Bangkok Love Story

• Steamy Thai nights provide the backdrop for unbridled romance, crime and action as two men unexpectedly brave forbidden love. Maek, a cold assassin-for-hire, is sent to knock off Iht, a police informant, when in a twist of fate the killer is shot for refusing to pull the trigger. After making their escape, an indelible bond is forged when the vulnerable assassin is nursed back to health by handsom

Based on the true story of Thailand's famed transgendered kickboxer, Beautiful Boxer is a poignant action drama that punches straight into the heart and mind of a boy who fights like a man so he can become a woman. Believing he's a girl trapped in a boy's body since childhood, Parinya Charoenphol (affectionately known as Nong Toom in Thailand) sets out to master the most masculine and lethal sport of Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing) to earn a living and to achieve his ultimate goal of total femininity.un! a doppia vita nella thai boxe. i guantoni o lo smalto per le unghie?entrambe le cose vanno bene, per adattarsi meglio ad una realta' che sembra sempre offrire a nong toom il suo lato piu' spigoloso. la vicenda di un atleta maschio che impara a non dissimulare piu' la propria femminilit nemmeno sul ring potrebbe far pensare, almeno dalle nostre parti, ad uno sfoggio di fantasia irrequieta e di esotismo. al contrario, si viene a sapere che lispirazione arrivata dalle reali, tormentate vicissitudini di tale parinya charoenphol, noto in thailandia come pugile-travestito e soprannominato dal suo pubblico, pare in modo affettuoso, nong toom. questo campione dai colpi pesanti e dallanimo delicato si aggiudicato lincontro pi difficile il 5 dicembre 1999, ossia quando se ne uscito da un ospedale di bangkok vestendo finalmente un corpo femminile.Steamy Thai nights provide the backdrop for unbridled romance, crime and action as two men unexpectedly brave forbidden love. Maek, a col! d assassin-for-hire, is sent to knock off Iht, a police inform! ant, whe n in a twist of fate the killer is shot for refusing to pull the trigger. After making their escape, an indelible bond is forged when the vulnerable assassin is nursed back to health by handsome, married Iht. But as taboo feelings of desire swell between the swarthy new lovers, their relationship is discovered. Now there s no turning back as enemies, friends and lovers are pitted against each other.

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Unappreciated

• CHERISH UNAPPRECIATED

Highlights from Unappreciated, scheduled for release on August 15th, include Chick Like Me, which features Cherish chopping it up about their taste in guys, Moment In Time, a sweet ballad where the understated musical arrangement makes the girls' vocals shine and the infectious title track, a frank testament from a lover who's being taken for granted. The latter is one of three tracks produced by Sho'Nuff CEO and multi-Platinum producer Jazze Pha, known for his work with Ciara, Nelly, 2Pac and others. The vibe on Unappreciated ranges from sassy to sensuous to crunk, reflecting each of the girls' unique sensibilities and resulting in a knockout musical presentation.

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House of Sand and Fog

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The National Book Award finalist, Oprah Book Club pick, #1 New York Times bestseller and basis for the Oscar-nominated motion picture.

A former colonel in the Iranian Air Force yearns to restore his family's dignity. A recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck struggles to hold on to the one thing she has left. And her lover, a married cop, is driven to extremes to win her love.

In this masterpiece of American realism and Shakespearean consequence, Andre Dubus III's unforgettable charactersâ€"people with ordinary flaws, looking for a small piece of ground to stand onâ€"careen toward inevitable conflict, their tragedy painting a shockingly true pi! cture of the country we live in today.Oprah Book Club® Selection, November 2000: Andre Dubus III wastes no time in capturing the dark side of the immigrant experience in America at the end of the 20th century. House of Sand and Fog opens with a highway crew composed of several nationalities picking up litter on a hot California summer day. Massoud Amir Behrani, a former colonel in the Iranian military under the Shah, reflects on his job-search efforts since arriving in the U.S. four years before: "I have spent hundreds of dollars copying my credentials; I have worn my French suits and my Italian shoes to hand-deliver my qualifications; I have waited and then called back after the correct waiting time; but there is nothing." The father of two, Behrani has spent most of the money he brought with him from Iran on an apartment and furnishings that are too expensive, desperately trying to keep up appearances in order to enhance his daughter's chance! s of making a good marriage. Now the daughter is married, and ! on impu lse he sinks his remaining funds into a house he buys at auction, thus unwittingly putting himself and his family on a trajectory to disaster. The house, it seems, once belonged to Kathy Nicolo, a self-destructive alcoholic who wants it back. What starts out as a legal tussle soon escalates into a personal confrontation--with dire results.

Dubus tells his tragic tale from the viewpoints of the two main adversaries, Behrani and Kathy. To both of them, the house represents something more than just a place to live. For the colonel, it is a foot in the door of the American dream; for Kathy, a reminder of a kinder, gentler past. In prose that is simple yet evocative, House of Sand and Fog builds to its inevitable denouement, one that is painfully dark but unfailingly honest. --Alix Wilber

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What if a sip from a drinking fountain lets you create a masterpiece?

And then you die.

Life vs. Legacy... do you drink?

For anyone who has sacrificed blood to the muses.
For anyone who has been to a museum, looked around, and called bullshit.

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For anyone who wants a revolution...

A story that stretches from Chicago to Mars. 

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- Jay Bonansinga, National Bestselling Author of PINKERTON'S WAR, PERFECT VICTIM, and co-author of THE WALKING DEAD TRILOGY

What if a sip from a drinking fountain lets you create a masterpiece?

And then you die.

Life vs. Legacy... do you drink?

For anyone who has sacrificed blood to the muses.
For anyone who has been to a museum, looked around, and called bullshit.

For anyone that's fed up with instant celebrity. 

For anyone who wants a revolution...

A story that stretches from! Chicago to Mars. 

There's no elves or wizards or angels or demons this time. 

This is Pynchon, Vonnegut and Palahniuk territory. 

This is sex, violence, and art. 

This is war. 

PRAISE FOR FOUNTAIN:

"DSH is a master of plot. This thing moves like a thriller. It is literally one of the best things I've read all year. Darkly funny... a howling success!"

- Pinckney Benedict, MIRACLE BOY AND OTHER STORIES
 

"Smart, inventive, and accomplished. There is some real comic brilliance here."

- Naeem Murr, THE PERFECT MAN

 

"David Scott Hay has done a something incredible - an artful book about an arty subject that doesn't drop into pretension. 'FOUNTAIN' is an affecting story about tough, interesting people who hold beauty ! up like Achilles' shield against a very real, very bitter, and! oddly f unny world. A must for fans of sharp tongues and sharp writing."

- Darren Callahan, THE WHITE AIRPLANE and HORROR ACADEMY: TWO PLAYS

PRAISE FOR CLONING CHRIST: THE SECOND BOOK OF DANIEL:

"CLONING CHRIST heralds a mercurial new talent to the page! Quirky, riveting, hilarious, disturbing, and unclassifiable (in the best sense). It is a page-turner that is at once magically realistic and completely allegorical."

- Jay Bonansinga, National Bestselling Author of PINKERTON'S WAR, PERFECT VICTIM, and co-author of THE WALKING DEAD TRILOGY

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