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Ties That Bind: The SM/Leather/Fetish Erotic Style: Issues, Commentaries and Advice - The writings of one of the most respected and knowledgeable people on the subject of SM/leather/fetish erotic style has been compiled in this book. Issues regarding relationships, the community, the SM experience, and personal transformation, as they relate to this form of erotic play, are addressed. Unlike many in the mental health field, Mr. Baldwin takes the approach that this style of erotic play can definitely be part of a healthy expression of one's sexuality. Many have benefitted from his sound advice in seminars, workshops and through his many published articles. Now, much of this man's wisdom has been published for you in this book. Author: Guy Baldwin Paperback: 244 pages Language: English ISBN: 1881943097 Price: $16.95 |
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Painfully Obvious: An Irreverent & Unauthorized Manual for Leather/SM - "Painfully Obvious" is a collection of 40 provocative essays by the former publisher of Drummer magazine and popular San Francisco leather columnist Robert Davolt. Originally written for the LeatherPage.com this anthology takes an unorthodox look at leather relationships, community, contests, business, tradition, history and leadership. Inside perspective and practical tips on "what To War," "Leather On The Cheap" and "Passing The Bar," are delivered with authoritative research and barbed humor. Author: Robert Davolt Paperback: 250 pages Language: English ISBN: 1881943194 Price: $16.95 |
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Consensual Sadomasochism : How to Talk About It and How to Do It Safely - Easy to read, easy to follow, and easy to understand, in this book the authors define and demystify the unique language of consensual sadomasochism, examine the psychological power of erotic dominance and submission, provide a carefully considered guide for safe SM play, and explain how SM can be an activity of intense intimacy and sophisticated erotic theater, as well as one of simple sexual pleasure. Combining their extensive professional credentials with deep personal experience, the result is an original introduction to a widely misunderstood realm of human sexuality. Author: William Henkin and Sybil Holiday Paperback: 264 pages Language: English ISBN: 1881943127 Price: $17.95 |
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Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism - Enthusiastically covers all the basics and even some of the not-so-basics--bondage, negotiation, sex, endorphins, dominance and submission, toys, safety, S/M community, and beyond. It's written primarily from the point of view of male dominant/female submissive interactions, but it's easily translatable into valuable advice for any relationship configuration. Miller and Devon's explanations of not just the how, but also the why, of sadomasochism are honest, sexy, funny--and a must-have for anyone who wants to learn about sadism, masochism, dominance, submission, or bondage. Author: Phillip Miller and Molly Devon Paperback: 277 pages Language: English ISBN: 0964596008 Price: $24.95 |
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Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond - Modern tools of BDSM, fetish, kink and erotic adventuring have roots that go far back into history, tools that have been used for reaching altered states of consciousness, creating spiritual epiphanies, and changing lives. Whether you're a seasoned explorer or have never delved into the depths, you hold in your hand a roadmap, a set of keys, and an invitation to journey on your own path of Sacred Kink. Author: Lee Harrington Paperback: 420 pages Language: English ISBN: 055721176X Price: $27.95 |
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Finding Leather in a Vanilla World - A beginners guide to finding and joining a Kink Community with helpful hints and ideas on what you should look for and where to find the local community. Author: Shannon Reilly Paperback: 136 pages Language: English ISBN: 1440478422 Price: $14.95 |
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Sensuous Magic: A Guide to S/M for Adventurous Couples - Sensuous Magic is clear, succinct and engaging even for the reader for whom S/M isn't the sexual behavior of choice. Author: Patrick Califia Paperback: 220 pages Language: English ISBN: 1573441309 Price: $14.95 |
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Bound to Be Free: The S/M Experience - This work is intended to explain and demystify the world of sadomasochism (SM). It is neither a political statement nor scientific research. It is a discussion of SM, what it means to its practitioners, how it is practiced, and the structure of its subculture in contemporary American society. Like all sexual behavior, SM is more than it seems, encompassing a spectrum of physiological and psychological mechanisms. By its reliance only on observed behavior, the outsider's view has consistently led to misconceptions and false interpretations of SM behavior. This book moves beyond the superficial and the misleading, focusing on the actual SM experience by fully integrating the external view of the academic with the internal view of the practitioner. Author: Charles Moser Paperback: 216 pages Language: English ISBN: 0826410472 Price: $15.95 |
