One of Olympia workhorse Desmond's most interesting titles, this book traces the life of Arwel, his mother Gwen, and various adults in their rural UK village. Widowed at an early age by the death of her husband Trevor, Gwen makes a go of things, first with the owner of a foodstuffs company where she works, later with a music instructor, and with varying managers of her employer. Gwen is a very determined widow, and somewhere along the way, Arwel achieves his own sexual awakening.

One of at least three Olympia Press titles to chronicle life in publishing, Iniquity presents Lydia Steele, a teenage girl with a well-developed chest and a passion for writing erotic tales. Of course, they didn't let her in for that second talent. Desmond, who worked with Maurice for years, may be drawing on his fellow Olympians here. As you'd expect, a Frog-Prince of sorts plays a key role.

This book, first published in '57 as no. 45 in the Traveller's Companion series, is among the toughest works to find. (No. 44 was a little something called The Story of O, a title that initiated yet another French government crackdown on Olympia, perhaps explaining Rainbow's scarcity.) Seeds of the Rainbow is the tale of Sid, a man as gifted in the priapic arts as he is lacking in physical beauty. Not without his charms, he still finds himself behaving aggressively towards the women in his...

Rarest of the rare. This book, first published in '57 as no. 45 in the Traveller's Companion series, is among the toughest works to find. (No. 44 was a little something called The Story of O, a title that initiated yet another French government crackdown on Olympia, perhaps explaining Rainbow's scarcity.) Whatever, scored a copy. Seeds of the Rainbow is the tale of Sid, a man as gifted in the priapic arts as he is lacking in physical beauty. Not without his charms, he still finds himself b...

First title by Robert Desmond, Olympia's second-most mysterious author after "Ataullah Mardaan." The Sweetest Fruit, published in 1951, is a contrast between two men, arrogant Ben and humble, clergyman David. The book details, in graphic detail, just how these two gentlemen go about things with their women and their mistresses. David loves Connie despite being afraid of her, Connie loves Ben, despite how he treats her, David finds solace in the chaste, virginal, Dorothy, Dorothy at the end...

One of at least three Olympia Press titles to chronicle the life in publishing, Iniquity presents Lydia Steele, a teenage girl with a well-developed chest and a passion for writing erotic tales. Of course, they didn't let her in for that second talent. Desmond, who worked with Maurice for years, may be drawing on his fellow Olympians here. As you'd expect, a Frog-Prince of sorts plays a key role.

Robert Desmond was among the most prolific authors for Girodias' Travellers Companion series, writing eight books in all, the last in 1962. Little is known about him today, biographies we have about Girodias and others barely mention the man, only remarking how upset Mr. Donleavy was to be published alongside him. This title, Professional Charmer, about a gigolo of course, is one of Desmond's most-reprinted works.

Chronicling the lives of persons in and around Europe and the Netherlands for a period of 30-odd years, Without Violence by Olympia stalwart Desmond offers changes in attitudes concerning politics, class, money, women... and sexuality, with a healthy emphasis on that last. Interesting attempt at longitudinal study by Desmond, with a fascinating end showing how new generations can learn from old....

Recounts Desmond Marshall’s daring missions with L Squadron of the Special Boat Squadron during World War II.Formed in 1940 as Special Boat Section and later amalgamated into 1st SAS Regiment as part of Colonel David Stirling’s expansion, the famed SBS were a commando unit designed to carry out amphibious raids on Axis occupied territory during WW2.Originally referred to by Stirling as the ‘Folboat Section’ and reconstituted as the Special Boat Squadron und...

**FINALIST FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDAn essential tool for individuals, organizations, and** communities of all sizes to jump-start dialogue on racism and bias and to transform well-intentioned statements on diversity into concrete actions—from a leading Harvard social psychologist.“Livingston has made the important and challenging task of addressing systemic racism within an organi...

****Stonewall Book Awards - Israel Fishman Nonfiction Honor Book****The Publishing Triangle - Randy Shilts Gay Nonfiction Award Finalist****American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award Finalist****William Saroyan International Prize for Writing Shortlister****A Kirkus Best Book of 2025**A vital exposé for both our history and our present day, American Scare tells the riveting story of how the Florida government destroyed the lives of Bla...

From the war on terror to the rise of China, this book unlocks the major strategic themes and security challenges of the early twenty-first century.Strategy and Security in the Asia-Pacific provides the analytical frameworks needed to make sense of this complex but exciting strategic universe. Offering a unique mix of global strategic thinking and Asia-Pacific security analysis, this book is for readers from Sydney to Seoul who want to put their own local security challeng...