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Promising to remain single together, four long-time friends find their circumstances unexpectedly changed when one of them spontaneously elopes after a steamy one-night stand, an event that causes each of them to reevaluate personal dreams, fears, and desires. Original. 25,000 first printing.

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A retrospective of 15 years, this book brings together, for the first time, Oliva Espin's previously published articles and conference papers. Primarily focusing on the experiences of Latina women, gleaned from psychotherapy practice and research, the book presents discussions on experience as a source of theory and method in psychology, issues relevant to immigrant women and girls, and similar topics.

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Winner of the 1994 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History, Chauncey's brilliant work challenges the conventional wisdom that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet. "Chauncey's genius here is the way he combines real lives and theory".--Out. Illustrations.

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This book brings together a selection of the best, the most interesting, and the most analytically sophisticated writing on how Latinos have been portrayed in movies, television, and other media since the early years of the twentieth century and how images have changed over time in response to social and political change. Particular emphasis is given to representations of class, gender, color, race, and the political relationship between the United States and Latin America. Together the essay offer a corrective lens for interpreting how images are created, perpetuated, and manipulated.

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A new trade paperback edition of Edith Hamilton's world-renowned classic--a book that has enthralled and delighted generations of readers with its timeless tales of gods and heroes. 50 line drawings.

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Combining sexual fantasies with classic nursery rhymes, this deliciously wicked collection of short stories includes ingenious new renditions of "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater" and "Georgie Porgie," in which Georgie is no longer the boy who's content with only <IT>kissing<RO> girls. Original. 30,000 first printing.

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Inspired by a suffragist ancestor who starved herself to promote the integration of Cambridge University, Evie refuses to marry and Dorothy defies a ban on photographing the bodies of her dead Iraq War soldier sons, a choice that embarrasses Dorothy's daughters.

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