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Confessions of a Mask tells the story of Kochan, an adolescent boy tormented by his burgeoning attraction to men: he wants to be “normal.” Kochan is meek-bodied, and unable to participate in the more athletic activities of his classmates. He begins to notice his growing attraction to some of the boys in his class, particularly the pubescent body of his friend Omi. To hide his ...(展开全部)

Confessions of a Mask tells the story of Kochan, an adolescent boy tormented by his burgeoning attraction to men: he wants to be “normal.” Kochan is meek-bodied, and unable to participate in the more athletic activities of his classmates. He begins to notice his growing attraction to some of the boys in his class, particularly the pubescent body of his friend Omi. To hide his ...(展开全部)

A cultural history of the face in Western art, ranging from portraiture in painting and photography to film, theater, and mass media This fascinating book presents the first cultural history and anthropology of the face across centuries, continents, and media. Ranging from funerary masks and masks in drama to the figural work of contemporary artists including Cindy Sherman and ...(展开全部)

Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do. You’d like to get to know Grace better. But it’s difficult, because you realise Jack and Grace are never apart. Some might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers the phone. Or how she can never meet for coffee, eve...(展开全部)

Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do. You’d like to get to know Grace better. But it’s difficult, because you realise Jack and Grace are never apart. Some might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers the phone. Or how she can never meet for coffee, eve...(展开全部)

A woman investigates the mysterious death of her mother in Santa Fe in this New York Times bestseller by a ';master of suspense' (Mary Higgins Clark). Between jobs and relationships, Manhattan illust

Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she’s thrilled she finally connected with someone. When Louise arrives at work on Monday, she meets her new boss, David. The man from the bar. The very married man from the bar…who says the kiss was a terrible mistake, b...(展开全部)

The Mask of Sanity is a book written by Hervey Cleckley, M.D., first published in 1941, describing the clinical interviews of Cleckley with incarcerated psychopaths. It is considered a seminal work and the most influential clinical description of psychopathy in the 20th century. The basic elements of psychopathy outlined by Cleckley are still relevant today.[1] The title refers...(展开全部)

高木彬光Takagi Akimitsu 日本推理小说大师，和横沟正史被并称为“本格推理的巅峰”。 高木彬光一九二〇年九月二十五日出生于青森县青森市一个世代行医的家庭，幼时母亲去世。毕业于京都帝国大学工学部冶金科，后进入中岛飞机公司工作，日本战败后因公司倒闭而失业。 一九四八年，高木彬光发表了推理处女作《刺青杀人事件》，得到江户川乱步赏识，开始了作为职业作家的创作之路。一九五〇年创作的《能面杀人事件》获得了第三届日本推理作家俱乐部奖，一举奠定了其本格推理大师的地位。其后陆续创作了《诅咒之家》、《人偶为何被杀》、《成吉思汗的秘密》、《邪马台国的秘密》等本格推理小说。这些作品至今依然雄踞日本各大本格推理小说榜单前列。高木彬光着力塑造的主人公神津恭介，也成为和横沟正史笔下的金田一耕助齐名的“日本本格推理两大名侦探”。高木彬光后期创作风格有所转变，在注重本格性...(展开全部)