guide that should be available on a shelf in every high school library." —Diane Anderson-Minshall, Editorial Director, The Advocate magazine "Not every queer kid has easy access to a family member, teacher, counselor, or friend who can help them through the coming-out process. Even when they do, NEWSFLASH, most of us don't have all the answers! Queer is a great way for a teen, or someone who is trying to mentor or understand a queer teen, to gain some knowledge from a thoughtful, cute perspective."—Honey Mahogany, Activist, RuPaul's Drag Race Alumnus, Cofounder of the Compton's Transgender Cultural District "I learned more than a few things about our fabulously diverse queer culture, and especially the younger generation, that everyone should know."—Terry Beswick, Executive Director of the GLBT Historical Society Archives and Museum
Download or read book Screen World 2007 written by John Willis and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Screen World Volume 58 is a Hal Leonard publication.
Download or read book The Connected Screenwriter written by Barry Turner and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-03-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Connected Screenwriter is the essential guide for all aspiring, new, and established writers for the screen. Covering every aspect of scriptwriting for the small and big screen, this guide includes hundreds of useful, easy-to-search, detailed contact entries ranging from courses, societies, and grants to representation and production companies. Along with provocative articles and valuable advice from top creators in the industry, this is the only practical guide that provides the most comprehensive information for all screenwriters." --Book Jacket.
Download or read book The Greenwood Encyclopedia of LGBT Issues Worldwide 3 volumes written by Chuck Stewart and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-12-18 with total page 1345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This set has an ambitious scope with the goal of offering the most up-to-date international overview of key issues in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. HIV/AIDS has been a major media focus, but this set fosters a broader understanding of the status of LGBT individuals in their society. More than 70 countries are represented. The clear, accessible prose is appropriate for high school student research on up. The material is especially needed in a cultural climate that increasingly supports and requires information about LGBT populations. The content is useful for a paper on a hot topic, health classes, discussion groups, and gay-straight alliance groups.
Download or read book The Screenwriter s Handbook written by Barry Turner and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-01-08 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encompassing thousands of entries that cover every aspect of the screenwriter's trade, a valuable resource features articles, essays, advice, and insider's tips from leading scriptwriters on topics including British and U.S. film and TV companies, agents, contracts, copyrights, markets, and more. Original. 20,000 first printing.
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Download or read book Speak Now written by Victor Marsh and published by Clouds of Magellan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays, reflections and personal stories from 'enthusiasts, acceptors, sceptics and hesitants' showing the passion and depth around the issue of same-sex marriage. Over thirty writers, a mix of activist and reflective voices, explore the legacy of the 2004 changes to the Australian Marriage Act, which now states - and which must be stated at every wedding - 'marriage is between a man and a woman'. CONTRIBUTORS: Dennis Altman AM, Barbara Baird, Andrew Barr and Anthony Toms, Michael Carden, Rodney Croome AM, Elaine Crump, Sharon Dane, Michelle Dicinoski, Luke Gahan, Evelyn Gray, Ryan Heath, Lynne Hillier and Tiffany Jones, Crusader Hillis, Walter Jennings, Michael Kirby, Benjamin Law, Victor Marsh, Rev. Dorothy McRae-McMahon, Paul Martin, Alyena Mohummadally and Catherine Roberts, Chris Morgan, Wayne Morgan, Rev. Nathan Nettleton, Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Kerryn Phelps AM, Damien Riggs, Donald Ritchie, Wendell Rosevear OAM, Lulu Shapiro and Jannine Lockyer, Adiva Sifris and Paula Gerber, Peter Tatchell, Yantra de Vilder, Zenith Virago, Deb Wain, Kees Waaldijk, Tim Wilson, Tim Wright
