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So, you’re considering taking off your clothes. Firstly, congratulations! Maybe this is a brand new idea to you, one that found you five minutes ago as you were sitting at work, stifling beneath the weight of your professional attire. Or, maybe this is an idea that you’ve been grappling with for a while now, mulling it over every time you’ve taken a shower. Whatever the case, it’s alright. You’re in safe company, here. Within the pages of this book, you are part of a community of people just like you: people who are interested in taking their first steps toward Nude Living. These ...

You’re standing in front of the mirror, about to disrobe. Your heart races, your palms sweat – the idea of being completely exposed is both exhilarating and terrifying. But as you peel away each layer, something magical happens. You begin to see yourself in a new light – not as the sum of your flaws or imperfections, but as a whole and beautiful being deserving of love and acceptance. In "Naked and Not Afraid," we'll embark on a journey of self-discovery unlike any other. We'll explore the historical, cultural, and societal perspectives on nudity, unpacking the myths and ...

Bianca Bosker plunges deep inside the world of art and the people who live for it: gallerists, collectors, curators and, of course, artists themselves—the kind who work multiple jobs and let their paintings sleep soundly in the studio while they wake up covered in cat pee on a friend's couch. Encompassing everything from color theory to evolutionary biology, and from ancient cave paintings to Instagram as it attempts to discern art's role in our culture, our economy and our hearts, Get the Picture is a rollicking adventure that will change the way you see forever.

Once a watchword for African Americans in the early 1900s, 'woke' is now used as an insult across the political spectrum, and it has become synonymous with our era of angry debate. As the word has spread, what people mean by it has become less clear than ever. Award-winning journalist and author Matthew Syed is on a mission to uncover the roots of this social phenomenon and, in this series, he follows the evolution of 'woke' through five key stories.

By the time their obituary was being written in the late 1980s, Yuppies—the elite, uber‑educated faction of the Baby Boom generation—had become a cultural punchline. But amidst the Yuppies' preoccupation with money, work, and the latest status symbols, something serious was happening, too, something that continues to have profound ramifications on American culture four decades later.

Un relato erudito y humorístico de la mitología griega y romana. En Zeus y familia, Fermín Bocos dibuja un fresco impresionista en el que con humor y una gran erudición nos presenta un catálogo de los mitos y rituales más notorios del mundo clásico. Una obra amena de divulgación cultural que rezuma amor por la historia, la filosofía y el arte, y que lanza puentes con el mundo actual para dejar constancia de la influyente vigencia que la producción intelectual de griegos y romanos tienen hoy en día.

The Psychology of Dungeons & Dragons, is relevant to players, game masters, and even game designers. It applies decades of established and cutting-edge research to help listeners understand how playing the game drives behaviors, shapes play, impacts relationships, and changes players once they put away the dice. Every chapter concludes with specific, practical tips and takeaways for players and game masters to use not only in their games of Dungeons & Dragons but also in any other tabletop role-playing game.

Il mondo non è dei viventi, è delle ombre. In ciò che apparentemente è secondario, dietro ciò che non si vede o non si trova più, c’è un segreto ancora più profondo degli uomini e delle vite nelle quali si sono dibattuti. Ricomporre i frammenti, meticolosamente studiarli, amarli e restituirli alla luce significa compiere la trasmutazione alchemica del tempo perduto in tempo ritrovato. Questa è la missione di Dissipazioni.

Michael Brodeur is a Gen-X gay writer with a passion for bodybuilding and an insatiable curiosity about masculinity—a concept in which many men are currently struggling to find their place. In our current moment, where "manfluencers" on TikTok tease their audiences with their latest videos, where right-wing men espouse the importance of being "alpha," as toxic masculinity and the patriarchy are being rightfully criticized, the nature of masculinity has become murkier than ever. In Swole, Brodeur uses the male body as his guide, taking us into the unique culture centered around men's bodies.

Nel libro, attraverso la narrazione di alcune situazioni in cui mi è capitato di trovarmi, esprimo i miei punti di vista su vari aspetti della nostra vita quotidiana, sulle nostre abitudini, sui nostri usi e costumi. Siamo sempre più influenzati da modi di pensare stereotipati, da luoghi comuni dai quali si fa sempre fatica a staccarsi. Siamo spesso testimoni di episodi che denotano la mancanza di civiltà, di buona educazione, di senso del rispetto per il prossimo, per le cose, per l’ambiente, delle regole.

