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Sally y el príncipe canalla

Sally y el príncipe canalla

Alexandra Risley

Independently Published
2019
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Viena, Imperio Austroh ngaro, 1885Sarah Elizabeth Withfield es la hija de un magnate ingl s del ferrocarril. Desde la adolescencia, Sally se ha visto rodeada de privilegios inimaginables, y tambi n ha padecido el menosprecio de una aristocracia que desde a a la burgues a. Un entorno de envidia, rechazo y pretendientes codiciosos ha forjado su car cter hasta convertirla en una muchacha desconfiada que protege sus sentimientos tras una m scara de orgullo. Desencantada de Londres y sus prejuicios, Sally decide marcharse a Viena, la ciudad de sus sue os, la nueva capital del arte y el progreso europeo, pero casi inmediatamente descubre que la sociedad vienesa no es muy distinta a la que dej atr s.En este nuevo y majestuoso escenario conocer a los apuestos y perversos gemelos Wittelsbach, miembros de la Casa Real de Baviera y primos del emperador y la emperatriz. Theo y Max, tan opuestos en sus temperamentos como id nticos en su biotipo, sucumbir n ante la belleza e irreverencia de la se orita Withfield. Pero los gemelos no pueden estar enfrentados; son esclavos de un secreto que los hace depender el uno del otro, que los persigue sin tregua y amenaza el lustre de su elevada posici n. De conocerse, este secreto destruir a a la familia real b vara y har a tambalearse al mism simo Imperio Austroh ngaro.Alexandra Risley nos regala una postal de la esplendorosa Viena de finales del siglo XIX, cuna de la m sica cl sica, ciudad de palacios imperiales y de una sociedad apasionada por el arte, pero no desvinculada de la moral caracter stica de la era victoriana.
Harmony's desire: A victorian romance

Harmony's desire: A victorian romance

Alexandra Risley

Independently Published
2019
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A fortuitous encounter in the dark will inextricably bind their destinies together...Harmony George has spent her life in the care of her abhorrent and miserly aunt and uncle. Her only wish is to come of age, gain access to her modest inheritance, and travel the world, like the heroine of her favourite book.Unfortunately, the Talbots have a completely different fate mapped out for her and have arranged her marriage to the most obscene and shocking jockey of the whole of England. When she finds out that, to make matters worse, her inheritance was used to settle old debts, Harmony, driven mad by anger, decides to escape from her relatives' clutches right in the middle of the Christmas Ball at Felton House.Devlin, Duke of Waldegrave, has lost the woman he thought was his true love. Formerly London's most eligible bachelor, he is now a spiteful and bitter man whose only comfort lies inside a bottle of spirits.While he is getting drunk in the garden of Felton House, in the dark, Waldegrave bumps into an irate young girl trying to climb up the fence, putting her life at risk. He could never have suspected she would change his life forever.
El Deseo de Harmony

El Deseo de Harmony

Alexandra Risley

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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Harmony George ha vivido la mitad de su vida bajo el cuidado de un par de t os ap ticos y mezquinos. Su nico refugio, un libro censurado por la buena sociedad que narra los periplos de una intr pida viajera, le inspira a buscar su destino en otras fronteras, una vez cumpla la mayor a de edad y tenga acceso a su modesta herencia. Por desgracia, sus t os han ideado un futuro muy distinto para ella concert ndole un matrimonio con el jockey m s obsceno y chocante de toda Inglaterra. Cuando se sabe comprometida con semejante truhan y se entera adem s de que su t o ha utilizado su herencia para pagar viejas deudas, su acariciado sue o comienza a desmoronarse. Horrorizada ante un negro porvenir, Harmony se determina a escapar, en pleno baile de Navidad, para emular a su hero na, Ida Pfeiffer, quien con tan solo un pu ado de libras emprendi el viaje de su vida. Devlin Sawyer, el duque de Waldegrave, no consigue olvidar a Victory, la baronesa Lovelance, quien le ha abandonado para correr tras su verdadero amor, por ello ha recurrido a la bebida y a una actitud repelente con el resto del mundo. Mientras se emborracha entre las sombras del jard n de Felton House, sus ojos distinguen a una muchacha que trepa denodadamente por la verja, la hura a y poco atractiva sobrina del hombre que reci n le ha estafado. Devlin jam s sospech que ir tras ella le cambiar a la vida para siempre. Alexandra Risley nos trae su historia m s rom ntica y refrescante, que inicia en la vibrante Inglaterra del ltimo cuarto del siglo XIX, donde la magia de los nuevos inventos y el frenes industrial de un imperio se conjuga con las viejas tradiciones, el esplendor de la Navidad en Londres, los bailes y castillos se oriales, pero que tambi n padece el rigor de una sociedad intolerante con la mujer que atreve a so ar.
El bosque de Laurel

