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The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party In The Age Of Manifest Destiny
by Michael WallisLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence Finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award A Publishers Weekly Holiday Guide History Pick “A book so gripping it can scarcely be put down.... Superb.” —New York Times Book Review "WESTWARD HO! FOR OREGON AND CALIFORNIA!" In the eerily warm spring of 1846, George Donner placed this advertisement in a local newspaper as he and a restless caravan prepared for what they hoped would be the most rewarding journey of a lifetime. But in eagerly pursuing what would a century later become known as the "American dream," this optimistic-yet-motley crew of emigrants was met with a chilling nightmare; in the following months, their jingoistic excitement would be replaced by desperate cries for help that would fall silent in the deadly snow-covered mountains of the Sierra Nevada. We know these early pioneers as the Donner Party, a name that has elicited horror since the late 1840s. With The Best Land Under Heaven, Wallis has penned what critics agree is “destined to become the standard account” (Washington Post) of the notorious saga. Cutting through 160 years of myth-making, the “expert storyteller” (True West) compellingly recounts how the unlikely band of early pioneers met their fate. Interweaving information from hundreds of newly uncovered documents, Wallis illuminates how a combination of greed and recklessness led to one of America’s most calamitous and sensationalized catastrophes. The result is a “fascinating, horrifying, and inspiring” (Oklahoman) examination of the darkest side of Manifest Destiny.
The Best Lawyer In A One-Lawyer Town
by Dale BumpersAutobiography of the former Arkansas governor and legislator.
The Best Leaders Are Listeners: Lesson 6 from Leadership Gold
by John MaxwellSmart leaders learn from their own mistakes. Smarter ones learn from others' mistakes--and successes. John C. Maxwell wants to help you become the smartest leader you can be by sharing Chapter 6, The Best Leaders Are Listeners, of Leadership Gold with you. After nearly forty years of leading, Maxwell has mined the gold so you don't have to. Each chapter contains detailed application exercises and a "Mentoring Moment" for leaders who desire to mentor others using the book. Gaining leadership insight is a lot like mining for gold. You don't set out to look for the dirt. You look for the nuggets. You'll find them here.
Best Lesbian Bondage Erotica
by Tristan TaorminoTristan Taormino presents a cornucopia of lesbian kink -- tantalizing tales rich in variety and saucy details of girls put in their place -- and held there firmly. In Skian McGuire's "Phoebe's Undercover Bon Voyage," a group of well-equipped tops indulge a friend's cop fetish before she -- a real cop -- goes undercover. In Elaine Miller's "Fee Fie Foe Femme," a girly-girl reaps a sweet punishment for refusing to mess up her raspberry pink lipstick. Whether readers dream of surrendering to a lover or of taking control, Best Lesbian Bondage Erotica offers plenty of erotic inspiration.
Best Lesbian Bondage Erotica
by Tristan TaorminoTristan Taormino presents a cornucopia of lesbian kink - tantalizing tales rich in variety and saucy details of girls put in their place - and held there firmly. In Skian McGuire's "Phoebe's Undercover Bon Voyage," a group of well-equipped tops indulge a friend's cop fetish before she - a real cop - goes undercover. In Elaine Miller's "Fee Fie Foe Femme," a girly-girl reaps a sweet punishment for refusing to mess up her raspberry pink lipstick. Whether readers dream of surrendering to a lover or of taking control, Best Lesbian Bondage Erotica offers plenty of erotic inspiration.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2000
by Tristan TaorminoBest Lesbian Erotica 2000 is as steamy and filled with surprises as ever. Past volumes included the works of Dorothy Allison, Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Heather Lewis, Pat Califia, Carol Queen, Chrystos, Kate Bornstein, Linda Smukler, Jenifer Levin, Cherrie Moraga, Nicola Griffith, and others.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2002
by Tristan TaorminoThe bestselling lesbian erotica series in America! Capturing the hottest, freshest lesbian erotica of the year. "For me, the best erotic stories closely resemble the people who make my skin flush hot pink and send my head into overdrive. They're fiercely intelligent, confident and intricate. They can sweep me off my feet or catch me off guard. They are tender and nasty and just a little bit dangerous. They are not always what you expect them to be." —Tristan Taormino, series editor
