Have you ever been ensnared by a Scorpio? Stood up by a Sagittarius? Ghosted by a Gemini? They say that true love is written in the stars, but most of us are emotionally illiterate when comes to the grammar of the galaxy. Never Shag a Scorpio is an amorous adventure through the zodiac. Funny, smutty and embarrassingly accurate, it will teach you how to lure a Leo, turn on a Taurus and impress a Pisces' parents. Complete with full romantic profiles for each star sign, compatibility calculators and handy listicles such as A Sexy Virgo Playlist, Common Libra Lies, and What to get a Cancer for Valentine's Day, this book is your go-to guide to navigating the steamy side of astrology.

Migration and Inequality in Germany 1870-1913 presents a new view of German history in the late nineteenth century. Dr Grant argues that many of the problems of Imperial Germany were temporary ones produced by the strain of rapid industrialisation. Drawing on the tools of development economics he argues that Germany passed through a labour surplus phase as desribed by the Lewis Model. This period came to an end around 1900, creating more favourable conditions for political reform and social reconciliation. But Germany's progress to full political and economic maturity was derailed at the outbreak of war in 1914. Dr Grant bases his argument on an analysis of the economic and demographic forces driving migration in nineteenth-century Germany. High rural-urban migration led to the rapid expansion of German cities. The main factors driving this were social and economic change in the countryside and the process of the demographic transition. The release of surplus labour onto urban labour markets held back wage increases and led to an increase in inequality. The German economy behaved in a way which seemed to bear out the predictions of Karl Marx and this contributed to the appeal of Marxist ideas and the rise of the social democratic vote. However, this was a temporary phase. The labour surplus period was largely over by 1900. The rise in inequality which had begun in the 1820s came to an end, and inequality began to fall. Contrary to received wisdom, Germany was not on the brink of a general socio-economic crisis in 1914; instead it was moving away from one. However, the political system failed to take advantage of this opportunity, and Germany's dependence on imported food and raw materials led to a strategic crisis which combined disastrously with internal political problems.

Haiku, the short Japanese form of poetry, is not often used in erotic literature. Oliver Grant chose it for his first collection of erotic gay poems. Most of the verses contain metaphor, often with lots of imagination, sometimes unusual. Very erotic, the poems range from the subtle to the crude, but avoid vulgarity. Many have a strong sense of humor, even those in the S-and-M mood Following the general trend in haiku, grant does not give titles to each poem; they are grouped under several categories.

The backdrop for each story is exotic, sometimes real and sometimes imaginary, colorful and unusual, which is fitting for tales. Borrowing from Scheherazade, the author takes the reader on a journey to enchanting lands, from palaces of Sultans, to villages in Africa; from Pharaoh's court, to rocky mountains in America and ancient Japan's Edo, with places of fantasy in between. The main subjects are romance, comedy, and drama, often with a combination of the three. The tales are action-packed, with a quick tempo. Love dominates the collection and hate is present - with varied degrees of intensity - in some tales. The main protagonists are also exotic, handsome, often young, with a sharp sense of humor. They range from pour African villagers and lonely Native Americans, to Sultans, Pharaohs, Semi-Gods and Avatars. Most of the tales have a happy ending, except for the more dramatic ones.

'Game changing. Juche is to shape the cultural zeitgeist just as The Little Book of Hygge did.' Fern Brady 'A book to bring shame upon our depraved morals and our wilted-spinach governments.' Ivo Graham How did North Korea become the top-rated destination on Tripadvisor? The answer is Juche ... 'In this earth-quaking lifestyle manifesto, I, Comrade Hyun-gi, will share with you the blueprint to a healthier, happier way of life. Juche will teach you westerners how sleeping under your desk yields a better work/life balance; why food rationing promotes a greater generosity of spirit; how sealed borders prevent the agony of long-distance relationships and why pensions prevent people from living in the moment. So come, dear Comrade, and step free from the landmines and tripwires of capitalism and march with me towards the socialist dawn that awaits us all.' 'As dry as it is daft - I loved it.' Jordan Brookes

"Confessions" is a collection of eight homoerotic short stories. Using his favorite gay themes of oversexed adolescents, master/slave situations, horny men of the cloth, libertine school masters, etc., Oliver Grant creates funny situations of men in rut, often with unexpected outcome and turn of events. As in his previous work, with his rich imagination and sharp sense of humor he pushes his protagonists into series of hilarious circumstances and behaviors, all wrapped in extremely erotic atmosphere. The humorous prose often turns to explicit and un-bashful hot action.