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TOP book Homoseksualizmo prigimties istorija Homoseksualizmo prigimties istorija by Francis Mark Mondimore Siaubinga nuodėmė dievų dovana psichinė liga natūralus žmogiškas nukrypimas – taip homoseksualizmas buvo vadinamas įvairiais istoriniais laikais. Homoseksualizmą mokslo žmonės mėgina suprasti nuo tada kai 1869 metais atsirado žodis homoseksualas. Knygoje psichiatras Francis Mondimore’as nagrinėja sudėtingą seksualinės orientacijos klausimą pasakoja kaip homoseksualizmas buvo suprantamas ir apibrėžiamas nuo seniausių laikų iki mūsų dienų ir apibendrina naujausius atradimus biologijos psichiatrijos bei antropologijos srityse. Mondimore’as apžvelgia pastaruoju laikotarpiu atliktus biologinius seksualinės prigimties tyrimus nagrinėja naujausius mokslo duomenis apie paveldimumo ir hormonų vaidmenį aptaria šių laikų biseksualizmo sąvoką. Jis dar atkreipia dėmesį į tai kaip žmonės pradeda suvokti savo homoseksualizmą ir į psichologinį homoseksualizmo stigmatizacijos poveikį ...

TOP reviews Heren van de thee Heren van de thee by Hella S. Haasse In 1871 vertrok Rudolf Kerkhoven een pas in Delft afgestudeerd 'chemisch technoloog' naar Indië waarheen in de loop der jaren al ongeveer vijfendertig leden van zijn familie hem waren voorgegaan. Deze mensen onder wie vele markante persoonlijkheden vormden een clan die vol ondernemingslust maar ook bezield van vooruitstrevende denkbeelden in het wingewest Oost-Indië een beter (en voor de bevolking rechtvaardiger) systeem van landbouw en economie wilde invoeren. Zij pachtten woeste gronden en afgeschreven gouvernementscultures en wisten in de loop van enkele tientallen jaren uitgestrekte plantages in het bergland van West-Java tot bloei te brengen. Met goedvinden van hun nakomelingen zijn gegevens uit de familie-archieven door Hella S. Haasse in romanvorm verwerkt. Heren van de thee is de geschiedenis van het echtpaar Rudolf Kerkhoven en Jenny Roosegaarde Bischop en van hun gezinsleven op de afgelegen th...

Best book Boreaksen lapset (Pohjoistuuli #1) Boreaksen lapset (Pohjoistuuli #1) by Anu Holopainen Lähde unohtumattomalle fantasiamatkalle Pohjoistuulen maahan missä Boreaksen jälkeläiset vaalivat tuhansia vuosia sitten heille uskottua henkistä perintöä! Bork Parantajan kohtalo oli sinetöity kun kuolemaa tekevä shamaani luovutti hänelle salattuja voimia omaavan pajupillin vietäväksi tummatukkaiselle naiselle. Bork joutui tarpomaan lumisten lakeuksien ja kapinaan nousseiden seutujen halki määränpäänään Pohjoistuulen vuori ja seuranaan vain uskollinen koira. Vuorella hän kohtasi ihmeen ihanan Dalia-neidon joka ainoana olentona maan päällä kykeni soitollaan avaamaan ja sulkemaan Fagólianin portit – tien demonien ja pahuuden maailmaan. Juuri ne portit halusi avata ihmiset hirmuvaltansa alle alistanut Velhoruhtinas – eikä hän kaihtanut keinoja saadakseen pillin ja sen suloisen soittajan valtaansa. There are the best places to get free book downloads, including public domain books! Toda...

Best author everafter (everafter #1) everafter (everafter #1) by Nell Stark How far would you go to save your lover’s soul? When medical student Valentine Darrow is bitten by a Vampire on her way home to propose to her lover Alexa Newland her life becomes a nightmare. She is consumed—both by a craving for human blood and by an obsession to find her attacker and bring him to justice. Alexa is determined to be everything that Valentine needs but when Val's appetite outstrips Alexa's ability to nourish her Alexa risks her life to save her lover. Will Valentine be able to control her thirst—for blood and for vengeance? And can Valentine and Alexa's relationship endure against seemingly impossible odds? There are the best places to get free book downloads, including public domain books! Today there are numerous web sites accessible for able to read everafter (everafter #1) Quality or Format Kindle on the web, this site is one. You do not always must pay to read free book...

TOP rating Cilappatikaram: The Tale of an Anklet Cilappatikaram: The Tale of an Anklet by Ilankovatikal ‘Men and women of Maturai of the four temples! I curse this city. Its king erred in killing the man I loved’ One of the world's masterpieces The Cilappatikaram (5th century ce) by Ilanko Atikal is India's finest epic in a language other than Sanskrit. It spells out in unforgettable verse the problems that humanity has been wrestling with for a long time: love war evil fate and death. The Tale of an Anklet is the love story of Kovalan and Kannaki. Originating in Tamil mythology the compelling tale of Kannaki—her love her feats and triumphs and her ultimate transformation to goddess—follows the conventions of Tamil poetry and is told in three phases: the erotic the heroic and the mythic. This epic ranks with the Ramayana and the Mahabharata as one of the great classics of Indian literature and is presented for the first time in a landmark English verse translation by ...