Best Lesbian Erotica 2003
by Tristan TaorminoThe bestselling lesbian erotica series in America! Capturing the hottest, freshest lesbian erotica of the year. "For me, the best erotic stories closely resemble the people who make my skin flush hot pink and send my head into overdrive. They're fiercely intelligent, confident and intricate. They can sweep me off my feet or catch me off guard. They are tender and nasty and just a little bit dangerous. They are not always what you expect them to be." --Tristan Taormino, series editor
Best Lesbian Erotica 2004
by Tristan TaorminoBest Lesbian Erotica 2004 journeys into the world of lesbian sex with uncommon, edgy stories that push lesbian lust and desire to new heights. This year's stories are selected by award-winning author Michelle Tea, whose gritty, personal writing has earned her top accolades.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2004
by Michelle Tea Tristan TaorminoBest Lesbian Erotica 2004 journeys into the world of lesbian sex with uncommon, edgy stories that push lesbian lust and desire to new heights. This year's stories are selected by award-winning author Michelle Tea, whose gritty, personal writing has earned her the accolade "a modern-day Beat" from Publishers Weekly.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2005
by Tristan TaorminoThe hottest, freshest lesbian erotica of the year... "These stories will make you want to call your girl in the middle of the afternoon and tell her things that make her squirm. Girlsex will flash in your brain like neon in the elevator, subway, traffic jam, sidewalk crowded with people. Read these stories and you'll be swimming in the juice of your erotic need. Your desire will become irresistible, like a force of nature pushing you beyond reason." --Felice Newman "For me, the best erotic stories closely resemble the people who make my skin flush hot pink and send my head into overdrive. They're fiercely intelligent, confident and intricate. They can sweep me off my feet or catch me off guard. They are tender and nasty and just a little bit dangerous. They are not always what you expect them to be." --Tristan Taormino, series editor
Best Lesbian Erotica 2005
by Tristan Taormino Felice NewmanIn Elaine Miller's "Fee Fie Foe Femme," a girly-girl reaps a sweet punishment for refusing to mess up her raspberry pink lipstick. In Madeleine Oh's "Our Women Know What to Do," a woman hoping to please her Turkish boyfriend ends up being pleased by Turkish women instead. And in Peggy Munson's "Fairgrounds," a handsome dyke daddy sells her sweetie to the carnies for a night. This is hot lesbian sex: sensual, inventive, and breathtaking.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2006
by Tristan TaorminoWhere else but Best Lesbian Erotica can you find a femme vigilante, a virgin baby butch, and a snake charmer jostling for your attention? The salacious stories of Best Lesbian Erotica 2006 will draw you in like honeyed voices from an upstairs room. In Peggy Munson's "Into the Baptismal," two farm girls decide to test their virginity pledges one rainy summer night. Renee Rivera's "Jubilee" describes a classic American rite of passage -- a trip to a trailer brothel in the Nevada desert -- but with a truck full of butch dykes in place of the local boys. In Skian McGuire's "Phoebe's Undercover Bon Voyage," a group of well-equipped tops indulge a friend's cop fetish before she -- a real cop -- goes undercover. And S. Bear Bergman's "Silver Dollar Afternoon" makes it clear that hot, boundary-breaking sex isn't the exclusive province of new love. Guest editor Eileen Myles adds her street smarts and lyrical dynamism to Tristan Taormino's annual powerhouse of riveting girl-girl erotica.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2007
by Emma Donoghue Tristan TaorminoA fire-eater, a voluptuous masseuse, and a naked game of tag in a forest at twilight -- it could only be Best Lesbian Erotica 2007, the latest, boldest edition of the hottest lesbian erotica series in America. In Andrea Miller's "Heavenly Bodies," an adventurous woman sleeps her way through the zodiac, her twelve lovers including romantic Cancer, exhibitionist Leo, and an unforgettably raw, dominant Scorpio. Peggy Munson twists and teases the canon in "Subtexts," a hardcore butch-femme re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood, Moby-Dick, and other tales that already sound dirty. Edited by award-winning author, adult film director, and sex educator Tristan Taormino, and selected and introduced by Emma Donoghue, these fearless stories will stir your senses and test your erotic boundaries.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2007
