This book presents a fresh overview of the Vikings from both conceptual and material perspectives. The prevailing image of a Viking is frequently that of a fierce male, associated with military expansion and a distinctive material culture. In an engaging survey, Sæbjørg Walaker Nordeide and Kevin J. Edwards analyse Viking religion, economic life and material culture in and beyond the Scandic homelands. Although there is a conventional Viking Age timeframe of ca. AD 800 to 1050 (the Scandinavians are usually associated with hit-and-run attacks beginning with the raid on the Abbey of Lindisfarne in 797), their military expeditions actually started earlier and were directed eastwards. Scandinavians moved beyond the Baltic coast to Constantinople. To the south and west, France, Iberia, and the islands of Great Britain and Ireland witnessed, variously, trade, invasion, and settlement. The essentially unpopulated islands of the North Atlantic Ocean were subjected to a Norse-led diaspora with the Scandinavian settlers perhaps over-reaching themselves in Newfoundland and ultimately abandoning their Greenlandic colonies. The Vikings have maintained a resonance in the popular imagination to the present day.
Do you want to spice up your marriage? Or perhaps you have a cuckold fantasy? Whatever your desire or kink, call JD Pierce.Under his working name, Jasper has built a solid clientele and reputation. As JD Pierce, high-priced escort, he specializes in bringing bisexual fantasies to life. Sometimes a husband needs to be humiliated. Maybe a couple wants to be naughty and roleplay the seduction of an impressionable boy. Jasper, aka JD, is the man for the job.When a young woman with a unique problem contacts Jasper, though, he fears he's out of his depth. Alethia's husband Nick suffered a spinal cord injury. He has paraplegia. The couple can no longer have conventional sex, and it's driving a wedge between them. Nick is straight, but Alethia hires Jasper to help them fix things. Despite his doubts, Jasper throws himself into the challenge. He wants to help sexy Nick reconnect with his beautiful wife. Using imagination and honesty, he unearths hidden fantasies in both of them. What he isn't prepared for is his attraction to these new clients. The feeling grows quickly from desire to friendship and maybe something more. Will Jasper help Nick and Alethia and then move on? Or will they be the couple to bring to life this escort's own fantasy?The Escort's Tale is a standalone bisexual erotic romance featuring a well-endowed lover-for-hire, a troubled man in a wheelchair, and the determined woman who brings them all together.
Catching the gorgeous American college girl shoplifting in my sex shop had been a real bonus. Both her and her trophy wife mom were now effectively my sex slaves. I had already used both of them at the store and had visited the yummy mummy in her hotel suite to make my point clear. Now it was young Annabelle's turn again. She was to be my ticket to a very exclusive party - as part of the entertainment. Annabelle the eighteen-year-old student and shoplifter - was to be Annabelle the Pony Girl, ready to serve her Master and anyone else I wanted to share her with. And Annabelle was surprisingly amenable An erotic short story.
GREED, a smooth but ruthless criminal has assembled the city's most notorious robbing crew, The Ski Mask Cartel. Sworn to secrecy and honor, the clique is on the road to riches and living lavishly when betrayal rears its ugly head. In response to the inner-treachery, Greed unleashes his savage sons, RAYJON and AJANI, on those who are plotting his demise, and these two brothers bring the pain With their father calling shots from afar, Rayjon and Ajani become obsessed with murder and money and no rival is spared their wrath. But some enemies are just as cold as their opposition. And the quest for money, power and respect can turn the closest friends into foes. BLOODY COMMAS, a heart-thumping tale of disloyalty and deceit.
