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A history of autobiography in antiquity

A history of autobiography in antiquity Georg Misch · 1950 · 364p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Biography & Memoir with this book.

The Library of American Biography Jared Sparks · 1846 · 402p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Shares Biography & Memoir with this book.

Marse Henry : An Autobiography Henry Watterson · 1919 · 325p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Biography & Memoir with this book.

Mr. Nice Howard Marks · 1996 · 468p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares Biography & Memoir with this book.

Missing Persons

Missing Persons Mary Evans · 1998 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Biography & Memoir with this book.

Autobiography

Autobiography Anderson L Staff · 2001 · 166p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Biography & Memoir with this book.

Two Sisters Gore Vidal · 1970 · ★ 5.0 · 236p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Originally published in 1970 this fairly short novel (174 pages) contains, according to the blurb on the dust jacket of the first edition, “Gore Vidal’s singular speculations on love, sex, death, literature and politics.” Shares Biography & Memoir

Hooking up Tom Wolfe · 2000 · ★ 3.5 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Wolfe ranges from coast to coast, chronicling everything from the sexual manners and mores of teenagers...to fundamental changes in the way human beings now regard themselves, thanks to the hot new fields of genetics and neuroscience...to the reasons why, at the dawn of a new millenium, no one is celebrating the second American Century.". "Printed here in its entirety is Ambush at Fort Bragg, a… Shares Sexual Behavior, Manners and customs, Biography & Memoir

Leaving the enchanted forest Stephanie Covington · 1988 · ★ 4.0 · 189p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This is a clear, practical guide for anyone interested in developing healthy relationships. In addition to discussing the roles and impacts of family and society on relationships, Leaving the Enchanted Forest provides ten stepping-stones to intimacy (e.g., values, communication, boundaries, and quality time). Using richly detailed examples, suggestions, and exercises for self-exploration, this… Shares Sexual Behavior, Love, Women

The ruling passion Henry van Dyke · 1901 · ★ 3.7 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true… Shares Manners and customs

Cleopatra Lucy Hughes-Hallett · 1990 · ★ 4.0 · 417p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Cleopatra, a competent Hellenistic ruler who was celibate for over half of her adult life, has been remembered as the heroine of an exotic love story and has been recreated over and over again, each time in a form that fits the prejudices and fantasies of the age that produced it. Shares Queens, Women, Biography & Memoir

The blue journal L. T. Graham · 2015 · 367p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "When one of Randi Conway's psychotherapy patients is found dead of a gunshot wound, the investigation is turned over to Lieutenant Anthony Walker. Formerly a New York City cop, Walker now serves on the police force of an affluent community in Fairfield County, Connecticut. He lives among the privileged gentry, where he understands that appearances are often far removed from reality. This… Shares Sexual Behavior, Women

Torches Together Emmy Arnold · 1964 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate **Not many people talk about "joy" these days.** Emmy Arnold's memoir radiates just that - an enthusiasm for life and an unflagging optimism grounded in faith. In a genre awash in sordid sex and dysfunctional relationships, she offers a refreshing account of a hard life lived victoriously, of people brought together, despite their own weakness and turbulent times, to experience new levels of… Shares Biography & Memoir

Memoirs of Fanny Hill John Cleland · 1749 · ★ 3.3 · 221p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Memoirs of Fanny Hill was written in debtor's prison in 1784 and was the first modern erotic novel in English. A young woman, Fanny Hill, is forced by poverty to go into service, but is tricked into becoming a prostitute instead. She is then saved by her love, only to have his jealous father send him from the country some months later. She moves from one lover to the next, gaining maturity with… Shares Sexual Behavior, Women, Biography & Memoir

Shalador's Lady Anne Bishop · 2010 · ★ 4.4 · 476p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Return to the "intense...erotic...and imaginative" (Nancy Kress) world of the national bestselling Black Jewels novels in this sequel to The Shadow Queen. For years the Shalador people suffered the cruelties of the corrupt Queens who ruled them, forbidding their traditions, punishing those who dared show defiance, and forcing many more into hiding. Now that their land has been cleansed of tainted… Shares Queens

Psychopathia sexualis Richard von Krafft-Ebing · 1886 · ★ 3.9 · 617p · ≈ 20h · Demanding Deviant sex behavior with special emphasis on the medico/legal aspects. A study for physicians and lawyers. 16th and 17th completely revised edition. Shares Sexual Behavior, Love

Kiss of the Wolf Morgan Hawke · 2007 · ★ 3.4 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Morgan Hawke writes some of the most deliciously hot erotic romance I've ever read...she's headed for stardom." —Angela Knight, New York Times bestselling author Shares Erotic literature

Diary of a provincial lady E. M. Delafield · 1930 · ★ 3.9 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The goal of the provincial lady is to maintain 'niceness', whether it be in the home, relationships or personal behaviour. 'The Diary of a Provincial Lady' first published in the 1930s is a witty celebration of the suburban British housewife between the wars. Shares Manners and customs, Women, Biography & Memoir

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