by Tristan Taormino Emma DonoghueA fire-eater, a voluptuous masseuse, and a naked game of tag in a forest at twilight - it could only be Best Lesbian Erotica 2007, the latest, boldest edition of the hottest lesbian erotica series in America. In Andrea Miller's "Heavenly Bodies," an adventurous woman sleeps her way through the zodiac, her twelve lovers including romantic Cancer, exhibitionist Leo, and an unforgettably raw, dominant Scorpio. Peggy Munson twists and teases the canon in "Subtexts," a hardcore butch-femme re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood, Moby-Dick, and other tales that already sound dirty. Edited by award-winning author, adult film director, and sex educator Tristan Taormino, and selected and introduced by Emma Donoghue, these fearless stories will stir your senses and test your erotic boundaries.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2008
by Tristan TaorminoBest Lesbian Erotica 2008 journeys into the world of lesbian sex with uncommon, edgy stories that push lesbian lust and desire to new heights. Edited by bestselling author Tristan Taormino and selected and introduced by the dynamic Sister Spit performer Ali Liebegott, this latest edition of the best-selling lesbian erotica series in America is sensual, inventive, and breathtaking.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2009
by Joan Larkin Tristan TaorminoWinner of the Lambda Literary Award for Erotica in 2003 and 2004, Cleis' Best Lesbian Erotica series is the gold standard for erotic lesbian fiction, and this year's collection is no exception. Best Lesbian Erotica 2009 journeys into the world of hot women-on-women action with edgy, unusual stories that push lesbian lust and desire to new heights. Edited by best-selling author Tristan Taormino and selected and introduced by the noted author, playwright, and poet Joan Larkin, this latest edition of America's most popular lesbian erotica series is smart, sensual, inventive, and breathtaking. From threesomes to gender-bending to shedding one's wholesome image to indulge in more visceral pursuits, the women in these stories reveal all their pleasures in memorable tales that are both sexy and lyrical.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2009
by Tristan TaorminoWinner of the Lambda Literary Award for Erotica in 2003 and 2004, Cleis' Best Lesbian Erotica series is the gold standard for erotic lesbian fiction, and this year's collection is no exception. Best Lesbian Erotica 2009 journeys into the world of hot women-on-women action with edgy, unusual stories that push lesbian lust and desire to new heights. Edited by best-selling author Tristan Taormino and selected and introduced by the noted author, playwright, and poet Joan Larkin, this latest edition of America's most popular lesbian erotica series is smart, sensual, inventive, and breathtaking. From threesomes to gender-bending to shedding one's wholesome image to indulge in more visceral pursuits, the women in these stories reveal all their pleasures in memorable tales that are both sexy and lyrical.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2010
by Kathleen WarnockBest Lesbian Erotica 2010 travels around the world of lesbian sex with deliriously delicious stories that push lesbian lust and desire to new heights. Edited by Kathleen Warnock and selected and introduced by the the world's hottest lesbian band, BETTY, this latest edition of the bestselling lesbian erotica series is thoughtful, surprising, and breathtaking. Featuring handome butches and flirtatious femmes and everything in between, these stories expertly blend sex and seduction with affection and desire. From inventive threesomes to seductive first-times, the women in these stories reveal all their pleasures in this collection of arousing and sensually lyrical fiction. Best Lesbian Erotica 2010 is the most provocative, authentic, smart, edgy, and hot lesbian erotica published anywhere.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2010
