Download or read book Dates on My Fingers written by Muḥsin Ramlī and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saleem, fed up with all the violence, religiosity, and strict family hierarchies of his Iraqi village, flees to Spain to establish a new life for himself. But his lonely exile is turned upside down when he encounters his father, Noah, in a Madrid nightclub after not seeing him in more than a decade. Noah looks and acts like a new man, and Saleem sets out to discover the mystery of his father's presence in Spain and his altered life. In doing so, he recalls formative moments in Iraq of familial love, war, and the haunting accidental death of his cousin Aliya, Saleem's partner in the hesitant, tender exploration of sexuality. When the renewed relationship with his father erupts in a violent conflict, Saleem is forced to rediscover his sense of self and the hard-won stability of his life. Through Saleem's experiences and reflections, the fast-paced narrative carries the reader between Spain and Iraq to a surprising resolution.

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Download or read book 10 Dates written by El Kay and published by PublishDrive. This book was released on 2024-03-18 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louisa Williams is a middle-aged, foul-mouthed, fat chick looking for dick. Except that maybe she’s kinda tired of all that shit? Problem is, trusting men is not something she’s particularly good at. And Etienne Dumas looks like every wet dream she’s ever had and feels like a future she’s not allowed to touch. But somehow, she finds herself agreeing to go on 10 dates with him. Oh fuck...

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Download or read book 12 Sure Signs He Likes You How To Know If A Guy Likes You written by Tammie Taylor and published by Tammie Taylor. This book was released on 2009-10-07 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "12 Sure Signs He Likes You" is a book that discusses the types of behavior that you can look for in a guy to determine if he is interested in you. This book is for women who are interested in someone, but they are unsure of his feelings towards them.What makes this book different from other books is that the author describes signs that you can look for based upon the relatonship stage that you are in. This guy could be someone that you just met or he could be someone that you have known for years or a guy that you have just started a relationship with. No matter what relationship stage you are in, this book addresses the signs to look for.

Download or read book Pageboy written by Elliot Page and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times "100 Notable Books of 2023" A TIME Magazine "100 Must-Read Books of 2023" A Washington Post "50 Notable Works of Nonfiction" An Autostraddle "Best Queer Books of 2023" “Vivid...Moving...Juicy” – NPR "Eloquent and enthralling..." —Washington Post "Searing, deeply moving, and incredibly poignant... This isn’t simply a book on what it means to be trans, it’s about what it means to be human." —Alok Vaid-Menon Full of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, Pageboy is a love letter to the power of being seen. With this evocative and lyrical debut, Oscar-nominated star Elliot Page captures the universal human experience of searching for ourselves and our place in this complicated world. “Can I kiss you?” It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself, without the repression he’d carried for so long. But for Elliot, two steps forward had always come with one step back. With Juno’s massive success, Elliot became one of the world’s most beloved actors. His dreams were coming true, but the pressure to perform suffocated him. He was forced to play the part of the glossy young starlet, a role that made his skin crawl, on and off set. The career that had been an escape out of his reality and into a world of imagination was suddenly a nightmare. As he navigated criticism and abuse from some of the most powerful people in Hollywood, a past that snapped at his heels, and a society dead set on forcing him into a binary, Elliot often stayed silent, unsure of what to do. Until enough was enough. The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his story in a groundbreaking and inspiring memoir about love, family, fame — and stepping into who we truly are with strength, joy and connection.

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Download or read book The Love Hypothesis written by Ali Hazelwood and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Instant New York Times Bestseller and TikTok Sensation! As seen on THE VIEW! A BuzzFeed Best Summer Read of 2021 When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos. As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs. Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.

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Download or read book 3 Dates A Billionaire Romance Story written by S.J. Mullins and published by MM Books. This book was released on with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A million dollars. For three dates. When Lia Marshall sets up a date auction to raise money for her sorority, the last thing she expects is to have someone bid so much just for some time with her. And she’s even more stunned when she discovers the bidder is Caleb Jones, her high-school crush and the guy she lost her virginity to many years ago. A millionaire businessman with a playboy reputation, he’s changed a lot since she last saw him – and he seems determined to sweep her off her feet, with a series of mind-blowing dates that keep Lia coming back for more. But she’s got her own life to think of – she’s leaving college, getting her own place, and starting her dream job after years of hard work. And with Caleb all over the news with a different woman on his arm every week, she doesn’t want to get too invested. But soon she realizes she’s falling hard for the man she thought she’d never see again – but he’s hiding secrets of his own, and as the three dates draw to a close, they must confront the pain from their past if they have any chance of moving forward together…A