Set in 1920s Shanghai, Ma Zouri and Xiang Feitian establish a notorious beauty pageant called the Flowers Competition. All of the city’s elite attend the gala event, but when Wanyan Ying unexpectedly wins, it sets into motion a series of tragic events that change their destinies.
Alec, a courageous but impetuous knight, returns to his home village having been summoned by his older brother to see their dying father. Their reunion is short-lived as a terrified traveler wanders into the village saying that a monstrous winged creature attacked him.
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Joe Fine moves his family from Brooklyn to New Orleans, where his dreams and extravagance far exceed his means.
Lick the icing on this cake: from the raunchy to the sensual, the 10th anniversary edition of The Best American Erotica includes the most esteemed and lascivious writers at work today. Dorothy Allison explores the wonderful, mysterious abilities of the human hand, Chuck Palahniuk opens the door on a carnal meeting in a church bathroom, Susanna Kaysen takes us inside that sensual moment before two lovers touch for the first time, and Zane’s corporate tigress plays mind games that make other office shenanigans look like mere games of Candyland. In candid Q&A’s the authors reveal that they are great-grandfathers, prostitutes with Ivy League diplomas, and former lunatic asylum attendants. Here, too, are the results of the readers’ survey. Straight, bisexual, or gay; dominant or submissive; kinky or just curious, you’re sure to be turned on by the steamiest Best American Erotica ever.
Nic and Jules are in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfect same-sex relationship. Nic, a physician, needs to wield what she believes is control, whereas Jules, under that control, is less self-assured. During their relationship, Jules has floundered in her “nine to five” life, sometimes trying to start a business – always unsuccessfully – or being the stay-at-home mom…
The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK’s most dangerous prisons.
The film is an origin story, explaining how Top Cat met Benny and how he created his gang.
The classic that exploded into public controversy, revolutionized the course of science, and continues to transform our views of the world.
Learn about what’s inside some of the most important technological breakthroughs of the last 200 years. If you’ve ever wondered how to broadcast live sports events, what a 3D printer does, how TVs can get so slim, what’s in a nuclear reactor or even how the internet works, you’ll find all the answers you’re looking for right here. Featuring:Engineering – Incredible tech that’s changed the world.Computing – The machines that make the world work.Gadgets – The coolest kit explained.Domestic – The technology behind everyday life.
