Nearly four decades after his death, Charles Mingus Jr. remains one of the least understood and most recognized jazz composers and musicians of our time. Mingus's ideas about music, racial identity, and masculinity—as well as those of other individuals in his circle, like Celia Mingus, Hazel Scott, and Joni Mitchell—challenged jazz itself as a model of freedom, inclusion, creativity, and emotional expressivity. Drawing on archival records, published memoirs, and previously conducted interviews, The Kind of Man I Am uses Mingus as a lens through which to craft a gendered cultural history of postwar jazz culture. This book challenges the persisting narrative of Mingus as jazz's "Angry Man" by examining the ways the language of emotion has been used in jazz as shorthand for competing ideas about masculinity, authenticity, performance, and authority.

A groundbreaking book--based on years of the same thorough research that made the "Dress For Success" books national bestsellers--about how women can statistically improve their chances of getting married.

Don’t just do the right actions. Build habits—and watch your life be transformed. Many books try to help you do the right actions. But the real key to life transformation—for yourself and then for others—is building habits that become part of your life. Because habits don’t just dictate what you do. They reflect who you are. In 8 Habits for Growth, Darryl Dash wants to show you the eight long-term practices—all very doable—that will lead to permanent growth if you incorporate them into your life. You’ll learn why it’s important to: Make time Rest Read or listen to the Bible Pray Pursue worship and community in a church Care for your body Simplify your spiritual life Build a rule of life Personal growth doesn’t happen overnight. But it does happen, slowly, as you build God’s habits into your life. So what are you waiting for? Start your new habits today and let God transform who you are . . . and who you can become.

Steve Harvey, the host of the nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show, can't count the number of impressive women he's met over the years, whether it's through the "Strawberry Letters" segment of his program or while on tour for his comedy shows. Yet when it comes to relationships, they can't figure out what makes men tick. Why? According to Steve it's because they're asking other women for advice when no one but another man can tell them how to find and keep a man. In Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve lets women inside the mindset of a man and sheds light on concepts and questions such as: The Ninety Day Rule: Ford requires it of its employees. Should you require it of your man? The five questions every woman should ask a man to determine how serious he is. And much more . . . Sometimes funny, sometimes direct, but always truthful, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man is a book you must read if you want to understand how men think when it comes to relationships.

Jem Hayes has a penchant for lacy underwear and makeup. Nate Allinson likes pretty men and spanking, preferably at the same time. He doesn't want a man for more than a scene.He doesn't want a warm body for more than one night.He doesn't want "more."Until Jem. With his slim body and beautiful face, Jem pushes every one of Nate's buttons. After one night of passion and an empty bed in the morning, Nate knows Jem is the one. Running out was the dumbest thing Jem could have done. He felt the connection but bolted all the same. Fate brings them back together, but their relationship is put to the test when Jem's ex returns.Can Nate's love heal Jem from his abusive past?Your Kind Of Man is an MM romance and book two in the HeavyLoad! Series. It contains lots of lacy panties, numerous spankings, and plenty of sexy shenanigans. The book can be read as a standalone but will be enhanced by reading book #1 My Kind of Man.Warning: This book contains a small amount of violence.

One man uses an earl’s daughter to fulfill his quest for vengeance—until passion waylays his scheme. First in the Scandalous Australian Bachelors series. When Sam Robertson returns to London after making his fortune in Australia, he has one mission—revenge on the earl who’d had him wrongly convicted and sent away years before. But upon meeting Lady Georgina, the earl’s daughter, Sam’s plan is thrown into disarray. Their admiration is mutual, but is his hunger for her stronger than his thirst for retribution? The Scandalous Australian Bachelors miniseries: Book 1—Courting the Forbidden Debutante Book 2—Reunited with His Long-Lost Cinderella Book 3—Her Rags to Riches Christmas Praise for Laura Martin “She immerses readers in the world and scandals of the ton with realistic settings, authentic dialogue and twists and turns.” —RT Book Reviews “A sweet and passionate romance . . . a solid and engaging read.” —Roses Are Blue