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Leathersex Q&A: Questions About Leathersex and the Leather Lifestyle Answered - Leathersex Q&A is a wealth of information about this specific style of sexuality. Questions are answered concerning a wide range of topics including SM, bondage, relationships, safety, spirituality, history, and more. The answers in this book are responses to actual letters sent to the author over several years of his career as a lecturer, columnist and editor of a gay men's leather magazine. Each question is answered with the sensitivity and insight only someone with a vast amount of experience in this style of sexuality could provide. Although the questions were originally posed in a gay male forum, the answers are generally of use to any man or woman, regardless of orientation, who wishes to venture into the world of leathersex. Author: Joseph Bean Paperback: 246 pages Language: English ISBN: 1881943011 Price: $16.95 |
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Leathersex: A Guide for the Curious Outsider and the Serious Player - Everyone wants a more interesting and fulfilling erotic life. With that in mind, this book was written to give guidance to one popular style of erotic play which the author calls "leathersex"- sexuality that may include S/M, bondage, dominance, submission, fantasy, role playing, sensual physical stimulation, and fetish, to name just a few. If you are simply curious about leathersex, or if you already enjoy its pleasures but want to learn more, this book is for you! Author: Joseph Bean Paperback: 217 pages Language: English ISBN: 1881943054 Price: $16.95 |
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Learning the Ropes: A Basic Guide to Safe and Fun S/m Lovemaking - This brief volume explains how partners can explore their dominant and submissive S/M fantasies in a safe and fun manner. Negative myths are dispelled and replaced with the truth about the kind of S/M erotic play that so many adults enjoy. You'll learn what S/M is, how to do it safely, and much, much more. Author: Race Bannon Paperback: 158 pages Language: English ISBN: 1881943070 Price: $18.95 |
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The Leather Contest Guide: A Handbook for Promoters, Contestants, Judges and Titleholders - Currently, the leather contest is the only semi-systematic way we all have with which to identify and encourage local, regional, national, and international leather community leadership. This contest method is perhaps not the ideal way to choose our leadership, but it is "state-of-the-art" for now. Given this, it is important that contest be conducted with style, dignity and intelligence. And, of course, they should be a good time. Our community deserves the best of the best. If we don't do a good job with our contest system, we are cheating ourselves, and the time for doing that must come to an end. Our community has had second class status in the eyes of many people for far too long; that, too, must change. Author: Guy Baldwin Paperback: 139 pages Language: English ISBN: 1881943089 Price: $14.95 |
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Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics, and Practice - Since its publication a decade ago, this Lambda Literary Award-nominated book has become a classic, must-read book on human sexuality and identity. Widely cited as being among the most useful books of its kind, this co-gender anthology is both historical witness to and provocative treatise on this unique and often misunderstood subculture. The diverse contributors look at the history of the gay and lesbian underground, how radical sex practice relates to their spirituality, and what SM means to them personally. Author: Mark Thompson Paperback: 330 pages Language: English ISBN: 1881943208 Price: $17.00 |
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SM 101: A Realistic Introduction - It goes by many names: bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and more. In Jay Wiseman's SM 101, the long-taboo subject of consensual sadomasochism is accurately, insightful presented in the context of adult human sexuality, experience and tradition for the interested non-specialist general reader. SM 101 surveys the entire spectrum of consensual sadomasochistic practices from from bondage, to spanking, to erotic role-playing, and more. Now in an expanded second edition, SM 101 includes a new chapter on starting and running sadomasochistic organizations and events for consenting adults. Author: Jay Wiseman Paperback: 400 pages Language: English ISBN: 0963976389 Price: $24.95 |
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Radical Ecstasy: SM Journeys to Transcendence - Leather, tantra and spirit combine in this revolutionary sex book, which partners BDSM and sacred-sex practices. For millennia, seekers have used physical and emotional extremes to achieve transcendence and exaltation. Today, many BDSM and leather practitioners are discovering the potential of SM practice to reach personal, interpersonal and spiritual goals. With trademark frankness and humor, these popular BDSM/sexuality authors share techniques using tantric breathing, visualization and movement with BDSM to create states of transcendence during solo and partnered sexual and practice. The authors also document their own journeys into the realm transcendent kink: one author journeys Eastern and pagan spiritual paths while the other struggles to accept bliss. They share their triumphs, too: when conceptual frameworks cease to matter and bodies and spirits combine in radical ecstasy. Author: Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy Paperback: 208 pages Language: English ISBN: 189015962X Price: $16.95 |