An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Kathleen Hanna’s rallying cry to feminists echoed far and wide through the punk scene of the 1980s, ’90s, and beyond. Her band, Bikini Kill, embodies this iconic time, and today their gutsy, radical lyrics of anthems like ‘Rebel Girl’ and ‘Double Dare Ya’ are more powerful than ever. But where did this transformative voice come from?

Long before Manchester gave the world titans of industry, comedy, music and sport, it was the cosmopolitan Roman fort of Mamucium. But it was as the ‘shock city’ of the Industrial Revolution that Manchester really made its mark on the world stage. A place built on hard work and innovation, it is no coincidence that the digital age began here too, with the world’s first stored-program computer, Baby. A city as radical as it is revolutionary, Manchester has always been a political hotbed.

It's hard to imagine our world without its stars and celebrity geniuses—they become a part of our culture and history, seeming permanent and preordained. But as Cass Sunstein shows in this startling book, that is far from the case. Focusing on both famous and forgotten (or simply overlooked) artists and luminaries in music, literature, business, science, politics, and other fields, he explores why some individuals become famous and others don't, and offers a new understanding of the role of greatness, luck, and contingency in the achievement of fame.

Borja Bauzá no escribe de oídas. Él mismo formó parte de una banda ultra en su juventud, y para escribir este libro ha pasado años recorriendo España de norte a sur y de este a oeste para entrevistarse con docenas de hooligans de todas las aficiones y de todas las ideologías. Este no es un libro denuncia ni un libro blanqueador. Es una enciclopedia sociológica, cultural y política de un fenómeno de masas desde sus orígenes en los años 70 hasta el día de hoy, pasando por el caos de los años 80, el salvajismo de los años 90 y la sofisticación que llegó a partir del 2000 con las nuevas tecnologías.

Al hablar de lotería encontraremos diferentes enfoques y dependiendo de cómo nos criaron tendremos el conservador: “La lotería es para perdedores” o el optimista: “Quien juega Lotería se merece ganar”. Ambos pueden tener la verdad de su lado, pero hay algunos hechos que me gustaría compartir con ustedes en esta breve investigación sobre Vida y Lotería, comenzando con estos principios: lo negativo y lo positivo. Los primeros signos registrados de una lotería son los recibos de keno de la dinastía Han china entre 205 y 187 A.C. Se cree que estas loterías ayudaron a financiar...

Gus Van Sant’s film and the ’90s cult of the alternative Gus Van Sant’s 1991 indie darling My Own Private Idaho perplexed and provoked, inspiring a new ethos for a new decade: being different was better than being good. Gentlemen of the Shade examines how the film was a coming-of-age for a generation of young people who would embrace the alternative and bring their outsider perspectives to sustainability, technology, gender constructs, and social responsibility.

This fantastic quiz features four hundred questions split into forty sections covering all areas of geography, history, literature, music, sport, science and general knowledge. Whether you are a trivia master or a beginner on the quest to prove your knowledge, this is a perfect addition to your Audiobook catalogue.

The Write Stuff is the book-based panel show that takes a witty and whimsical look at well-known authors and their work. Host James Walton challenges the erudite contestants with tricky literary teasers, which they endeavour to answer using a combination of knowledge and guesswork.

The Lady Vanishes is an engrossing story of how a small team of seasoned investigative journalists and storytellers, a daughter's intuition, and a team of listener super-sleuths uncovered a web of intrigue spanning nine decades and three continents, and how—after 57 episodes, 20 million downloads, and sparking a coronial inquiry—they discovered at the heart of the mystery a stranger-than-fiction international man of mystery who could hold the key to what really happened to Marion.

As a Hillary voter, a New York Times reporter, and frequent attendee at her local gay bars, Nellie Bowles fit right in with her San Francisco neighbors and friends—until she started questioning whether the progressive movement she knew and loved was actually helping people. When her colleagues suggested that asking such questions meant she was “on the wrong side of history,” Bowles did what any reporter worth her salt would do: she started investigating for herself. The answers she found were stranger—and funnier—than she expected.