Ergebnis für "Body Language" in Literatur & Belletristik

Three adult sisters are faced with their mother’s provocative last request in this clear-eyed and moving novel exploring choice, change, and power in the bodies and lives of four different women. Sloane, a former actress now working as a therapist, is determined to find a meaningful way...

An unexpected windfall has given burned-out Chicago journalist Mark Manning the chance to reconnect with his boyhood roots. With the blessing of his lover, Neil, he leaves the Windy City to return to Dumont, Wisconsin, to take over the town paper. His long-awaited family reunion is cut short when his cousin Suzanne is bludgeoned to death just before Christmas dinner. Before she dies, she whispers something to Manning: The name of her son. Was she expressing a mother’s dying wish for the future welfare of her child? Or revealing the identity of her murderer?

When a long-lost love comes knocking, a loyally wedded rancher is tempted by old passions. A bartender wrestling with sobriety is pushed to the edge by a familiar barfly. After her husband's death, a famous composer struggles to write a single note. From international flights to hidden grottoes and a nude beach, 12 wayward souls seek to satisfy their deepest hungers and escape their fears. Body Language explores our often-misguided quest for happiness and connection.

Largely set in the South, the 11 stories of Body Language guide us into the hidden worlds of the culture wars. The people in these stories belong to the fringes of society, struggling for an identity and a place to belong.

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...

For three years, Detective Jude Fontaine was kept from the outside world. Held in an underground cell, her only contact was with her sadistic captor, and reading his face was her entire existence. Learning his every line, every movement, and every flicker of thought is what kept her alive. After her experience with isolation and torture, she is left with a fierce desire for justice - and a heightened ability to interpret the body language of both the living and the dead.

Does everyone have a certain "type" they end up with, whether they want to or not? If Ray Carlucci's ex is anything to go by, Ray likes his men gorgeous, rebellious, and chock-full of issues. But now that Ray is single again, he has a shot at a fresh start - a very fresh start, since his tattoo shop was gutted by repo men and he can fit all his belongings in the trunk of a taxi.

If there's one thing that Damian Vince can do well, it's read women. With his trademark wink and sexy drawl, he's the most wanted cowboy on the Boot Knockers Ranch, a spa where sexually challenged women come to get charmed out of their uptight panties. He's also the ranch's bad boy - he hates to admit he's had his mug shot taken more than once. But now he's on the right path, ranching and fulfilling women's desires.

Parlay Vacay: English Immersion Weekends (sponsor of this podcast) is now closed after nine years of business adventures. I, the founder, have decided to pursue other dreams because life is short. Thank you, loyal fans, for being here for these 32 amazing "pandemic" episodes. There is no longer a website with the lessons, but I will leave the episodes here for your listening enjoyment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In einem kleinen Pariser Atelier erwischt Antoine seine Malerfreundin Caroline bei einem Techtelmechtel mit einem männlichen Aktmodell und beobachtet heimlich, wie sie sich gegenseitig verwöhnen. Als er auffliegt, ist Antoine überrascht, dass Caroline zugibt, seine Blicke auf ihrem Körper zu genießen. Er vertraut ihr eine Fantasie an, die er für ein anderes Modell hegt: die verführerische Eva mit ihren wohlgeformten Brüsten und ihrer samtenen Haut.

These empowering essays from leading women writers examine the power of the gendered language that is used to diminish women -- and imagine a more liberated world. Words matter. They wound, they inflate, they define, they demean. They have nuance and power. "Effortless," "Sassy," "Ambitious,"...

Dans un petit atelier parisien, Antoine surprend son amie artiste-peintre, Caroline, en plein ébat avec l'un de ses modèles, et les observe secrètement en se caressant. Moins bien caché qu'il le pensait, Antoine est le premier surprit lorsque Caroline lui avoue qu'elle a apprécié sentir son regard sur elle. Il lui confie alors les fantasmes qu'il entretient pour un autre modèle : la séduisante Eva aux seins galbés et à la peau de velours. Dès lors, Caroline orchestre des jeux sensuels pour le guider dans la découverte de nouvelles jouissances.