Download or read book An Imperialist Love Story written by Amira Jarmakani and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2015-07-31 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A curious figure stalks the pages of a distinct subset of mass-market romance novels, aptly called “desert romances.” Animalistic yet sensitive, dark and attractive, the desert prince or sheikh emanates manliness and raw, sexual power. In the years since September 11, 2001, the sheikh character has steadily risen in popularity in romance novels, even while depictions of Arab masculinity as backward and violent in nature have dominated the cultural landscape. An Imperialist Love Story contributes to the broader conversation about the legacy of orientalist representations of Arabs in Western popular culture. Combining close readings of novels, discursive analysis of blogs and forums, and interviews with authors, Jarmakani explores popular investments in the war on terror by examining the collisions between fantasy and reality in desert romances. Focusing on issues of security, freedom, and liberal multiculturalism, she foregrounds the role that desire plays in contemporary formations of U.S. imperialism. Drawing on transnational feminist theory and cultural studies, An Imperialist Love Story offers a radical reinterpretation of the war on terror, demonstrating romance to be a powerful framework for understanding how it works, and how it perseveres.

Download or read book Heart Self Soul written by Robert Frager and published by Quest Books. This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heart, Self, and Soul is the first book by a Western psychologist to explore the rich spiritual tradition of Sufism as a path for personal growth. Western psychotherapy aims largely to help us eliminate neurotic traits formed in childhood and adapt to society. In contrast, the Sufi goal is ultimately spiritual: Yes, we need to transform our negativity and be effective in the world; but beyond that, we need to reach a state of harmony with the Divine. Full of stories, poetry, meditations, journaling exercises, and colorful everyday examples, this book will open the heart, nourish the self, and quicken the soul.

Download or read book The Twilight of the Gothic written by Joseph Crawford and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the history of the paranormal romance genre; from its origins in the revisionist horror fiction of the 1970s, via its emergence as a minor sub-genre of romantic fiction in the early 1990s, to its contemporary expansion in recent years into an often-controversial genre of mainstream fiction. Tracing the genre from its roots in older Gothic fiction written by and for women, it explores the interconnected histories of Gothic and romantic fiction, from Ann Radcliffe and Jane Austen in the eighteenth century to Buffy, Twilight, True Blood and The Vampire Diaries in the present day. In doing so, it investigates the extent to which the post-Twilight paranormal romance really does represent a break from older traditions of Gothic fiction – and just what it is about the genre that has made it so extraordinarily divisive, captivating millions of readers whilst simultaneously infuriating and repelling so many others.

Download or read book The Grail Keepers Duo written by Evelyn Vaughn and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reporting a break-in, avoiding my overprotective ex-lover, dodgingdangerous men out to kill me…not exactly a typical day for acomparative mythology professor. So how did I, Maggi Sanger, get mixedup in all this?It started with a family legend that connects me to a goddess andcharges me with recovering the grail she hid away ages ago. Apparentlysome powerful people heard the story and are bent on destroying thegrail at any cost—including my life. Now I have to find it beforethe enemy closes in….

Download or read book Hype written by Jon Helgason and published by Nordic Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the world of books and literature, “hype” is associated with bestsellerism - the books that sell the most, are read by vast numbers, and constantly talked about in media and staff rooms. Often, it is the success in itself that generates an interest because popularity begets popularity. Quite often though, a hyped bestseller is met with a skeptic criticism of poor language, a badly constructed plot, a predictable story line, or all three. The bestseller phenomenon is sometimes conceived as a threat against “real” literature. Research into the creation, reception, and meaning of bestsellers is utterly scarce and Hype: Bestsellers and Literary Culture is an important contribution to the understanding of the literature read by the masses. Popular literature plays an important role in the lives of millions of readers, offering entertainment, social commentary, and alternate perspectives on everyday life. This volume brings together such diverse issues as the creation of hype, the role and the meaning of the author in the present-day media landscape, changes in the book trade, and the relationship between bestsellers and research into them. Further articles give an historical overview on postapocalyptic stories, desert romances and the role of the authors. This book offers new knowledge on a subject that is increasingly popular within university curricula. Although the anthology is a work of academic research the texts are of equal interest to general readers.

