Love On The Rocks

Author : Lori Rotskoff
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807861421
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love on the Rocks written by Lori Rotskoff and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2003-10-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating history of alcohol in postwar American culture, Lori Rotskoff draws on short stories, advertisements, medical writings, and Hollywood films to investigate how gender norms and ideologies of marriage intersected with scientific and popular ideas about drinking and alcoholism. After the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, recreational drinking became increasingly accepted among white, suburban, middle-class men and women. But excessive or habitual drinking plagued many families. How did people view the "problem drinkers" in their midst? How did husbands and wives learn to cope within an "alcoholic marriage"? And how was drinking linked to broader social concerns during the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War era? By the 1950s, Rotskoff explains, mental health experts, movie producers, and members of self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon helped bring about a shift in the public perception of alcoholism from "sin" to "sickness." Yet alcoholism was also viewed as a family problem that expressed gender-role failure for both women and men. On the silver screen (in movies such as The Lost Weekend and The Best Years of Our Lives) and on the printed page (in stories by such writers as John Cheever), in hospitals and at Twelve Step meetings, chronic drunkenness became one of the most pressing public health issues of the day. Shedding new light on the history of gender, marriage, and family life from the 1920s through the 1960s, this innovative book also opens new perspectives on the history of leisure and class affiliation, attitudes toward consumerism and addiction, and the development of a therapeutic culture.

Author : Pamela Yaye
Publisher : Kimani Press
ISBN 13 : 9781426848230
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love on the Rocks written by Pamela Yaye and published by Kimani Press. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a dramatic weight loss catapults her to the cover of People magazine, Tangela Howard becomes an overnight celebrity. But the transformed flight attendant doesn't want to become America's next Bachelorette. Then, in walks a blast from her past… Warrick Carver is just as sexy and irresistible as he was when they broke up two years ago. Once, the serious, studly architect was the love of Tangela's life. She may have had a makeover, but Warrick has always loved her as she was—sensual, voluptuous. All woman. And all his. Back then they were consumed with their careers. Now they're consumed with each other. It's their second chance. All they have to do is take it….

Author : Simon Los
Publisher : Monsoon Books
ISBN 13 : 1912049775
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love on the Rocks written by Simon Los and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cold-blooded Thai bargirls, naïve tourists and sordid scams – it was all in a night’s work for Pattaya bar manager Simon Los. Pouring their hearts out at the bar are a tourist who reclaims his masculinity with the help of a ladyboy, a retired financier who invests thousands in a business with a woman he meets on the streets of Pattaya, a desperate Irishman who breaks the law in his pursuit of love, a high-net-worth visitor who is traded between bargirls, and many others whose heart strings are pulled to the point of breaking. For years, British expat Simon Los worked the bars of Pattaya. Befriending Thai staff as well as western and local customers, he was privy to the dating despair – and occasional joy – of countless couples. That bargirls would go to such lengths to deceive their farang boyfriends, out of poverty or greed, was not unexpected, but Simon was also surprised to see some of his customers find true love in the Land of Smiles.

Author : Andrew Sesinyi
Publisher : MacMillan Education, Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love on the Rocks written by Andrew Sesinyi and published by MacMillan Education, Limited. This book was released on 1981 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Veronica Henry
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1409147088
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love on the Rocks written by Veronica Henry and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-01-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the opportunity of a lifetime - a rundown hotel in Cornwall, just waiting to be brought back to life... Secrets, rivalry, sunshine - from the author of THE BEACH HUT and A NIGHT ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. When the rundown Rocks Hotel comes up for auction in Mariscombe, Lisa and her boyfriend George make a successful bid to escape and live the dream. But their dream quickly becomes a nightmare. Their arch-rival, Bruno Thorne, owner of the Mariscombe Hotel, seems intent on sabotage. Meanwhile, local chambermaid Molly is harbouring a secret that will blow the whole village apart. Then an unexpected visitor turns up on the doorstep. It seems everyone in Mariscombe is sailing a little too close to the rocks ...

Author : Elise Faber
Publisher : Elise Faber
ISBN 13 : 1946140791
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On The Rocks written by Elise Faber and published by Elise Faber. This book was released on 2020-09-27 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was a failure. I’d grown up with two well-meaning, but also two overbearing parents, and, as the youngest of three siblings, I was the only one who wasn’t “successful.” I worked in a bar. In. A. Bar. Yup, that was me hearing my mother’s disappointed voice. Because everyone around me was climbing the corporate ladder or performing brain surgery. Hell, my own brother was succeeding as an actual rocket scientist. Meanwhile, I was slinging drinks and refining the art of mixing the perfect Cosmopolitan. I didn’t know what I wanted to do—other than not being a rocket scientist—or who I wanted to be when I grew up. And if I was being honest with myself, growing up had come and gone a while ago. I just . . . wanted to feel something. Excitement or pleasure or even to know what it was like get my heart broken. But nothing ever happened to me. I existed in this boring bubble of life, pouring drinks most nights, reading the others away, and . . . not feeling anything. Until I saw him. Then I felt everything.

