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Winner of the George Perkins Marsh PrizeWinner of the Stuart L. Bernath PrizeWinner of the W. Turrentine Jackson AwardWinner of the British Association of American Studies Prize“Extraordinary…Deftly rearranges the last century and a half of American history in fresh and useful ways.” —Los Angeles Review of Books“A smart, original, and ambitious book. Black demonstrates that the Interior Department has had a far larger, more invasive, and more consequential role in the world than one would expect.”—Brian DeLay, author of War of a Thousand DesertsWhen considering the story of American power, the Department of the Interior rarely comes to mind. Yet it turns out that a government agency best known for managing natural resources and operating national parks has constantly supported America’s imperial aspirations.Megan Black’s pathbreaking book brings to light the surprising role Interior has played in pursuing minerals around the world—on Indigenous lands, in foreign nations, across the oceans, even in outer space. Black shows how the department touted its credentials as an innocuous environmental-management organization while quietly satisfying America’s insatiable demand for raw materials. As presidents trumpeted the value of self-determination, this almost invisible outreach gave the country many of the benefits of empire without the burden of a heavy footprint. Under the guise of sharing expertise with the underdeveloped world, Interior scouted tin sources in Bolivia and led lithium surveys in Afghanistan. Today, it promotes offshore drilling and even manages a satellite that prospects for Earth’s resources from outer space.“Offers unprecedented insights into the depth and staying power of American exceptionalism…as generations of policymakers sought to extend the reach of U.S. power globally while emphatically denying that the United States was an empire.”—Penny Von Eschen, author of Satchmo Blows Up the World“Succeeds in showing both the central importance of minerals in the development of American power and how the realities of empire could be obscured through a focus on modernization and the mantra of conservation.”—Ian Tyrrell, author of Crisis of the Wasteful Nation

If you've ever had truly great sex, you've asked (or at least wondered), "Was it as good for you as it was for me?" Now, find out, by exploring 12 toe-tingling sexual encounters from HIS perspective as well as HERS. Discover what makes a man's heart race, and what makes a woman's skin tingle. Learn what memories are indelible, and which sensory moments put them over their edge. When it comes to love and lust, men and women are so very different. And yet, as you'll discover in this rare expos ... at sex and romance, we are often driven by the same needs and desires, kinks and curiosities, obsessions and fantasies. The hot new erotic fiction book for a solo reading (and self-pleasuring) adventure or as an inspirational how-to for yourself and your partner. Love, play, explore. Life is too short to do anything less than love your love life. Two Narrators, Two Lovers, Two Distinct Perspectives Twelve erotic stories, each told two revealing ways -- from his perspective and then from hers. He's a truly sensory creature with some fun and harmless fetishes. She's uninhibited and romantic, with curiosities about kink and a mad passion for driving him wild. And they've been enamored with each other from the start. A powerful piece of debut fiction from erotic romance writers Victor Gibbs and Megan Black, and the perfect "guilty-pleasure" read for men and women alike. Go ahead and buy a copy. Shhh ... we won't tell What Readers Are Saying About He Said, She Said ... "Wow. The storytelling is superb. In an era when even the most popular erotic fiction can have poorly developed characters, unlikely dialogue, and cringeworthy word choices, He Said, She Said is a refreshing find. The writing transports you into the most intimate of moments. I dare you to read this book and not be left quivering with arousal." "We've all joked 'Was it good for you' He Said, She Said gives us the answer to that question -- how an individual sexual encounter was experienced and enjoyed by the other person, and what moments they found unforgettable (and worth repeating ). What a deliciously fun book And a fitting prelude to lots of cold showers, or well ..." "With every story I read, it was like I was there, a voyeur to their intoxicating love affair, desperate to know what happened next ... whether her take on each experience would mirror his, finding myself lost in the sensory details, the titillating plot twists, ultimately asking myself, 'Could I dare to love my partner like this? What mutual satisfaction awaits if we speak our truths in the bedroom, trust deeply, and discount every inhibition that is so ingrained? What would happen if we devoted ourselves to the simple art of loving and being loved, satisfying and being satisfied? Could we have this kind of magic too'" "As I was reading, I kept wondering about the authors -- are they lovers or just co-authors? Is this fiction, or memoir? In the end, it really doesn't matter. Because what I know to be true is that it's FANTASTIC. I will be awaiting their next book with a kind of eagerness I've never felt for a collection of stories. I read this book in one sitting and didn't want it to end." "My wife and I read this book together. One story each night for 12 nights. Let's just say it was a pretty inspiring 12 nights at our house " "This is sex therapy in a book, but way more fun than you've ever imagined." Part of The Kiss & Tell Series by Gibbs and Black.