Download or read book Arab American Women written by Michael W. Suleiman and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arab American women have played an essential role in shaping their homes, their communities, and their country for centuries. Their contributions, often marginalized academically and culturally, are receiving long- overdue attention with the emerging interdisciplinary field of Arab American women’s studies. The collected essays in this volume capture the history and significance of Arab American women, addressing issues of migration, transformation, and reformation as these women invented occupations, politics, philosophies, scholarship, literature, arts, and, ultimately, themselves. Arab American women brought culture and absorbed culture; they brought relationships and created relationships; they brought skills and talents and developed skills and talents. They resisted inequities, refused compliance, and challenged representation. They engaged in politics, civil society, the arts, education, the market, and business. And they told their own stories. These histories, these genealogies, these narrations that are so much a part of the American experiment are chronicled in this volume, providing an indispensable resource for scholars and activists.

Download or read book The Jerusalem Vampire written by Joseph Scovitch and published by Fultus Corporation. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Jerusalem Vampire", an oral folklore history of a modern vampire invasion of Israel, centers on Jerusalem, and ultimately ends in the defeat of count Culandra (Dracula) and his vampire cohorts.

Download or read book Superf ckers Forever 1 written by James Kochalka and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-17 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Superf*ckers are back in their first-ever monthly comic-book series! James Kochalka's loveably profane heroes return in Superf*ckers Forever, an event series like no other!

Download or read book Catch Me If You Can written by Nina Bruhns and published by Cajun Hot Press. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nina Bruhns Winner of the Daphne du Maurier Overall Best Mystery-Suspense Novel of the Year Winner of the National Readers Choice Award Winner of the Golden Heart Award Winner of the Golden Chalice Grand Prize Praise For CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - New Orleans trilogy, book 1 by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nina Bruhns "...a wild, erotic adventure ...Plenty of action and more than enough sizzling sensuality to keep the pages turning... A must read!" "...laced with subtle humor, compassionate and distinctive characters and an intricate plot line with uniquely original twists." "One of the hottest, sexiest books I've ever read. The sparks between Kit and Beau fairly burn holes in this book." Overview of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Two lovers...caught between duty and desire... -- A Louisiana chief of police who oozes sensuality--a man who always gets what he wants. -- An insurance investigator determined to put his thieving cousin behind bars...or lose her job. -- An explosive attraction neither can ignore. Any fan of White Collar, Maya Banks, or Pamela Clare will love CATCH ME IF YOU CAN! What people are saying about CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: "...a wild, erotic adventure ...Plenty of action and more than enough sizzling sensuality to keep the pages turning... A must read!" "...laced with subtle humor, compassionate and distinctive characters and an intricate plot line with uniquely original twists." "One of the hottest, sexiest books I've ever read. The sparks between Kit and Beau fairly burn holes in this book."

Download or read book At the Sheikh s Command written by Kate Walker and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abbie Cavanaugh's brother is in jail. Abbie can obtain his freedom—but only if she marries the Sheikh of Barakhara. The explosive passion between Prince Malik and Abbie could turn a marriage of convenience into one of Eastern promise. But neither Abbie nor Malik knows the other's real identity. Can their marriage survive once the truth is revealed?

Download or read book The Sheikh s Claim written by Olivia Gates and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their tempestuous relationship had crashed and burned, and Lujayn Morgan had left Prince Jalal Aal Shalaan to marry another--a man who'd died soon after. And then...Jalal and Lujayn had met again and shared one unforgettable night. Now there is no denying that Lujayn's son belongs to Jalal. Marriage is the only answer. But Jalal is a contender for the throne of Azmahar. This unexpected heir could break him--or be the key to winning. If only he can prove to Lujayn that his claim is not for their son or for the kingdom, but only for her....

Download or read book The Sheikh s Innocent Bride written by Lynne Graham and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-03-04 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sexy international romance, an innocent Scottish lass finds her world turned upside down after one night of passion with an Arabian prince! Far away from his desert kingdom, Prince Shahir enjoys the serenity of his castle retreat in Scotland. But the beauty of the Scottish moors is nothing compared to the beguiling beauty of Kirsten Ross. Though Shahir has a strict rule against sleeping with employees, one look at Kirsten confirms that rules are meant to be broken! Sheltered and penniless, Kirsten is swept off her feet by the irresistible Sheikh. But she couldn’t know that the night he took her innocence would be the night he made her mother to his royal heir! Now Prince Shahir’s honor dictates only one thing—Kirsten must become his bride . . .