El bosque de Laurel

Alexandra Risley

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Laurel Kirkeby, la vizcondesa de Colvile, es la mujer m s deseada de toda Inglaterra. Arist cratas y burgueses sucumben miserablemente ante su belleza y arrogancia, hasta que caen en la cuenta de que est completamente loca. La enfermedad que ha acompa ado a Laurel desde la ni ez es un secreto a voces en el seno de la alta sociedad brit nica: una mezcla ins lita de inocencia, egocentrismo, inadaptabilidad a las normas sociales m s elementales y el temperamento de alguien que ha sido pose do por el mism simo demonio. Su locura es la agon a de su madre, la raz n de la apat a de su padre y, m s recientemente, de las burlas crueles de su marido. Luego de su matrimonio de "conveniencia mutua", Laurel ha sido arrojada a una vida que no le pertenece, pero que al menos le permite dar rienda suelta a sus excentricidades. No obstante, esa vida se ver truncada una vez se convierta en la nica testigo de un crimen. La amenaza de ser internada en un manicomio le obligar a luchar en contra de sus m s terribles miedos, y un viaje forzoso la llevar a trav s de senderos desconocidos, de sentimientos novedosos y de la posibilidad de descubrirse a s misma a trav s del amor. Alexandra Risley vuelve a desnudar la Inglaterra victoriana, pase ndonos por el inextricable mundo de la mente femenina donde la histeria, la esquizofrenia y otros males que ni siquiera conoc an nombre son los enemigos a enfrentar.
Un Verano En Chatsworth

Un Verano En Chatsworth

Alexandra Risley

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Mientras la mayor a de las j venes de su edad sue an con enamorarse y lograr un matrimonio conveniente, Fanny Thorton apunta mucho m s alto: desea ingresar a una prestigiosa universidad para cursar la carrera de medicina.Aunque los muros que el mundo acad mico ha erigido para las mujeres se derrumban en una era de avances y trasformaciones, Fanny sufre al no poder concretar sus objetivos... hasta que un golpe de suerte la pone a un solo paso de ellos. Es invitada a asistir al prestigioso retiro intelectual de Chatsworth House, una temporada vacacional reservada para los alumnos m s destacados de la Universidad de Cambridge, que se celebra cada a o en la magn fica mansi n campestre del duque de Devonshire. En aquel exclusivo entorno de recreaci n y erudici n -pero tambi n de rechazo de parte de quienes la consideran una arribista con suerte-, Fanny reafirmar su determinaci n de estudiar y de demostrar que una mujer es tan capaz como un hombre de convertirse en m dico. En Chatsworth House conocer a dos brillantes y atractivos estudiantes que compartir n su pasi n por la medicina: el enigm tico Gabriel Seymour, cuyo talento es minimizado por su terrible reputaci n, y el arrogante lord Everett Sinclair, quien pone en duda la tenacidad de una mujer para ejercer la medicina. Gabriel y Everett revivir n viejas rencillas y crear n nuevas cuando ambos pongan sus ojos en la resuelta jovencita que aspira matricularse en Cambridge a como d lugar y convertirse en m dico.Alexandra Risley contin a escudri ando en la flamante era victoriana y se detiene en los inicios de la medicina moderna, en el limitado acceso a la educaci n para la mujer y en su denodada lucha por lograr la igualdad.
Con los ojos cerrados

