In Mexico, a lawyer, his policeman brother, and two gay nineteen-year-olds open a brothel. The brothel will only service bi or gay men, no women or minors. Unfortunately, the most vicious gang in the city also runs one catering to the same type of clientele. For a while, a fragile peace holds between the two brothels, but when the gang's business falters, chaos erupts. Kidnapping, arson, and even murder ensue. The police in three Mexican states try to rein in the violence, but in most case...

Here, from New York Times bestselling historian Robert Payne, is the extraordinary story of the Roman Empire - from its birth to the rise of the Caesars through the era of excess and its final collapse.

Drawn into the circuit of men cruising for sex in and around a train station, restless adolescent Henri begins a frenzied pursuit of a dangerously charismatic older man, with sometimes violent and ultimately tragic consequences. Premiering at Cannes in 1983, Patrice Chéreau’s L’Homme blessé (The Wounded Man) was one of France’s first major cinematic releases to depict homosexual desire and queer sexual cultures in an unapologetic and complex way. It is a film that continu...

“Three-Dimensional Team Building: Building Teams to Succeed in Every Aspect of the Game is culmination of a series of "Three-Dimensional" books by Robert Payne Jr following his insights on Leadership and Followership and further builds on his experience building and working in teams after 24 years of military service and 20 years of ordained ministry. As the importance of people working together increases, organizers must focus not only the outcomes of those teams but the intricac...

This antiquarian volume contains 'Mao Tse-tung: Ruler of Red China', a book written by Robert Payne and published by in 1950 shortly after Mao came to power. Although devoid of many documents and pieces of information that were to become available after the original publication of this text, the book explores the party's history and foundation in considerable detail. Written in clear, accessible language and full of interesting information, this text will be of considerable utility to thos...

Erupting like a force of nature, Adolf Hitler sought to dominate the entire world and reshape it according to his own desires.Ruthless, calculating and intuitive, the decorated soldier of WWI was a skilled orator, able to seduce the masses as easily as he could manipulate state authority and European leaders. But he was also susceptible to violent rages and possessiveness, which over the course of his life proved testing for any relationship he formed.In

Imagine if you could hear God speak. Imagine if you could sit down and speak to God about a wide range of subjects that are helpful to the Christian faith and have him respond to you.Matthew Robert Payne did exactly that over the course of a month. He sat down with the subjects covered in his previous book, "Jesus Speaking Today," and asked God to open up about them. What follows is a number of intimate conversations with God.God shares his heart with Matthew in a way that ...

After 13 years in heaven, with a love affair with the man of her dreams (Jesus) and sitting under his tutelage, how do you think Princes Diana fared? In Princess Speaks from Heaven book one by Matthew Robert Payne, Diana could have been accused of being worldly as a fashion designer in heaven. Not so, in this short treatise.If you have read Princess Diana Speaks from Heaven a Divine Revelation you would have met a light and breezy, loving and compassionate woman who has been effect...

Baggy trousers, huge out-turned boots, a dilapidated bowler-hat, and an absurd toothbrush moustache — that’s the Charlie Chaplin we all love.This book, written after many discussions with Charlie himself, describes his personality as revealed in his chief films and tells much about his life. Including, his precarious London childhood, his early stage work, his screen comedies with Fred Karno and Mack Sennett, and his triumphs in the later great films.Payne ...

Elijah called fire down from heaven, Joseph the Dreamer ranked next to Pharaoh, Samuel anointed King David, Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dreams, Ezekiel breathed on the dry bones, and John the Baptist prepared the way of the Lord. From the Old Testament to the New Testament and in today's day and age, prophets come and go. Bearing God's message, bringing his judgments, giving answers to problems, calling things to life, pointing people back to him.Prophets...called...appoint...

Early in 2020, naturist fiction author P. Z. Walker had the idea for a collection of mystery stories to be called "Murder in the Nudist Colony," deliberately using the antiquated term "nudist colony" for a slightly retro, humorous touch. On social media platforms, mostly Twitter, other folks associated with the fine network of naturist authors chimed in. Ted Bun put together the call for submissions, Robert Longpré set up the page to share documents as well as the ISBN, Fabien Barabé desig...

"More than KILLING PATTON"—A ReviewerThis is the story of the life and mind of George C. Marshall, soldier and statesman, as told by a distinguished writer whose own background makes him particularly qualified to discuss some of the more controversial aspects of General Marshall's work since World War II.Showing in quite an extraordinary way how Marshall represents the strengths and weaknesses of the American tradition, this book's study of the life of a great contemporary ...