by Kathleen Warnock BettyBest Lesbian Erotica 2010 travels around the world of lesbian sex with deliriously delicious stories that push lesbian lust and desire to new heights. Edited by Kathleen Warnock and selected and introduced by the the world's hottest lesbian band, BETTY, this latest edition of the bestselling lesbian erotica series is thoughtful, surprising, and breathtaking. Featuring handome butches and flirtatious femmes and everything in between, these stories expertly blend sex and seduction with affection and desire. From inventive threesomes to seductive first-times, the women in these stories reveal all their pleasures in this collection of arousing and sensually lyrical fiction. Best Lesbian Erotica 2010 is the most provocative, authentic, smart, edgy, and hot lesbian erotica published anywhere.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2011
by Kathleen WarnockWhat are lesbians longing for? Playwright, event host, and editor Kathleen Warnock helps answer this question in her newest edition of this much-loved, best-selling series. Featuring work from some of the best-known erotic writers as well as the debuts of startling new talent, Best Lesbian Erotica 2011 welcomes back some familiar faces, including Stella Sandberg. Her story, "Manchester, 2000," follows the European adventures of two studs on a long ride. Perennial favorite Betty Blue returns with "The Garden of Earthly Delights," an encounter between a firespirit and a lost boi on the celestial plane. Cheyenne Blue's "A Story About Sarah" travels to the antipodes, telling the story of a life-long love between a rancher's daughter and a half-Aboriginal woman. There's more . . . right under the covers of Best Lesbian Erotica 2011.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2011
by Kathleen Warnock Lea DelariaWhat are lesbians longing for? Playwright, event host, and editor Kathleen Warnock helps answer this question in her newest edition of this much-loved, best-selling series. Featuring work from some of the best-known erotic writers as well as the debuts of startling new talent, Best Lesbian Erotica 2011 welcomes back some familiar faces, including Stella Sandberg. Her story, "Manchester, 2000," follows the European adventures of two studs on a long ride. Perennial favorite Betty Blue returns with "The Garden of Earthly Delights," an encounter between a firespirit and a lost boi on the celestial plane. Cheyenne Blue's "A Story About Sarah" travels to the antipodes, telling the story of a life-long love between a rancher's daughter and a half-Aboriginal woman. There's more . . . right under the covers of Best Lesbian Erotica 2011.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2012
by Kathleen WarnockBest Lesbian Erotica 2012 is fully loaded, literary, and lustful. Curated by Lammy Award-nominated editor Kathleen Warnock, this volume is long on variety and even longer on beautifully developed characters who are as interesting as they are interested in getting girls off. Your every fantasy will be laid bare as you devour these sure, sensual stories.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2012
by Kathleen Warnock Sinclair SexsmithBest Lesbian Erotica 2012 is fully loaded, literary, and lustful. Curated by Lammy Award-nominated editor Kathleen Warnock, this volume is long on variety and even longer on beautifully developed characters who are as interesting as they are interested in getting girls off. Your every fantasy will be laid bare as you devour these sure, sensual stories.
Best Lesbian Erotica 2013
by Kathleen WarnockBest Lesbian Erotica 2013 is about the trembling pleasure of anticipation as much as the moment when sex actually happens. Curated by Lammy nominee, Kathleen Warnock, Best Lesbian Erotica 2013 is as diverse as it is delectable- unlikely pairings appear as do sizzling hot one-time encounters and well-developed characters in well-developed relationships. Lesbians meet, sometimes fall in love, have a break up or two but always have lots of intensely great sex. Raw, romantic and always unforgettable, Best Lesbian Erotica 2013 will test your erotic boundaries and take you over the edge and into a world where fantasies become reality. Lesbian literary icon Jewelle Gomez (The Gilda Stories) returns to the series she helped put at the forefront of erotica. Gomez, who selected the stories for the 1997 edition of Best Lesbian Erotica, has returned once again to pluck the jewels of the best lesbian erotica around. In the words of editor Kathleen Warnock, "expect the unexpected." In "Cucumbers & Cream," by Helen Sandler, a butch finds herself hosting a burlesque show...not that she minds at all!Sometimes you just want a stranger pushing you up against a fence, as in "Anonymous," by BD Swain.When one butch with a smartphone spots another, it might be a momentous "Morning Commute" by Penny Gyokeres.