Origins of Architectural Pleasure 9780520215054

Beyond Pleasure: Cultures of Modern Asceticism 9781845459871

Asceticism, so it is argued in this volume, is a modern category. The ubiquitous cult of the body, of fitness and diet e

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The Pleasure of Miss Pym 9780292759619

When British writers Philip Larkin and Lord David Cecil named Barbara Pym one of the twentieth century's most under

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The Pursuit of Pleasure 9780765806963, 0765806967

Pleasure is biologically desirable and good for physical and mental health. In The Pursuit of Pleasure, Lionel Tiger exp

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Daemons of Pleasure: Selected Writings 9781908694010

DAEMONS OF PLEASURE collects four key magickal texts by the English artist and occultist Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956).

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Touching for Pleasure 0985070730

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The tyranny of pleasure 9781892941053, 1892941058

This book hits the question of sexual morals head-on, asking what is the place of the forbidden in modern society. Sexua

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Slow Pleasure: Explore Your Pleasure Spectrum 9781743587690, 1743587694

Slow Pleasure is a practical and philosophical exploration of pleasure, teaching you how to claim, prioritise and integr

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aah … The Pleasure Book

AN URGENT COVID-19 ALERT FROM THE AUTHOR In this challenging time of contagion and social distancing, this book offers a

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The Pleasure of the Play 9781501737893

States provides a spirited view of works by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Pinter, Brecht, Beckett, Stoppard, Churchill, a

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Pleasure of Fools: Essays in the Ethics of Laughter 9780773572850

Men cannot laugh heartily without showing their teeth, quipped Samuel Butler. From St Paul to Descartes to Adorno, schol

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