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This Curious Human Phenomenon: An Exploration of Some Uncommonly Explored Aspects of BDSM - The actual mechanics of much of BDSM---otherwise known as S&M or leather---is well-documented in numerous how-to books, various movies, and numerous novels. It is often seen as kinky sex, and is commonly portrayed as involving skin-tight black leather clothing, chains, ropes, and nude or semi-nude participants writhing in delicious erotic ecstasy while being flogged or whipped by domineering "masters" and "mistresses". And maybe this is what it is to many of the people involved. And, in fact, it doesn't really sound half bad. But there's much more to it than this. In reality there are wants, needs, and hungers being explored and satisfied by BDSM participants which often they aren't even aware of themselves. "This Curious Human Phenomenon" looks under the hood to find out what's really going on, at why people "do" BDSM, at what makes it so enticing, at what needs it meets, and at why these can't readily be met elsewhere. This is not a how-to book. Instead, it is designed to be a bridge to understanding for people who want to take their BDSM to that mythical "next step". Author: Peter Masters Paperback: 242 pages Language: English ISBN: 193462568X Price: $19.95 |
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Safe, Sane, Consensual and Fun - Fifteen hot scenarios for bondage, spanking, roleplay and power exchange. This updated edition of mild-to-wild sex scenes is entry-level guide for curious couples. The authors describe all in delectable detail, including, Sensual Seduction, Spanking, Kidnapping and Transformation. Author: John Warren Paperback: 128 pages Language: English ISBN: 1890159433 Price: $13.95 |
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My Mentor, My Guide: A Handbook for Daddies and Boys for the New Generation - In this day and age, it’s easy to find sex anywhere without any meaningful bond. It’s common and many do it because sex can be so easily separated from love or emotion. It’s as if sex has become just a mechanical act in order to get to a climax. In this modern age of technology, you just get on the computer and “Ordering In” so to speak. If that’s what you want, and that’s all your in it for, great. For many men this works just fine, sex is very enjoyable and convenient. The idea of a meaningful bond is of no importance or simply forgotten. However, in the sexual arena of the BD/SM lifestyle there’s much more that goes into it then a simple staged scene or mechanical act. I’m talking about something more meaningful, “Male bonding at its deepest levels.” The type of bonding that carries the values and traditions of the past. These are life changing experiences that bring men closer and make them stronger. If you chose this book in the hope of finding some answers then you’re in the right place. For every book or place that you look always has a golden nugget of wisdom hidden somewhere inside. With that in mind I’m going to tell you what you’re not going to find. If you’re looking for some kind of “how-to” book about how to set up your own dungeon or how to use some easy come-on lines to score a date then you may want to keep looking. This book explains the deep core issues of male bonding in the BD/SM fetish setting. It promotes a deeper life experience for those who march to the beat of a different drummer. Author: Blade Bannon Paperback: 118 pages Language: English ISBN: 1934625450 Price: $16.95 |
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Sadomasochism: Powerful Pleasures - A book that dispels the myths about those who prefer to go beyond "vanilla" sex. Sadomasochism: Powerful Pleasures is a comprehensive exploration of the entire sexual subculture that lies on the cutting edge of society. The mental health professions and society have marginalized people who practice sadomasochism (SM).This interdisciplinary collection dispels myths surrounding SM, bringing together leading scholars from the fields of sexology, psychology, sociology, and medicine, alongside queer studies and sexual minority advocacy. Author: Charles Moser Paperback: 386 pages Language: English ISBN: 156023640X Price: $29.95 |
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Philosophy In the Dungeon, The Magic of Sex & Spirit - This book approaches spirituality with Jack's uniquely kinky perspective, including historically, psychologically, and yes, physically. Jack s system is holistic, based on extensive study, his most intimate experiences, and common sense. He approaches topics such as prayer, magic, and faith with modest confidence and rescues these concepts from their usual stereotypical meaning and misunderstood dogmatism. He encourages those looking for more significance in their kinky lifestyle to embrace an individualized spiritual path and to shed dogmatic approaches to spirituality that have only too often shamed people into denying their authentic selves. Author: Jack Rinella Paperback: 218 pages Language: English ISBN: 0940267101 Price: $17.95 |
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Bootblacking 101: A Handbook - This book is something that you would have expected to see multiple volumes on the topic. After all, you see bootblacks at almost every fetish event. The bootblack room-as-fundraiser is now standard for most contests, especially at International Mr. Leather. It is McDiarmid's experiences as he learns his craft and enters the arena of competitive bootblacking that set the tone of "Bootblacking 101." While the autobiographical final chapter deals just as much with preparedness and the rules of most contests, the description of the event is an informative. Be that as it may, "Bootblacking 101" covers the ground you really need to know. If you want to get in on the beginner's level, the first third of the book details "The Basic Bootshine." For bootblacks on a budget, there is a boot-kit that you can put together for about twenty bucks. Author: Andrew McDiarmid Paperback: 100 pages Language: English ISBN: 1887895698 Price: $17.95 |