Joel and I were hooked on sex. We had no hang-ups - no holes barred, as the expression went We'd enjoyed a long and fruitful marriage by being completely open-minded. We were swingers, doggers, Doms and in my case, also a sub from time to time. We went to some of the best clubs in the country and definitely the best parties. We knew a lot of people just like us of course but every now and then, we got to know someone not like us. Someone sweet and innocent Then it became just a matter of time before we corrupted them Nineteen-year-old Lily was such a challenge. The pretty college girl had been the sitter for our pampered doggy, each time we went out for a new adventure. No doubt, she had noted the well-fucked expression on my face every time we came back and the big grin on Joel's but if she had, she had said nothing. For my part, I had resisted the temptation to jump her pretty bones on many an occasion. She was too good a dog sitter to risk losing her. Then, for the first time ever, I lucked out at a party Was I losing it and getting old? Joel came up with a great idea to get my confidence back. We were going home to seduce our dog sitter Extract: I had to peel the pretty frock off Lily, it was so tight and she was so excited. Once past her womanly hips though it shimmered to a pool around her feet and left her in just shoes and a pretty black bra and knicker set. My hands slowly curled around her body and homed in on her tits, as I kissed her swan-like neck and inhaled more of the Lily-aroma. "Mmmmm That's so nice," Lily sighed. "I told you, women are so much better at pleasuring women," I whispered into her ear as I took a little nibble of it. "This is just the start. I'm going to be nice and slow to bring you to the right temperature." "And then what?" Her voice went up an octave or two. "Well," I said softly, as one of my hands massaged a tit through her bra and the other one began to rub between her legs. "In my experience, you are going to explode like a tonne of dynamite." "Oh " Lily giggled. "Sounds messy " "I really hope so," I said, as my hand began to speed up. She leant back to rest her head on my shoulder as I wanked her through her panties. This was great. I had my luscious college girl facing one of the HD cameras, so Joel could enjoy the expressions on her face as I brought her off. I could imagine her biting her bottom lip as her body began to do crazy things and the look in her innocent eyes must have been precious. For now though, I consoled myself with the warmth of her vibrant body pressing against my breasts and her cute little cries. "Oh Oh God, yes " A 9,000 word erotic short story.
A pretty, innocent young wife left on her own over the Xmas period. What is she to do? Then the presents start arriving; one for each of the twelve days running up to Christmas and each one more and more arousing. Harriet is aroused and corrupted; each gift leading her further down a path she's unlikely to return from... a path that leads to some sort of climax on Christmas Day An erotic short story. A quick burst of festive fun
A sizzling collection of 3 Santa Sex stories. Guaranteed to get you in the party mood Santa Empties His Sack - Christmas Eve night and nothing stirred in the house - except Marianne The pretty young housewife and mother just couldn't sleep. She and her husband had done the Santa thing and hit the sack but he had been snoring for hours and she just couldn't get off. Then a noise alerted her to the possibility of burglars. Unable to wake her husband, she tiptoed out herself... to be confronted by a very authentic Santa He wasn't there just to leave presents for the kids though. Oh no, he had come for his own Christmas present - Marianne Xmas Cums But Once a Year - Nicky had everything going for her: money, looks, health, intelligence, etc. Apart from one thing that was. There was no man in her life Still, she looked forward to her annual trip to Santa's Grotto with her beloved nephew. This year was going to be different though, the grotto was so magical. So real After little Jay had had a wonderful time with Santa, Nicky got a special invitation. Santa's grotto was opening for adults that evening. Or at least for selected adults Nicky was curious enough to go along, unaware her life was about to change for good 12 Horny Days of Xmas - A pretty, innocent young wife left on her own over the Xmas period. What is she to do? Then the presents start arriving; one for each of the twelve days running up to Christmas and each one more and more arousing. Chelsea is aroused and corrupted; each gift leading her further down a path she's unlikely to return from... a path than leads to some sort of climax on Christmas Day
Christmas Eve night and nothing stirred in the house - except Marianne The pretty young housewife and mother just couldn't sleep. She and her husband had done the Santa thing and hit the sack but he had been snoring for hours and she just couldn't get off. Then a noise alerted her to the possibility of burglars. Unable to wake her husband, she tiptoed out herself... to be confronted by a very authentic Santa He wasn't there just to leave presents for the kids though. Oh no, he had come for his own Christmas present - Marianne An erotic short story. A quick burst of festive fun
An erotic short story. A quick burst of Festive Fun Father Christmas Only Cums Once A Year And this year it's going to be in Nicola Nicky had everything going for her: money, looks, health, intelligence, etc. Apart from one thing that was. There was no man in her life Still, she looked forward to her annual trip to Santa's Grotto with her beloved nephew. This year was going to be different though, the grotto was so magical. So real After little Jay had had a wonderful time with Santa, Nicky got a special invitation. Santa's grotto was opening for adults that evening. Or at least for selected adults Nicky was curious enough to go along, unaware her life was about to change for good
GREED is stuck in prison serving a life-long bid. His only chance to regain his freedom is to enter into a blood pact with a man who's twice as crazy as he is himself. Is the price of freedom worth a man's soul? Will Greed dance with the devil or will he accept his condemned fate behind bars? Meanwhile, after AJANI betrays AVERIE for her cousin, she finds herself falling hard for his brother, RAYJON, and a steamy, forbidden love affair begins. Will love bind them together or will it get them a double funeral? BLOODY COMMAS 2 is a heart pounding tale of love, betrayal, money, pain and consequences.
