The Master in Bondage

The Master in Bondage
Author: Huaiyin Li
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2023-03-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1503635295

Drawing on a rich set of original oral histories conducted with retired factory workers from industrial centers across the country, this book provides a bottom-up examination of working class participation in factory life during socialist and reform-era China. Huaiyin Li offers a series of new interpretations that challenge, revise, and enrich the existing scholarship on factory politics and worker performance during the Maoist years, including the nature of the Maoist state as seen in the operation of power relations on the shop floor, as well as the origins and dynamics of industrial enterprise reforms in the post-Mao era. In sharp contrast with the ideologically driven goal of promoting grassroots democracy or manifesting workers' status as the masters of the workplace, Li argues that Maoist era state-owned enterprises operated effectively to turn factory workers into a well-disciplined labor force through a complex set of formal and informal institutions that functioned to generate an equilibrium in power relations and work norms. The enterprise reforms of the 1980s and 1990s undermined this preexisting equilibrium, catalyzing the transformation of the industrial workforce from predominantly privileged workers in state-owned enterprises to precarious migrant workers of rural origins hired by private firms. Ultimately, this comprehensive and textured history provides an analytically astute new picture of everyday factory life in the world's largest manufacturing powerhouse.

Bondage Buddies

Bondage Buddies
Author: Golden Angel
Publisher: Golden Angel LLC
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

It's friends-with-benefits, but with rope... Domi has a secret escape from her life as a single mom. On nights when she’s alone, she heads to Marquis, a sinfully hot club for those who like pain with their pleasure. When Master Mitch proposes a friends-with-benefits arrangement, it sounds perfect – she can have her cake and eat it too. Mitch doesn’t believe in happily-ever-afters, not after his parents’ nasty divorce and the way they still play games with each other. But the more time he spends with Domi, the harder it is to send her home alone at the end of the night. The only question is, how can he convince another commitment-phobe to give a relationship a real chance? An opposites attract, grumpy-sunshine, friends with benefits BDSM club romance between a playboy Dom and a single mom. Masters of Marquis Series 1. Bondage Buddies 2. Master Chef 3. Law & Disorder 4. Switch Play 5. Legally Bound 6. Shallow Submission 7. Hidden Away 8. Giant Tamer 9. Third Wheel

The Master Will Appear

The Master Will Appear
Author: L.A. Witt
Publisher: GallagherWitt
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2017-03-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1943426538

Dr. Mikhail “Misha” Budnikov takes one look at fellow fencer Ryan O’Connor and instantly knows his type. The undisciplined hothead is all ego with no finesse and even less control. In short, Misha’s pet peeves personified. To put the arrogant kid in check, Misha challenges him to a sparring match, which he predictably wins. Not so predictably, Ryan asks him to be a mentor and show him how to fence. Startled by the moment of humility, Misha agrees. What begins as fencing lessons becomes something much hotter, and before they know it, Misha is giving Ryan an entirely different kind of education. Dominance, submission, pain, pleasure—at the hands of an older, experienced man, a whole new world is opening up for Ryan. As the trust deepens and their bond strengthens, though, Ryan retreats because that sham called love left him jaded long ago. Cynical beyond his years, he’s not letting his guard down, least of all for a thrice-divorced man twice his age. Now Misha has to find a way to crack through those defenses…or accept defeat and walk away from the submissive who might just be the love of his life. This Las Palmas Fencing Club novel is approximately 120,000 words and can be read as a standalone.This M/M romance has an age gap, over 40, class differences, and lots of sexy, kinky heat with all the feels.

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
Total Pages: 573
Release: 2021-05-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1513288253

Of Human Bondage (1915) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Inspired by his experiences as an orphan and young student, Maugham composed his masterpiece. Adapted several times for film, Of Human Bondage is a story of tragedy, perseverance, and the eternal search for happiness which drives us as much as it haunts our every move. Orphaned as a boy, Philip Carey is raised in an affectionless household by his aunt and uncle. Although his Aunt Louisa tries to make him feel welcome, William proves an uncaring, vindictive man. Left to fend for himself most days, Philip finds solace in the family’s substantial collection of books, which serve as an escape for the imaginative boy. Sent to study at a prestigious boarding school, Philip struggles to fit in with his peers, who abuse him for his intelligence and club foot. Despite his struggles, he perseveres in his studies and chooses his own path in life, moving to Heidelberg, Germany and denying his uncle’s wish that he attend Oxford. As he struggles to become a professional artist, Philip learns that one’s dreams are often unsubstantiated in the world of the living. Of Human Bondage is a tale of desire, disappointment, and romance by a master stylist with a keen sense of the complications inherent to human nature. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of W. Somerset Maugham’s Of Human Bondage is a classic work of British literature reimagined for modern readers.