Con los ojos cerrados

Alexandra Risley

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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Lady Esther Allington acaba de quedarse viuda. El legado que ha recibido de su enigm tico marido es una destiler a de whiskey de incipiente xito, la famosa "John Dowyer", fabricante de un licor que ha deleitado hasta a la mism sima mujer de Alejandro III de Rusia. Pese a ser una muchacha joven e inexperta, las circunstancias la obligan a tomar el mando de aquel negocio que despierta, por igual, ambiciones y envidias. Brighton Sheffield, el conde de Westbrooke, es un noble sin tierras ni riquezas, acostumbrado a vivir para el placer y ajeno a cualquier tipo de responsabilidad. Su vida da un giro imprevisto cuando su hermana, lady Balfour, le pide que se convierta en el apoderado de su peque o hijo, que reci n acaba de heredar el marquesado de Walton. Las responsabilidades incluyen, por petici n de la avariciosa Bridget, desangrar con impuestos a la pr spera destiler a John Dowyer, que opera en las tierras que ahora le pertenecen. Consciente de los problemas econ micos de la familia y del potencial de la destiler a, Westbrooke se propone ir m s all pretende usar sus encantos masculinos, c lebres entre las damas m s lujuriosas y amorales de Londres, para doblegar a la hermosa viuda que ha quedado a cargo. Solo entonces podr casarse con ella y despojarla de todo. Conseguir Brighton sus objetivos o, por el contrario, ser l quien sucumba ante una mujer que dista mucho de ser la viuda llorona que l espera? Alexandra Risley nos sumerge en una historia de ambiciones, secretos, esc ndalos, lujuria... y amor a finales del siglo XIX, y que se forja alrededor de una destiler a en la id lica campi a inglesa.
Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind
In this #1 bestselling sequel to Gone With The Wind, Scarlett O'Hara's story continues, beautifully capturing the spirit of Margaret Mitchell's timeless tale. Who can forget the most popular, beloved American historical novel ever written? Gone With the Wind is unparalleled in its portrayal the American South during the Civil War era. Now, Alexandra Ripley brings us back to Tara and reintroduces us to the characters we remember so well: Rhett, Ashley, Mammy, Suellen, Aunt Pittypat, and, of course, the unforgettable Scarlett O'Hara. The greatest fictional love affair is reignited as the passion between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler reaches its startling culmination. Rich with surprises at every turn and new emotional, breathtaking adventures, Scarlett will find an eternal place in our hearts. #1 New York Times bestseller #1 Chicago Tribune bestseller #1 Los Angeles Times bestseller #1 Publishers Weekly bestseller #1 Washington Post bestseller
The Curse

The Curse

Alexandra Riley

Bold Strokes Books
2024
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Diana Dillon and her eleven-year-old daughter, Ryder, are moving back to Diana's father's farm in rural Illinois hoping for a new start. There's something mysterious about the Dillon farm that Diana can't quite remember, not even as vague memories begin to surface after she encounters an ominous stranger on her way to the farm during a heavy snowstorm. Deputy Melonie "Mel" Defoe has just returned home from military service in the Middle East. She's new to the local sheriff's office, joining at the insistence of her father, former sheriff Norman Defoe. Though it's not exactly the job she's dreamed of, she is drawn into the web of mystery surrounding the apparent attack on newcomers Diana and Ryder Dillon and the unusual occurrences at the farm no one can explain. With Diana healing from the attack and Ryder trying to adjust to life on the farm with her grandfather, can Mel discover the mystery behind the Dillon farm before they all fall victim to the deadly and cursed land?
Bridget Riley: The Complete Paintings