TOP rating Jerusalem: Kesucian Konflik dan Pengadilan Akhir Jerusalem: Kesucian Konflik dan Pengadilan Akhir by Trias Kuncahyono “Saya datang ke hadapan Anda semua pada hari ini dengan niat teguh untuk menciptakan sebuah kehidupan baru dan perdamaian. Kita semua mencintai tanah ini tanah Tuhan kita semua umat Muslim Kristen dan Yahudi semua menyembah Tuhan ...” (Pidato Anwar Sadat di Parlemen Israel 19 November 1977) Selama ribuan tahun Jerusalem merupakan kota ziarah agama samawi: Yudaisme Kristen dan Islam. Mereka berziarah ke Tembok Ratapan Gereja Makam Kristus Masjid Al Aqsha. Tetapi pada saat bersamaan kesucian kota Jerusalem dirobek berbagai konflik yang tak kunjung selesai antara Israel dan Palestina. Bagaimana upaya penyelesaian damai antara Israel dan Palestina? Kemudian benarkah Jerusalem akan menjadi kota pengadilan akhir umat manusia? Benarkah Mesias akan datang kembali melalui Pintu Gerbang Kerahiman yang kini masih tertutup? Buku ini mengajak Anda kembali...

TOP rating Sweet Dreams (Colorado Mountain #2) Sweet Dreams (Colorado Mountain #2) by Kristen Ashley She's ready for the ride of her life . . . Lauren Grahame is looking to reinvent herself. After leaving her cheating husband Lauren moves to Carnal Colorado and gets a job as a waitress in a biker bar called Bubba's. It's a nothing job in a nowhere joint . . . until Tatum Jackson walks in. Lauren has never seen a man with such good looks muscles and attitude. But when he insults her Lauren doesn't want anything to do with him. Too bad for Lauren he's also the bar's part owner and bartender. When the rough-around-the-edges Tate meets the high-class Lauren he thinks she won't fit in at Bubba's. Yet there's more to Lauren than meets the eye and Tate soon sets his mind on claiming her as his own. Before long the desire burning between them is heating up the cold mountain air. But when violence strikes the town Tate must reveal a dark secret ...

Good book Snow Country Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata Nobel Prize recipient Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country is widely considered to be the writer's masterpiece a powerful tale of wasted love set amid the desolate beauty of western Japan. At an isolated mountain hot spring with snow blanketing every surface Shimamura a wealthy dilettante meets Komako a lowly geisha. She gives herself to him fully and without remorse despite knowing that their passion cannot last and that the affair can have only one outcome. In chronicling the course of this doomed romance Kawabata has created a story for the ages a stunning novel dense in implication and exalting in its sadness. There are the best places to get free book downloads, including public domain books! Today there are numerous web sites accessible for able to read Snow Country Quality or Format Kindle on the web, this site is one. You do not always must pay to read free books. We now have outlined the ideal format worldwi...

Good book Mini Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #6) Mini Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #6) by Sophie Kinsella Sophie Kinsella has dazzled readers with her irresistible Shopaholic novels--sensational international bestsellers that have garnered millions of devoted fans and catapulted her into the first rank of contemporary storytellers. Now her beloved heroine Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) returns in a hilarious tale of married life, toddlerhood, and the perils of trying to give a fabulous surprise party--on a budget! Becky Brandon thought motherhood would be a breeze and that having a daughter was a dream come true: a shopping friend for life! But it's trickier than she thought. Two-year-old Minnie has a quite different approach to shopping. Minnie creates havoc everywhere she goes, from Harrods to her own christening. Her favorite word is "Mine!" and she's even trying to get into eBay! On top of everything else, Becky and Luke are still living with her parents (the deal on house #4...

HIT book Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1) Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1) by Seanan McGuire Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children No Solicitations No Visitors No Quests Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else. But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children. Nancy tumbled once, but now she’s back. The things she’s experienced... they change a person. The children under Miss West’s care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world. But Nancy’s arrival marks a change at the Home. There’s a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it’s up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of the matter. No matter the cost. There are the best places to get free book downloads, including public domain bo...

Read online Papéis avulsos Papéis avulsos by Machado de Assis Os textos de 'Papéis avulsos' são decisivos na constituição do cânone de Machado de Assis. Com esse livro a narrativa curta é legitimada como gênero de primeira importância no Brasil. Escritos no mesmo período da renovação de 'Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas' os contos reunidos no volume sistematizam traços estilísticos da forma livre com que Machado de Assis inscreve sua obra no grande diálogo internacional da sátira menipéia fundada no humor paródico e no relativismo cético. Além de conter apurado estabelecimento de texto que partiu da primeira edição de 'Papéis avulsos' o presente volume oferece longo ensaio de Ivan Teixeira especialmente escrito para esta publicação. Nele o professor de literatura brasileira da ECA/USP demonstra que por trás de aparente dispersão os contos do livro são marcados por rigorosa conformidade artística até aqui praticamente desconsiderada pelos estudos machad...

