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Boy Vey!
The definitive, hilarious guide to why Jewish men make the best dates, where to snag a hot mensch, and how to win his mother's heart After all, she's molded him into the cutest little Oedipus complex you've ever met. Could you show some appreciation? With humor and emotion, Kristina Grish celebrates the terrific intricacies of multilayered, interfaith relationships in this girl-meets-boy dating guide. She waxes poetic about why Jewish men are great boyfriend material: They're smart, entrepreneurial, generous, doting, and funny. They love to eat, and they're passionate in bed. Sure, their neuroses have neuroses. But isn't it nice to know there are guys out there who analyze relationships more than you do? Chapters such as "Why Choose the Chosen Ones?," "The First Shtup," and "Talk Yiddish to Me" detail how a sexy Shiksa can meet, date, and love a nice Jewish boy of her own.
Chick Lit
In recent times, Chick Lit has risen to a certain level of prominence. This is the first book length study that looks into the distinctive features of this much-discussed genre. Chick Lit is examined in relation to its linguistic peculiarities and their role as far as narrative, sociological and feminist issues are concerned, amongst others. Montoro's stylistics includes a cognitive slant that highlights futher readerly aspects of the texts. The approach illuminates how the genre works, and how it is set apart from others. In this respect, the stylistics of chick lit is understood in its contect of production and reception. Montoro evaluates reading processes and investigates readers' responsive attitude to the genre. This interdisciplinary work explores the boundaries of the stylistics of chick lit and works reflectively, looking at how exploring this genre can help the twofold aim of testing existing models of linguistic and cognitive analysis. It will be essential reading for those interested in cutting-edge stylistics.
Guyland
Sociologist Michael Kimmel tackles the world of late adolescent boys and young men: the “guys” of America, aged 16 to 26. Although these young men may appear to be growing up too fast, they are in fact becoming adults quite slowly. From the mundane—video games, movies and television, sports, and music—to the extreme—violent fraternity initiations, sexual predation, and school shootings—Kimmel reveals the culture that every boy must navigate on his way to adulthood, whether he is a participant or a bystander. Kimmel asserts that what happens to boys in this period often determines the type of men they will be for the rest of their lives.
Reviewing Masculinities
As a subfield within Gender Studies, Masculinity Studies has identified and interrogated ideas about masculinity and the lives of different groups of men since the late 1970s. From its earliest incarnation within the Social Psychology of Sex Roles to its present sub-fields in history, sociology, anthropology, as well as psychology, the study of masculinity is now replete with conferences, book series, at least four encyclopedias, handbooks, as well as several scholarly journals. Michael Kimmel has been a central figure in the founding and development of Masculinity Studies. Kimmel was the editor of one of the field’s first interdisciplinary anthologies (Changing Men: New Directions in the ...
Guide to Literary Agents 30th Edition
The Best Resource Available for Finding a Literary Agent, fully revised and updated No matter what you're writing--fiction or nonfiction, books for adults or children--you need a literary agent to get the best book deal possible from a traditional publisher. Guide to Literary Agents 30th edition is your go-to resource for finding that literary agent and earning a contract from a reputable publisher. Along with listing information for more than 1,000 agents who represent writers and their books, the 30th edition of GLA includes: Hundreds of updated listings for literary agents and writing conferences Informative articles on crafting effective queries, synopses, and book proposals (and the agent query tracker) Plus, a 30-Day Platform Challenge to help writers build their writing platforms Includes 20 literary agents actively seeking writers and their writing
2011 Novel And Short Story Writer's Market
Now includes a subscription to NSSWM online (the fiction section of writersmarket.com). For 28 years, Novel & Short Story Writer's Market has been the only resource of its kind exclusively for fiction writers. Anyone who is writing novels and/or storiesâ€"whether romance or literary, horror or graphic novelâ€"needs this resource to help them prepare their submissions and sell their work. You'll have access to listings for over 1,100 book publishers, magazines, literary agents, writing contests and conferences, each containing current contact information, editorial needs, schedules and guidelines that save writers time and take the guesswork out of the submission process. NSSWM includes more than 100 pages of listings for literary journals alone and another 100 pages of book publishers (easily four times as many markets for fiction writers as Writer's Market offers). It also features over a 100 pages of original content: interviews with working editors and writers, how-tos on the craft of fiction, and articles on the business of getting published.
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The Empty Page
Decapitated hands, marrow-coloured goo, serial killing Dr Zhivago fanatics & double-sided dildos make their mark on 'The Empty Page', Ulla Shooks is testifying, countering the wicked with the godly; Michael Chambers is enjoying an empty restaurant for what may be the last time; and Sue Carlyle is buying a penis.
2012 Guide to Literary Agents
The Best Resource Available for Finding a Literary Agent No matter what you’re writing—fiction or nonfiction, books for kids or adults—you need a literary agent to secure a book deal. The 2012 Guide to Literary Agents is your essential resource for finding that literary agent—without fear of being scammed—and getting your book published. This new, updated edition of GLA includes: • Completely updated contact and submission information for literary agents who are looking for new clients • Writing and submission advice from more than 40 top literary agents • Informative articles on subjects such as writing a query letter, composing a book proposal, writing a novel synopsis, att...