Bridget Riley: The Complete Paintings

Robert Kudielka; Alexandra Tommasini; Natalia Naish

Thames Hudson Ltd
2018
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Bridget Riley is one of the most important British painters of our time. Since the early 1960s, when she first gained recognition with her powerful black and white paintings, the artist has continued to explore the principles of abstraction in startling and original ways. Through her systematic engagement with colour, tone, form and structure, Riley pushes the boundaries of perception, challenging us to look at the world anew. This landmark publication brings together for the first time all of Bridget Riley’s known paintings, including well over 650 works ranging from the late 1940s to 2017. Each painting is illustrated with a full-page colour image, many of which have been sourced from the artist’s extensive archive and rarely published. Drawing on archival research and expert knowledge, the publication includes an introductory essay, explanation of materials and methods, extended exhibition history, biographical information and explanatory notes. The publication benefits from the remarkable input of Bridget Riley herself, who has been present at every stage of the project and has provided first-hand information about her work and exhibition and sales history. Bridget Riley: The Complete Paintings is a seminal visual resource and provides the most comprehensive overview of the artist’s paintings to date.
Bridget Riley: Studies 1984–95

Bridget Riley: Studies 1984–95

Natalia Naish; Alexandra Tommasini

Ridinghouse
2015
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During the mid-1980s, Riley introduced a new pictorial device, the rhomboid, to her then predominantly vertical stripes, developing her exploration of interplaying tones of green, yellow and orange. This allowed the artist to construct new visual relationships between divergent colours and forms, creating what she terms a ‘harmony of contrasts’ that animates the entire visual field. Tracking a transitional period in Riley’s career, the works on paper in this volume – studies produced between 1984 and 1995 – shift from a focus on the vertical stripe to increasingly complex diagonal compositions. Illustrated in full colour, the works are accompanied by a historic interview with the artist by Robert Kudielka and a text by Riley’s archivists Natalia Naish and Alexandra Tommasini, situating these studies in relation to major paintings produced during this period.
Toward a Biosocial Science

Toward a Biosocial Science

Alexander Riley

Routledge
2021
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Sociology is in crisis. While other disciplines have taken on board the revolutionary discoveries driven by evolutionary biology and psychology, genomics and behavioral genetics, and the neurosciences, sociology has ignored these advances and embraced a biophobia that threatens to drive the discipline into marginality. This book takes its place in a rich tradition of efforts to integrate sociological thinking into the world of the biological sciences that can be traced to the origins of the discipline, and that took on modern form beginning a generation ago in the works of thinkers such as E.O. Wilson, Richard Alexander, Joseph Lopreato, and Richard Machalek. It offers an accessible introduction to rethinking sociological science in consonance with these contemporary biological revolutions. From the standpoint of a biosociology rooted in the single most important scientific theory touching on human life, the Darwinian theory of natural selection, the book sketches an evolutionary social science that would enable us to properly attend to basic questions of human nature, human behavior, and human social organization. Individual chapters take on such topics as: The roots and nature of human sociality; the origins of morality in human social life and an evolutionary perspective on human interests, reciprocity, and altruism; the sex difference in our species and what it contributes to an explanation of sociological facts; the nature of stratification, status, and inequality in human evolutionary history; the question of race in our species; and the contribution evolutionary theory makes to explaining the origins and the importance of culture in human societies.
Toward a Biosocial Science

