Robert Aldrich: 10 books

A comprehensive biographical survey from ancient Chinese courtiers to pioneers of gay liberation in the twenty-first century, from the unknowable relationships of the distant past to the frankest affirmations of modern sexual identity. The exploits of the famous never cease to captivate our...

Colonialism and Homosexuality is a thorough investigation of the connections of homosexuality and imperialism from the late 1800s - the era of 'new imperialism' - until the era of decolonization. Robert Aldrich reconstructs the context of a number of liaisons, including those of famous men such as...

Ceylon, or Sri Lanka, was long known to travellers for its luxuriant landscapes, colourful temples and friendly inhabitants – the island once named Serendip. This book explores the sojourns of gay visitors from the late 1800s to the modern day, providing a history of homosexuality, travel and cultural...

Through an explanation of forty figures in European culture, ^The Seduction of the Mediterranean argues that the Mediterranean, classical and contemporary, was the central theme in homoerotic writing and art from the 1750s to the 1950s. Episodes of exile, murder, drug-taking, wild homosexual orgies...

An examination of British and French deposition and exile of indigenous monarchs in Asia and Africa from 1815 until the 1950s.

Exile was a potent form of punishment and a catalyst for change in colonial Asia between the seventeenth and early twentieth centuries. Vast networks of forced migration supplied laborers to emerging colonial settlements, while European powers banished rivals to faraway locations. Exile in Colonial...

Sam, a young, carefree girl, living with her family on their farm witnesses, for the first time, two legendary creatures battle in the distant mountains. Towering over those mountains their battle can be felt by the young girl. Awe and wonder fill her and what seems to be a simple sighting of epic...

Writers of the modern essay can trace their chosen genre all the way back to Michel de Montaigne (1533–92). But save for the recent notable best seller How to Live: A Life of Montaigne by Sarah Bakewell, Montaigne is largely ignored. After Montaigne—a collection of twenty-four new personal essays...

Alec Walters' world is slowly dying.There's little hope in a city overrun by corporate greed, crime born of rampant poverty, and the endless stagnation of humanity. Alec's only relief is racing with his team on the Duralee Track - the one bright spot in the city - and the ghostly voice of the woman...

The Isis Military Complex. A military research facility deep in the Nevada desert before it was abandoned and left to rot. In the decades since, malevolent things have grown and festered in that nightmarish place. But where there’s evil, there’s loot! It’s for that reason that Rhest, an enterprising...