検索キーワード： 著者 "JC" すべてのカテゴリー

Mark Phillips is one frustrated guy. It's bad enough that his wife, Diana, has grown ever more bossy, demanding, and controlling over the years. But to have her bossing him around even in the bedroom - as in: lights out, no-frills, missionary style, and very infrequent sex - is just killing him! And now she's gone and joined some lunatic church whose hardline minister, Father Maurice, is as old-world, fire and brimstone as it gets. Worse, she wants Mark to join, too - claiming that he could use some improvement in the morals department, referring to Mark's increased obsession with sex.

Dr. James Bishop has a job to do. As an MD with the Federal Bureau of Infectious Diseases, he is heading over to Charlesborough Elementary School, three days before school opens, in order to examine all female teachers, and the school principal, for signs of a serious bacterial infection that has hit the area. Baloney. First of all, there is no infection. None whatsoever. Second, Dr. Bishop, it turns out, is no doctor at all! Not even close. He is a sex-starved lover of women's bottoms.

At 49 years old, fresh from community college with a degree in finance, Annie Lawton is so excited to be interviewing for a position in the same company that her husband, Ken, works for. After all, she is about to enter the workforce after 20-plus years as a stay-at-home mom. She is also about to become the world's most humiliated woman ever. It turns out that company CEO, Hugh Girard (get it?), is a pervert of the highest order.

Miss Cindy is a very sweet, very pretty, and very young new English teacher at St. Andrews Catholic High School. She's shy, wholesome, and very modest about her cute and curvy little body. So, when her lecherous principal, Mr. Pierce, informs her that she needs to have her state-mandated physical ASAP - and that it is to take place right there...at school...she is very nearly ready to pass out. Indeed, this young virgin can't even wrap her brain around the idea of having a medical exam in the same building where she works.

Wow, what a vacation - simply wonderful! Amanda Ellison's week in sunny Florida was everything she could have hoped for. Almost. If only the spark hadn't gone out of her sex life so many years ago. Her husband, Doug, is a good man. He just never seems all that interested in sex anymore. Amanda blames herself, of course. At 51, her body certainly isn't what it used to be. Maybe Doug has lost all interest in sex because he's lost all interest in her. Amanda is about to learn otherwise. All she has to do first is undergo the most embarrassing and degrading experience of her entire life.

What happens when a shy, 56-year-old wife is subjected to the most embarrassing medical exam she's ever had? Retired schoolteacher and lifelong dieter, Ellie Franklin, has had issues with her physique for years. Though her husband Ben adores his full-figured gal to no end, Ellie's insecurity has nonetheless developed into an extreme case of body modesty - she even has trouble undressing for her husband, for goodness sake!

They took the most memorable photographs of the Civil War. Now their long rivalry was about to climax with the spilled blood of an American president--an event that would usher in a new age of modern media. Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner were the new media moguls of their day. With their...

What accounts for the rise of the state, the creation of the first global system, and the dominance of the West? The conventional answer asserts that superior technology, tactics, and institutions forged by Darwinian military competition gave Europeans a decisive advantage in war from 1500 onward. Empires of the Weak argues that Europeans had no general military superiority in the early modern era. Sharman shows instead that European expansion is better explained by deference to strong Asian and African polities, disease in the Americas, and maritime supremacy earned by default.

“Filled with political intrigue and emotional tension, Carleson’s riveting novel features a teenage refugee caught in a web of deceit and conspiracy.” —PW, starred review When her father is killed in a coup, Laila and her mother and brother leave their war-torn homeland for a fresh...

After waking up with no memories of his past, Azuelo finds some sanctuary in Stormhold, a city defended by the Promenauts from the vicious Gurgans lurking right outside its walls. Safety is not Azuelo's only concern, though. Soon after joining the Promenauts, he finds a strange necklace marked with an unknown avarune. Believing it to be the key to discovering who he is, Azuelo sets out to solve the mystery of the avarune necklace.

JC's Pop Culture features movie & TV series reviews and commentaries, plus discussing a wide array of pop culture topics including comic books, graphic novels, books, music, sports and whatever else may come up!

Imagine taking a computer algorithm's complex yet straightforward functions and applying them to your personal life. The results would lead to success, happiness, and confidence. Through THE SECRET SUCCESS ALGORITHM, understand how small steps can make a big impact, but more importantly, uncover the powerful potential of your mind and changes you can make to be better.

Un balado à saveur culturelle qui se concentre sur une année précise de notre passé. Nous discutons musique, cinéma, littérature, culture et histoire en général de cette année-là à l’aide de nos collaborateurs!

The five members of an elite commando group nicknamed "the Stone Wolves" once raged against Creterakian rule. Now, four decades after their heyday, they each try to stay alive and eke out a living. But a friend from the past won't let them move on, and neither will their bitterest enemy. Hopscotch, RedWire, the Killer, Lulz, and Recoil will soon wish their pasts could stay dead.

At the beginning of February 2060, Mount Erebus erupted, the first of a chain of Antarctic volcanoes that forever changed Earth’s future. Within days, sea levels began to rise, until 60 meters of water claimed coastlines worldwide. Twelve-year-old Xin-yi and her mother fled their home, surviving among a community of rice farmers. A year later, a chance conversation with international census officials prepared her for a new life.

A forthcoming nonfiction book published by Celadon...

When grief-stricken psychiatrist Dr. Gabriel Winter starts seeing blood-soaked Christmas visions, he learns Santa’s naughty list is deadly. Love Santa wants to spread Christmas cheer—one scream at a time!

'A nuanced invitation to see the city as a place of wild co-existence and possibility.' OLIVIA LAING 'Meticulously researched and elegantly written' VICTORIA BENNETT While it's easy to think of the city as a human domain - a place that belongs to us alone - the reality is that nature is always...

Sharing the real behind-the-scenes of becoming the most authentic version of ourselves — the struggles, the breakthroughs, and everything in between!

Experience the classic and enchanting tale of Alice in Wonderland like never before, as its retold in a simpler, more accessible way. All your favorite characters, from the mischievous Cheshire Cat to the whimsical Mad Hatter, come to life in this delightful rendition. While the title suggests words of one syllable, the author cleverly breaks down longer words with dashes, making it easy to follow along. Perfect for all listeners, especially those for whom English is a second language, this version is a charming choice for anyone looking to enjoy a beloved story in an engaging format.