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First published in 1870, this novella has since become the best-known of Sacher-Masoch's works. This Austrian author imagined an epic series of stories entitled "The Legacy of Cain". Ultimately only two volumes of these stories were ever penned, of which "Venus in Furs" remains the most famous. The nested narrative begins with a nameless narrator who dreams of speaking to the goddess Venus about love as she wears furs. When he confides these dreams...
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The safest place for an outlaw to be is in the arms of the sheriff. Grace grew up in a family of outlaws, wild and reckless. The sheriffs intent on justice, but one look at the gun toting, pants wearing woman and he knows she'll belong to him. To Charlie, too, for the men at Bridgewater claim, and tame, their bride together. But can they? Do they really know the woman they've wed? While they might strip her bare, she's still hiding plenty of secrets......
3) Insatiable
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Steel brothers saga volume 12
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Marjorie Steel and Bryce Simpson have finally declared their love for each other, but their chance for happiness is once again yanked out from under them. As Marjorie is forced to confront her demons and find an inner strength to save herself and another, Bryce rushes to solve the puzzles his dead father left behind. An ominous lawyer, twins with a secret, and a premature birth present new obstacles as the two lovers scramble to escape the conundrum...
4) Don Juan
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First published in 1819, "Don Juan" is often acknowledged as one of Lord Byron's greatest poetic works. An epic poem, comprised of seventeen cantos that Byron continued to work on and expand until his death, "Don Juan" follows the adventures of the famous Spanish libertine and reflects upon many of the romantic and personal experiences that are universal to all mankind. From a forbidden love affair in Spain, to exile in Italy, from being shipwrecked...
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Una reputación construida sobre años de despiadado salvajismo.
Un líder que se deleita en el derramamiento de sangre y la conquista.
Un hombre empeñado en la venganza Cayendo en las garras de la Bestia, no hay escapatoria. Debo reunir todas mis fuerzas.
Sin mi fuerza, no sobreviviré.Una novela de amor, traición, secretos y redención.
6) The sonnets
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Shakespeare's classic poems are adorned with the work of a distinguished Edwardian illustrator.
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ONE OF THE CENTRAL WORKS OF AMERICAN POETRY
First published in 1855, this poetry collection by American poet, Walt Whitman is a celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity, and spans the human element from the perspective of both the mind and the body. Instead of focusing on religion or spirituality, Leaves of Grass focuses mainly on celebrating the body, exalting nature, praising the senses, and the material world. He was greatly influenced...
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Classic Books Library presents this new beautiful edition of "Shakespeare's Sonnets" (1609). Featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare, it is a must for classical poetry enthusiasts and newcomers alike. Shakespeare's collection of 154 sonnets beautifully explore the age-old human themes of love and beauty, time and mortality, and contain some of the most revered lines in poetry such as, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's...
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Troilus and Criseyde (c.1385) is an epic poem written by English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Composed in Middle English, Troilus and Criseyde is the story of two lovers forced apart by the Greek siege of Troy. Often considered Chaucer's finest work for its structural consistency and completeness, the poem adapts Homer's Iliad and other ancient sources which expand on its tradition to tell a Christian moral tale about the importance of faith and the sacred...
10) My Thoughts
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My Thoughts are the actions and inactions of my heart and my mind. The words he found longing to say something about this and about that.
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Bestselling and award-winning author Trista Mateer takes an imaginative approach to self-care in this new poetry and prose collection, Aphrodite Made Me Do It. In this empowering retelling, she uses the mythology of the goddess to weave a common thread through the past and present. By the end of this book, Aphrodite make you believe in the possibility of your own healing.
12) The Fugitive
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The Fugitive (1921) is a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore. Translated into English by Tagore after he received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, The Fugitive is a powerful collection of poems, dialogues, and songs by a master of Indian literature. "Darkly you sweep on, Eternal Fugitive, round whose bodiless rush stagnant space frets into eddying bubbles of light. Is your heart lost to the Lover calling you across his immeasurable loneliness?"...
13) Agony
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Agony is the first in a trilogy of long confessional poems. It uses semi-rigorous mathematical and logical constraints to view the author's life and body, telescopically, as little bits of time and space. Everything written here is as true as possible – that is to say, pretty true. It attempts autobiography as a refutation of autobiography, and an elevation of the self as self-effacement. Love pops up as a theme quite a bit. So does self-mutilation,...
14) Kilos Cocaine 3
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Your favorite couple Amora and Kilo are back, and they both are trying to get their lives on track with more drama on the rise than ever. Lyrica is missing, Sylvia has found love in a new friend which has given her new found freedom, or has it? Amora and Kilos love is on the rock, and Ghost is loving it all.
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Classic Books Library presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's poem, "A Lover's Complaint", featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. The poem tells the story of a young women lamenting her love for a man who once charmed and abandoned her. As she weeps at the edge of a river, an old man approaches, compelling her to recount her tale of sorrow. It was published as a conclusion to the original edition...
16) So This Is Love
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This book will undoubtedly promote a passionate foundation of love, that has been lost down through generations. This book will allow the average reader to experience a deeper love than that has never been given to the heart.You will be arrested by every lyric leaving goose bumps across the surface of the soul. Remember every human being need love.
17) Soft Thorns
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Soft Thorns is a poetry collection that takes the reader on a journey through a young woman's life-from reckoning with her looks and sexuality to dealing with the trauma of sexual assault, and finally through the highs and lows of young love found and lost. Bridgett Devoue shares her raw, human story and the lessons learned from living a life fully.
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Poetry Parallels from Venus and Mars is a modern-day presentation of life experiences, observations, and hurdles that people overcome. It is thought-provoking, with some spiritual associations, inspiration, and everyday realness. The authors' life journeys, goals, and aspirations personify thoughts throughout the collection. Some pieces were influenced by public surveillance on the New York City subway lines with a colorful twist. The subway is rigged...
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Miracles Come in All Sizes contains a collection of poems on life, love, pain from the past, and dreams. Filled with inspiration, thoughts on failure in love, relationships, and self-improvement, Michael's poetry involves all to hope and believe, especially in miracles.
20) Poems About Love
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Love is an emotion that is felt between two people who care about each other. It can be described in a variety of ways, but the most common are how love is a feeling of attraction and need, and how it is a powerful connection that canlift people up. Love can be exciting and passionate, or gentle and comforting. It can be a source of joy and happiness, or it can bring pain and heartache. Love is something that is never predictable, but it is always...