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BDSM Primer - With the proliferation of the Internet into our lives, there is an explosion of people wanting to find out about the BDSM lifestyle and culture. They turn to the net because they can do so without their wife, husband, boss, neighbor, etc. finding out about their kinky interests. Author: Ralph White Paperback: 207 pages Language: English ISBN: 1887895566 Price: $19.95 |
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It's Not About the Whip: Love, Sex, and Spirituality in the BDSM Scene - This book is a collection of columns that the author wrote over the last few years as she recovered from a very painful breakup (just like a country song). The first section includes her personal reflections about being a Submissive, a Switch, and yes, a Dominant too. The second section includes the writing she has done in some unconventional, and sometimes controversial areas. The third section, Dating in the Scene follows the somewhat entertaining stories of her dating life. The fourth section, Diary of a Journalist Submissive, is the story about her experience at House Mermaid. In the fifth section she writes about how the BDSM community has changed her views about our place in society. Finally, she writes about being "Sensuous Sadie," and how being a leader and a writer has changed her life. Author: Sensuous Sadie Paperback: 236 pages Language: English ISBN: 1412001838 Price: $24.00 |
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Dark Moon Rising: Pagan BDSM and the Ordeal Path - Throughout history, from the Hindu Kavadi ceremony to the Lakota Sun Dance, the Ordeal Path has been an honored spiritual road to the magic of the flesh, and to touching the Gods. Today many Pagans are discovering this path, by accident or by design. Simultaneously, many practitioners of secular BDSM are finding themselves having spiritual experiences in the middle of their most secular scenes. This book explores the crossover points between both these communities and practices, a cross-section which is growing steadily, baring controversial articles on topics as diverse as sacred pain, bondage, hook suspension, cathartic Pagan ritual, the spirituality of dominance and submission, and being the slave of the Gods. With contributions by noted authors and activists in both communities, and stunning photography by artist and Shibari-Do master Bridgett Harrington, this book is an awe-inspiring gateway into the Realm of the Underworld… and back again. Author: Raven Kaldera Paperback: 440 pages Language: English ISBN: 1847288928 Price: $27.00 |
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The Dictionary of Scene Friendly Terms - With more than 350 definitions of the words used by practitioners of alternative sexuality, The Dictionary of Scene-Friendly Terms has been compiled from the glossaries of some of the most important authors of our day. It also includes abbreviations, names of whips, a short hanky code, and a listing of our fetishes. Author: Jack Rinella Paperback: 64 pages Language: English ISBN: 0940267136 Price: $7.95 |
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S&M: Studies in Dominance & Submission - The contributors to this revised classic incorporate autobiographical and firsthand accounts to emphasize the complexity and symbolic nature of this 'velvet underground' of human sexuality. A variety of sub-worlds and identities are explored: the professional dominatrix; prostitution and S heterosexual, gay, and lesbian S the role of pain and fantasy; and organized S&M groups. Recent trends such as non-mainstream body modification are discussed, along with the increasing integration of S&M themes in areas of popular culture such as the arts, literature, mass media, and fashion. Author: Thomas Weinberg Paperback: 312 pages Language: English ISBN: 087975978X Price: $25.00 |
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Spiritual Transformation Through BDSM: Stories and Submissions from Fellow Travelers - Spiritual Transformation through BDSM does not presume to be a step-by-step manual for obtaining enlightenment through bondage, domination, sadism, or masochism, although it provides enough for the reader to plot their own path. At once both scholarly and approachable, this book is a compilation of dozens of interviews, articles, anecdotes, and tales, by the today's leaders in the BDSM community. By reading Spiritual Transformation, practitioners of BDSM are encouraged to consider the religious and spiritual importance of their devotion. Author: Sensuous Sadie Hardcover: 612 pages Language: English ISBN: 0979006775 Price: $42.00 |
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The Control Book - The Control Book is about the fine art of taking control of your partner. It's about the processes involved, about taking control, using control, about ensuring that you have control, and-importantly-about giving control back once you are done with it. The book discusses how this works-the psychology of it-and looks at what can go right, and at what can go wrong and how to fix it. It considers the role of authority in the equation, and looks at how to manage the control you have over someone so that it is both effective and rewarding for you both. The author believes that a very large part of the activities which we include under the umbrella of BDSM rely explicitly or implicitly on control being asserted over one person by another. His goal in this book is to talk about control, explain what it is, demonstrate it, show how to take it, how to give it, how to manage it, and more. Author: Peter Masters Paperback: 200 pages Language: English ISBN: 1442173866 Price: $16.95 |