Author : Jennifer Youngblood
Publisher : Arbor House Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love on the Rocks written by Jennifer Youngblood and published by Arbor House Books. This book was released on 2023-06-03 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tantalizing suspense meets sweet romance in this fast-paced novel that’s part of the Hawaii Billionaire Romance Series. Artist and playboy Liam Barclay must fight to protect the woman he loves, while trying to convince her that his heart is true. Liam Barclay has spent the past few years, living the carefree life of a bachelor, playing the field and soaking up the sun in beautiful Oahu. Until a startling heartbreak awakens him to a sobering realization—he’s in love with Maurie, his best friend and business partner. There’s only one problem—she recently got engaged. Maurie Bradshaw has loved Liam for years, but fears he’s incapable of committing to a serious relationship. Tired of putting her life on hold and waiting for something that might never be, Maurie accepts a marriage proposal from a handsome art distributor. Tormented by the knowledge that he’s on the brink of losing the love of his life, Liam sets out to win Maurie’s heart. He uncovers dark secrets, which put him and Maurie at risk. As events climax to a heart-pounding frenzy, Liam must fight to protect the woman he loves, while trying to convince her that his heart is true. Will Liam and Maurie be able to put aside the prejudices of the past, or is their love doomed to crash and disintegrate on the rocks? Read the entire Hawaii Billionaire Romance Series. They're all standalone novels, but some of the characters overlap. Here's the order: Love Him or Lose Him Love on the Rocks Love on the Rebound Love at the Ocean Breeze Love Changes Everything Love the Movie Star Love Under Fire (A companion book to the series)

Author : J.P. Bowie
Publisher : Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)
ISBN 13 : 1786517299
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love on the Rocks written by J.P. Bowie and published by Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD). This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waking up on a pile of rocks with a bullet in his shoulder isn't something Joe Brady saw coming, but perhaps the cute paramedic who finds him can do more than just help heal his wound. Detective Joe Brady wakes up lying at the bottom of a cliff on a pile of rocks with a blond-haired angel hovering over him. No, he's not in heaven. The blond is Riley Peterson, and his dog Champ is the one responsible for finding Joe. Fortunately for Joe, Riley is a paramedic and quickly gets him the emergency attention he sorely needs. Shot by his rogue partner Bob Murdoch when Joe discovered Murdoch was running a protection racket for drug pushers, Joe wants to find Murdoch and bring him to justice, but he's got a long road to recovery in front of him. While Joe is recuperating, Murdoch is arrested, giving Joe time to get to know Riley, the handsome paramedic. The two quickly bond, but Riley has an ex-boyfriend who wants back in Riley's life and certainly has no qualms about playing dirty to get what he wants. Slashed tires, an assault in a parking lot, and a prison break all seem set to doom Joe and Riley's budding relationship. And when the deranged Murdoch determines to make them pay for his fall from grace—at gunpoint—it seems their relationship isn't the only thing in danger... Reader advisory: This book contains themes of stalking and harassment. There are references to abusive parenting and an abusive relationship, attempted murder and murder and on-page violence.

Author : Veronica Henry
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409147088
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love on the Rocks written by Veronica Henry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2014-01-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the opportunity of a lifetime - a rundown hotel in Cornwall, just waiting to be brought back to life... Secrets, rivalry, sunshine - from the author of THE BEACH HUT and A NIGHT ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. When the rundown Rocks Hotel comes up for auction in Mariscombe, Lisa and her boyfriend George make a successful bid to escape and live the dream. But their dream quickly becomes a nightmare. Their arch-rival, Bruno Thorne, owner of the Mariscombe Hotel, seems intent on sabotage. Meanwhile, local chambermaid Molly is harbouring a secret that will blow the whole village apart. Then an unexpected visitor turns up on the doorstep. It seems everyone in Mariscombe is sailing a little too close to the rocks ...

Author : Kimberly Quinn
Publisher : North Mile Books
ISBN 13 : 1989112315
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love on the Rocks written by Kimberly Quinn and published by North Mile Books. This book was released on 2023-12-07 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melina Marshall is a good girl. One of those ambitious, rule following girls with a reputation for being cold as ice. The kind of girl who's irresistible to a guy like me. We both work at Copper Ridge Resort, and she's in line for a promotion—just one of the many reasons she refuses to give me a chance. All anyone sees when they look at me is classic bad boy. Six feet of fun and easy charm, I'm a guaranteed good time. The problem is, lately "fun" hasn't been enough. Maybe it was that drunken kiss Melina and I shared, but I might finally be ready to be tamed. When Melina agrees to one date in exchange for a favour, things seem to be turning around. But it's going to take more than my bad boy ways to convince this good girl to give me a serious shot. This time, I may just have to risk my heart.