Toward a Biosocial Science

Alexander Riley

Routledge
2021
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Sociology is in crisis. While other disciplines have taken on board the revolutionary discoveries driven by evolutionary biology and psychology, genomics and behavioral genetics, and the neurosciences, sociology has ignored these advances and embraced a biophobia that threatens to drive the discipline into marginality. This book takes its place in a rich tradition of efforts to integrate sociological thinking into the world of the biological sciences that can be traced to the origins of the discipline, and that took on modern form beginning a generation ago in the works of thinkers such as E.O. Wilson, Richard Alexander, Joseph Lopreato, and Richard Machalek. It offers an accessible introduction to rethinking sociological science in consonance with these contemporary biological revolutions. From the standpoint of a biosociology rooted in the single most important scientific theory touching on human life, the Darwinian theory of natural selection, the book sketches an evolutionary social science that would enable us to properly attend to basic questions of human nature, human behavior, and human social organization. Individual chapters take on such topics as: The roots and nature of human sociality; the origins of morality in human social life and an evolutionary perspective on human interests, reciprocity, and altruism; the sex difference in our species and what it contributes to an explanation of sociological facts; the nature of stratification, status, and inequality in human evolutionary history; the question of race in our species; and the contribution evolutionary theory makes to explaining the origins and the importance of culture in human societies.
Impure Play

Impure Play

Alexander Riley

Lexington Books
2010
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Impure Play is a cultural sociology of some controversial aspects of contemporary popular culture. Alexander Riley harnesses a range of cultural theories on transgression, the sacred, and tragedy in order to make sense of the emergence of realms of popular culture where violence and death have a prominent role. The range of popular cultural spheres explored is wide. Topics described in various chapters include gangsta rap and death metal music, popular fiction called racist and pornographic by some critics, violent video games, sports scandals involving sex and violence, and online sites specializing in images of violence and death. Instead of moralizing about these cultural products as much media commentary and even the work of many scholars does, Riley frames this cultural transgression as a structural response to shifts in the broader American culture and especially in American religious culture. An effort is made to read these cultural practices as texts that tie in to broader cultural narratives of tragedy and impurity and that therefore have an essential meaning-making function to play in contemporary American society.
Impure Play

Impure Play

Alexander Riley

Lexington Books
2012
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Impure Play is a cultural sociology of some controversial aspects of contemporary popular culture. Alexander Riley harnesses a range of cultural theories on transgression, the sacred, and tragedy in order to make sense of the emergence of realms of popular culture where violence and death have a prominent role. The range of popular cultural spheres explored is wide. Topics described in various chapters include gangsta rap and death metal music, popular fiction called racist and pornographic by some critics, violent video games, sports scandals involving sex and violence, and online sites specializing in images of violence and death. Instead of moralizing about these cultural products as much media commentary and even the work of many scholars does, Riley frames this cultural transgression as a structural response to shifts in the broader American culture and especially in American religious culture. An effort is made to read these cultural practices as texts that tie in to broader cultural narratives of tragedy and impurity and that therefore have an essential meaning-making function to play in contemporary American society.
Cultural Theory

Cultural Theory

Philip Smith; Alexander Riley

Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley Sons Ltd)
2008
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This second edition of Cultural Theory provides a concise introduction to cultural theory, placing major figures, traditional concepts, and contemporary themes within a sharp conceptual framework. Provides a student-friendly introduction to what can often be a complex field of studyUpdates the first edition in response to reader feedback and to the changing nature of the fieldIncludes additional coverage of theorists from the classical period to include Nietzsche and DuBoisIntroduces entirely new chapters on race and gender theory, and the bodyConsiders themes that have become more important in theoretical activity in recent years such as computers and virtual reality, cosmopolitanism, and performance theoryDraws on theories and theorists from continental Europe as well as the English-speaking world
Cultural Theory

Cultural Theory

Philip Smith; Alexander Riley

Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley Sons Ltd)
2008
sidottu
This second edition of Cultural Theory provides a concise introduction to cultural theory, placing major figures, traditional concepts, and contemporary themes within a sharp conceptual framework. Provides a student-friendly introduction to what can often be a complex field of studyUpdates the first edition in response to reader feedback and to the changing nature of the fieldIncludes additional coverage of theorists from the classical period to include Nietzsche and DuBoisIntroduces entirely new chapters on race and gender theory, and the bodyConsiders themes that have become more important in theoretical activity in recent years such as computers and virtual reality, cosmopolitanism, and performance theoryDraws on theories and theorists from continental Europe as well as the English-speaking world