The photography of Julius Shulman (1910–2009) transported a West Coast dream around the world. His images of midcentury Southern Californian architecture captured not only the distinctive structural, functional, and design elements of a building but also the context of its surroundings and inhabitants in a holistic, evocative sense of lifestyle. Over time, Shulman’s talents would take him around the world, steadily crafting one of the most compelling chronologies of modern architecture. Offering an immense cultural cache for an even lower price, this fresh edition of TASCHEN’s Modernism Rediscovered features over 400 architectural treasures from the Shulman archives. Each project and photograph was personally selected from over 260,000 photographs by publisher Benedikt Taschen, who enjoyed a close relationship with Shulman and his work since first publishing Julius Shulman: Architecture and Its Photography (1998). Documenting the reach of modernist aesthetics, the projects span not only the West Coast but also the rest of the United States, as well as Mexico, Israel, and Hong Kong, all captured with Shulman’s characteristic understanding of space and situation, as well as his brilliant and intuitive sense of composition. The pictures are contextualized with an introduction by photography critic Owen Edwards, an extensive biography by University of Southern California historian Philip J. Ethington, captions on decorative elements by Los Angeles Modern Auctions founder Peter Loughrey, and biographies of key architects. In addition, the book includes personal reflections from Shulman himself, with an oral history and portrait of the period crafted via months of interviews with arts writer Hunter Drohojowska-Philp.
En kraftfull roman, løst inspirert av forfatternes familiehistorier, som kommer til å sitte i leseren i lang tid.New Orleans, 1863. En ung kvinne har i all hemmelighet funnet en genial måte å bistå i borgerkrigen på: Stella broderer kart på stoffrester, og hjelper på den måten slaver med å rømme og finne veien til nordstatshæren. Men arbeidet er farlig, for Stella er bundet til en mann som ikke ville nølt med å drepe henne dersom han hadde visst om virksomheten hennes.Samtidig, i New York, lapper en jødisk kvinne sammen et teppe til mannen sin, en soldat fra nord stasjonert i Louisiana. Lily er engasjert både politisk og i syklubben: De lager bandasjer og varme tepper til soldatene de alle håper skal komme trygt hjem. Men når ektemannen ikke gir lyd fra seg på flere måneder, beslutter Lily å legge ut på den lange reisen sørover for å lete etter ham.Veiene deres krysses når disse to kvinnene risikerer alt for kjærlighet og frihet under den brutale borgerkrigen. Det uventede møtet lærer dem at selv de skjøreste tråder kan redde liv.
Complete visual history of Rommel and his Afrika Korps A fantastic new addition to the Stackpole Military Photo Series, Rommel's Desert Warriors, strives to provide a complete visual history of Rommel and his Afrika Korps in the desert of North Africa. Erwin Rommel was appointed commander of the Afrika Korps in the February of 1941. The intention was to create a unit that could act as a "blocking force" to support the Italian army struggling against British forces in Libya. It was during this time in North Africa that Rommel earned the title 'The Desert Fox.' The North African Campaign became a desperate game of hide and seek as the British and Germans rallied against each other with varying degrees of success in the harsh wasteland. Rommel's Desert Warriors is a fantastic visual exploration of the hard- fought campaign for Africa during World War II. Included are hundreds of photos of men, tanks and other weapons, uniforms and desert terrain, many of which are rare and have never before been published. This is an ideal reference guide for World War II history fans, scholars, and modellers
This is a clear, non-technical and comprehensive study of nuclear strategy and the balance of power. The book is intended for both supporters and opponents of nuclear deterrence-indeed for all who believe that nuclear issues cannot be wished away or laid aside but must be addressed with knowledge, even if this means thinking about the unthinkable. Within a coherent system of thought, this volume addresses the most fundamental issues of our time, such as the first-strike advantage, arms-control agreements, the Star Wars program, the "nuclear winter" hypothesis, and nuclear conflict itself. The book is packed with valuable factual information, including notes, diagrams, illustrations, and appendices.
