Social research efforts are often more concerned with basic social processes or patterns than with the dynamic relationship between social processes and social institutions. In this classic collection, contributors posit generalizations drawn from contemporary sociology. Their analyses go beyond elementary principles - they interpret them, qualify them, or state them more precisely. Each of the contributors focuses on the modern American social structure, and they are either explicitly com...

When Marie finally wrote back to Andrew, he truly learned how words can seduce, corrupt and inflame. The stories Marie and Andrew now make up, trading e-mails, consume them. They begin a passionate affair, and their deepening obsession with each other penetrates their writing. Then the stories take over and change everything. Oh, and the bit with the shoe is freaking wild. Fun, well-told, intelligent and absorbing, Heart-Break-Proof is about words that bind tighter than any rope. (Actually...

In the twilight of his life, a renowned author reflects on the complexities of love, loss, and the enduring power of memory. As he navigates the labyrinth of his past, he encounters a cast of unforgettable characters who have shaped his journey. From the enigmatic woman who ignited his passion to the loyal friend who stood by him through adversity, each encounter becomes a poignant meditation on the human condition. Through lyrical prose and profound insights, A Late Good Night invites rea...

This time, we have a rare mystery from Hulbert Footner (whose Madame Storey mysteries I greatly enjoy). His novel Queen of Clubs in this issue is a jazz-age mystery that—well, I don’t want to spoil the surprises. Read it and see for yourself!Also on the mystery front, we have original tales by Andrew Welsh-Huggins and Robert Lopresti (thanks to our Acquiring Editors, Michael Bracken and Barb Goffman), a classic crime story by David Goodis, and, of course, a solve-it-yourse...

I can't stop looking at it.This book I found tucked at the back of the bookshelf in our holiday cottage. I'm reading the Blue Book, or more accurately, looking at its pictures again and again. It must be based on some real need. Some real kink. Somebody must have wanted it. I think I do…Simon and Suzanne are in a committed relationship–even if the sex is a little predictable. But while on vacation at a secluded cabin they discover the Blue Book, an erotic t...

No study of international relations is complete without consideration of foreign policy processes and an understanding of state security, conflict in global politics, and the relationship between the world economy and international behavior. Conflict, Security, Foreign Policy, and International Political Economy: Past Paths and Future Directions in International Studies consists of twelve original essays that point out the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches in these research ar...

Cassie Harris is miserable.She can't stop thinking of her client, the gorgeous Luke Patterson. The way the light plays on his beautiful features, the way his firm butt flexes when he moves, the way his abdominal muscles tense in their rigid six-pack when he twists his body to look at her teasingly.Cassie realizes she may even be a little in love with Luke – who has fucked every woman that he knows . . . excepting her.Tonight, they are in Tokyo. Cassie is going to ge...

Why Men Rebel was first published in 1970 after a decade of political violence across the world. Forty years later, serious conflicts continue in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Ted Robert Gurr reintroduces us to his landmark work, putting it in context with the research it influenced as well as world events. Why Men Rebel remains highly relevant to today's violent and unstable world with its holistic, people-based understanding of the causes of political protest and rebellion. With its ...

This is a gorgeous room.So white and tranquil and glamorous, like something from a thirties movie set. From his pocket, Simon retrieves a white plastic rectangle. It's an invitation to a very exclusive private function, extended only to certain guests.The white card was in our welcome basket, along with the sex toys, and neither of us was quite sure whether we'd accept tonight…until now. Simon and Suzanne are ready to heat things up with a stay at a luxurio...

Yascha Mounk shows why a focus on personal responsibility is wrong and counterproductive: it distracts us from the larger economic forces determining aggregate outcomes, ignores what we owe fellow citizens regardless of their choices, and blinds us to key values such as the desire to live in a society of equals. In this book he proposes a remedy.

A collection of crossdressing stories, from how your friend dressed up as a hot girl for Halloween to a girlfriend's fetish for forced feminization! These are anonymous confessions of how a few "gurls" discovered their love of dressing up and being taken!

It's a beautiful chair. All gleaming and evocative and wicked looking; an object of desire, more than just a piece of furniture.I shouldn't have bought it. Yet when I saw the chair, I saw Simon in it. I could just imagine him lounging against the leather, enthroned like a sex god and ready to dispense retribution, just like one of those vintage disciplinary gentlemen in the Blue Book. Simon and Suzanne have been exploring their wicked fantasies of dominance and dis...