Download or read book The Sheikh s Secret Baby written by Sharon Kendrick and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The affair between a sheikh and a commoner was a secret until she has his royal heir in this romance by a USA Today–bestselling author. Unexpectedly inheriting the throne is shocking enough. But when an encounter with former lover Jasmine Jones is interrupted by the wail of a baby, Sheikh Zuhal also discovers he has a son! Their secret affair was intensely passionate—and dangerously overwhelming. To claim his child, Zuhal must get Jazz down the palace aisle. And he’s not above using seduction to make her his wife! Praise for The Sheikh’s Secret Baby “The Sheikh’s Secret Baby is a roller coaster with passion, strong wills, and conflict. Sharon Kendrick brings to life the characters and locations in this second chance romance.” —Harlequin Junkie

Download or read book Expecting the Sheikh s Baby Volume 1 from Harlequin written by Olivia Gates and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Look for scandalous marriage deals, secret babies and sexy, brooding sheikhs in this specially themed bundle from Harlequin Desire. EXPECTING THE SHEIKH’S BABY Volume 1 from Harlequin includes The Desert Lord's Baby by Olivia Gates, Expecting the Sheikh's Baby by Kristi Gold and Saved by the Sheikh by Tessa Radley.

Download or read book Salibi The Vampires of Irbid written by Oliver Lea and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-18 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexis thought the Middle East would be far enough to escape her troubles back home. Since childhood, she's been taking pills to silence a darkness inside her. Now she's been murdered, reborn and the pills don't work anymore. Starved for blood and caught up in an ancient rivalry between the Levantine vampire clans, Alexis is of great interest to those who want to harness her secret. The one person helping her is an English vampire with a caustic attitude and an eight-hundred-year-old grudge. Her only chance to remain free is to master the darkness within her and help him end his crusade against an ancient enemy.

Download or read book The Vampire s Escape written by AJ Tipton and published by Savvy Storytelling, LLC. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeous widow thrust into a dangerous world. A vampire inventor trying to help humanity. Together, they will risk everything to defeat their darkest foe. Lauren Vaughan has finally got it all: good looks, a rich boyfriend, and the secret to staying young, becoming a vampire. But when her boyfriend, Trevor, becomes her vampiric sire, she realizes she’s made a potentially fatal mistake. Lauren doesn’t know where to turn until she meets the hunky, mad scientist living in Trevor’s pool house. After hundreds of years as a vampire, Ben has settled into his oblivious, absent-minded routine of inventing gadgets to improve the world. Ben is content to tinker in solitude, grateful his nephew, Trevor, generously provides shelter and supplies. But when his nephew’s new girlfriend appears at Ben’s door, Ben senses there may be a dark side to Trevor’s obsessions. Will Lauren be able to shake Ben from his seclusion before it’s too late for both of them? The Vampire’s Escape is an adult paranormal romance. If you like magical encounters, sexy scientists, and steamy romance, then you’ll love the third installment of the sizzling Royal Blood series. The Royal Blood books may each be read as standalones. However, you may find they are best enjoyed in the following order: 1 - The Vampire’s Throne, 2 - The Vampire’s Lair, 3 - The Vampire’s Escape, And, Coming Soon: 4 - The Vampire’s Choice Buy The Vampire’s Escape to join the resistance today!

Download or read book Carved in Stone Etched in Memory written by Amila Buturovic and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the recent history of violence and destruction, Bosnia-Herzegovina holds a positive place in history, marked by a continuous interweaving of different religious cultures. The most expansive period in that regard is the Ottoman rule that lasted here nearly five centuries. As many Bosnians accepted Islam, the process of Islamization took on different directions and meanings, only some of which are recorded in the official documents. This book underscores the importance of material culture, specifically gravestones, funerary inscriptions and images, in tracing and understanding more subtle changes in Bosnia’s religious landscape and the complex cultural shifts and exchange between Christianity and Islam in this area. Gravestones are seen as cultural spaces that inscribe memory, history, and heritage in addition to being texts that display, in image and word, first-hand information about the deceased. In tackling these topics and ideas, the study is situated within several contextual, theoretical, and methodological frameworks. Raising questions about religious identity, history, and memory, the study unpacks the cultural and historical value of gravestones and other funerary markers and bolsters their importance in understanding the region’s complexity and improving its visibility in global discussions around multiculturalism and religious pluralism. Drawing upon several disciplinary methods, the book has much to offer anyone looking for a better understanding of the intersection of Christianity and Islam, as well as those with an interest in death studies.