The Master's Wife

The Master's Wife
Author: Simone Leigh
Publisher: Simone Leigh Publishing
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2017-11-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The Master’s Wife Once a student working in a dead-end hotel job to make ends meet, Elizabeth dreamed of a better life. When she foolishly decided to shower in the penthouse bathroom of one of the hotel guests, the occupant of the room returned to discover the naked Elizabeth. It had consequences she did not expect. Over time, the Billionaire Richard Haswell became Elizabeth’s loving Master and has now married her. On their honeymoon, what will happen next? A BDSM, Billionaire, Erotic Romance 5 stars “Omg the HEAT WOW!!!! I loved their story from day one meeting lol Richard is really special and Elizabeth is jus absolutely fantastic now married and on their honeymoon it's all HEAT all the time. I’m hooked!!!” mysty dean 5 stars: “An Intense Honeymoon Novella Continuing the story between Richard and Elizabeth, Beth, this book takes place over the course of their honeymoon. They each give the other gifts that enhance their kinky lifestyle. While money is no object for Richard, and now Beth as his wife, they still prove the best gifts don't cost a financial dime. The cost lies in the trust placed in the intimate acts between two people. While toys enhance the experiences, only the raw vulnerability of giving over your most innermost self to another is priceless.” JustAnotherPerson 5 stars “Thanks for another great story Another fast, hot, panty melting read by Simone Leigh. I enjoy all her stories but I have to say I have a soft spot for Elizabeth and Richard because even though they practice BSDM they are still so sweet about it. Not as hardcore as some of her stories that I love too.” Amy

Inhuman Bondage

Inhuman Bondage
Author: David Brion Davis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2008-06-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 0195339444

Davis begins with the dramatic "Amistad" case, and then looks at slavery in the American South and the abolitionists who defeated one of human history's greatest evils.

Finding Master Right

Finding Master Right
Author: L.A. Witt
Publisher: GallagherWitt
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2018-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1642309060

It’s all fun and games until somebody falls in love. Chase has just arrived at a much anticipated leather convention, and he’s about to lose his mind. Not only is his ex attending, but Chase is also rooming with Derek, a submissive he’s been dying to top. Although Derek is in search of a Dom, he made it painfully clear when the two of them hooked up for a very hot—but very vanilla—night just before the convention that he wasn’t interested in submitting to Chase. Derek isn’t stupid. No matter how desperate he is to submit to Chase, he wants no part of a rebound relationship. As long as Chase is still pining after the sub who broke his heart a few months ago, Derek’s keeping him at arm’s length. Besides, there’s another Dom at this convention, the gorgeous Master Raul, who Derek is determined to attract. But when Chase and Derek are confronted with all their kinks, from ropes to leather, bondage to flogging—not to mention each other—they can only ignore their mutual attraction for so long. This 46,000 word book was previously published.

The Master's Maid

The Master's Maid
Author: Simone Leigh
Publisher: Simone Leigh Publishing
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2020-06-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

She Got More Than She Bargained For… Student Elizabeth works in a dead-end hotel job to make ends meet. But she dreams of a better life. When she foolishly decides to shower in the penthouse bathroom of one of the hotel guests, it has consequences she did not expect. A BDSM Billionaire Erotic Romance

Master of O

Master of O
Author: Ernest Greene
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781938884047

Steven Diamond is a high-powered LA attorney by day, but by night he uses his wealth and influence to indulge his most intimate desires. His life is a waking dream until his half-brother presents him with a unique gift: the eponymous O, a mysterious, seductive and submissive hedonist in search of a master deserving of her complete devotion.

More from the Master

More from the Master
Author: Jack Rinella
Publisher: Jack Rinella
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2007-10
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0940267128

Rinella's most recent collection of essays complements his best-selling The Master's Manual with an array of articles on living and enjoying a healthry BDSM lifestyle. Filled with the common sense, practical, and enlightening wisdom that is Rinella's writing, readers, both old and new, will gain insight and information from this array of kinky information.