Epub format Supernova: Ksatria Puteri dan Bintang Jatuh Supernova: Ksatria Puteri dan Bintang Jatuh by Dee Lestari Dhimas dan Ruben adalah dua orang mahasiswa yang tengah menuntut ilmu di negeri Paman Sam. Dhimas kuliah di Goerge Washinton University dan Ruben di John Hopkins Medical School. Mereka bertemu dalam suatu pesta yang meriah yang diadakan oleh perkumpulan mahasiswa yang bersekolah di Amrik. Pertama kali bertemu mereke terlibat dalam percakapan yang saling menyudutkan satu samalain hal tersebut dikarenakan oleh latar belakang mereka Dhimas berasal dari kalangan The have sedangkan Ruben mahasiswa beasiswa. Tetapi setelah Ruben mencoba serotonin mereka menjadi akrab membincangkan permasalahan iptek saint sampai acara buka-bukaan bahwa Ruben adalah seorang gay. Ternyata tak disangka-sangka bahwa Dhimas juga adalah seorang gay. Maka jadilah mereka sepasang kekasih meskipun mereka tidak pernah serumah dalam satu apartemen. Bila ditanya mereka menjawab supaya bisa tet...

Good book Wise and Otherwise Wise and Otherwise by Sudha Murty Fifty vignettes showcase the myriad shades of human nature A man dumps his aged father in an old-age home after declaring him to be a homeless stranger a tribal chief in the Sahyadri hills teaches the author that there is humility in receiving too and a sick woman remembers to thank her benefactor even from her deathbed. These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book. From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart. First published in 2002 Wise and Otherwise has sold over 30 000 copies in English and has been translated into all the major Indian languages. This revised new edition is sure to charm many more readers and encourage them to explore their inner selves and the world around us with new eyes. There...

TOP rating The Passage (The Passage, #1) The Passage (The Passage, #1) by Justin Cronin IT HAPPENED FAST. THIRTY-TWO MINUTES FOR ONE WORLD TO DIE, ANOTHER TO BE BORN. First, the unthinkable: a security breach at a secret U.S. government facility unleashes the monstrous product of a chilling military experiment. Then, the unspeakable: a night of chaos and carnage gives way to sunrise on a nation, and ultimately a world, forever altered. All that remains for the stunned survivors is the long fight ahead and a future ruled by fear--of darkness, of death, of a fate far worse. As civilization swiftly crumbles into a primal landscape of predators and prey, two people flee in search of sanctuary. FBI agent Brad Wolgast is a good man haunted by what he's done in the line of duty. Six-year-old orphan Amy Harper Bellafonte is a refugee from the doomed scientific project that has triggered apocalypse. Wolgast is determined to protect her from the horror set loose by her captors, but for Amy...

HIT book The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner's Handbook Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime. Drama unfolds case by case as the heroes of The Poisoner's Handbook—chief medical examiner Charles Norris and toxicologist Alexander Gettler—investigate a family mysteriously stricken bald, Barnum and Bailey's Famous Blue Man, factory workers with crumbling bones, a diner serving poisoned pies, and man...

Best book Esther the Queen Esther the Queen by H.B. Moore She is a beautiful young Jewess content in her life of anonymity... He is the most powerful king in the world... When chance brings the two together the course of history is forever altered. The glittering court of the Persian Empire serves as the backdrop for one of the most poignant tales of courage in the Bible brought vividly to life in the pages of bestselling author H.B. Moore’s sweeping saga. And it begins on a dusty road in the Jewish Quarter . . . An unexpected meeting between Esther and King Xerxes results in an immediate and unmistakable connection. When Esther is summoned to enter the king’s harem—the first step toward becoming his wife—Esther is torn between her desire to be with Xerxes and the knowledge that they will forever be divided by the secret of her Jewish heritage. Encouraged by her family to do what she must to help her people she deftly navigates her new position in the palace quickly becoming bel...

Free ebook Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller #1) Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller #1) by Scott Turow Hailed as the most suspenseful and compelling novel in decades. Presumed Innocent brings to life our worst nightmare: that of an ordinary citizen facing conviction for the most terrible of all crimes. It's the stunning portrayal of one man's all-too-human all-consuming fatal attraction for a passionate woman who is not his wife and the story of how his obsession puts everything he loves and values on trial--including his own life. It's a book that lays bare a shocking world of betrayal and murder as well as the hidden depths of the human heart. And it will hold you and haunt you...long after you have reached its shattering conclusion. --back cover There are the best places to get free book downloads, including public domain books! Today there are numerous web sites accessible for able to read Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller #1)...