Sex in the World of Myth by David Leeming

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Category: Sex & Sexuality

In Sex in the World of Myth, David Leeming argues that sex is as important in myths as it is in our daily lives. Casting myths as our cultural dreams, Leeming shows that sex is pervasive in all mythologies because it has obsessed and confused us like nothing else. He reveals how sexual myths, like all m yths, can have many purposes. The reproductive acts of the ancient Greek goddess Gaia, for instance, may reflect a pre-Olympian matriarchal social system, while tales of the unbridled sexual deeds of the Polynesian Maui, and many others, speak to a natural fascination with the power and mystery of sexual drives. Both a survey of the sex lives of the world's mythological figures and their deep meaning, Sex in the World of Myth demonstrates that even when such myths are meant to elicit laughter or titillation, the participation in them of sacred heroes and deities means they are in some sense religious--tales offering us partial answers to the nature of existence in general, and of human sexuality in particular. ...Show more

Solitary Sex - A Cultural History of Masturbation by Thomas W. Laqueur

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Category: Sex & Sexuality

A historical account of masturbation as a moral issue and cultural taboo.   At a time when almost any victimless sexual practice has its public advocates and almost every sexual act is fit for the front page, the easiest, least harmful, and most universal one is embarrassing, discomforting, and g enuinely radical when openly acknowledged. Masturbation may be the last taboo. But this is not a holdover from a more benighted age. The ancient world cared little about the subject; it was a backwater of Jewish and Christian teaching about sexuality. In fact, solitary sex as a serious moral issue can be dated with a precision rare in cultural history; Laqueur identifies it with the publication of the anonymous tract Onania in about 1722. Masturbation is a creation of the Enlightenment, of some of its most important figures, and of the most profound changes it unleashed. It is modern. It worried at first not conservatives, but progressives. It was the first truly democratic sexuality that could be of ethical interest for women as much as for men, for boys and girls as much as for their elders.   The book's range is vast. It begins with the prehistory of solitary sex in the Bible and ends with third-wave feminism, conceptual artists, and the Web. It explains how and why this humble and once obscure means of sexual gratification became the evil twin--or the perfect instance--of the great virtues of modern humanity and commercial society: individual moral autonomy and privacy, creativity and the imagination, abundance and desire. ...Show more

Susie Bright's Sexual Reality

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Category: Sex & Sexuality

Discusses politics, erotics, and the human sexual condition, with the premise that human fantasies and fears, especially the sexual ones, are more real than the real forces we have reckoned with historically.

Susie Sexpert's Lesbian Sex World by Susie Bright

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Category: Sex & Sexuality

A new edition of the best-selling lesbian sex book that rocked girls from coast to coast

The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion and Fulfillment by Jack Morin

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Category: Sex & Sexuality

Challenging accepted theories about what makes for terrific sex, "The Erotic Mind" is a breakthrough exploration of the least understood dimensions of human sexuality -- the psychology of desire, arousal, and fulfillment. Nationally known sex therapist Dr. Jack Morin offers a bold new perspective that c elebrates the joys of Eros without denying its risks. Based on an in-depth analysis of over 1,000 provocative stories of peak sexual experiences, "The Erotic Mind" offers clear, accessible guidance on how anyone can utilize his or her own peak encounters and fantasies as powerful tools of self-discovery. "The Erotic Mind" explains the many paradoxes of erotic life, such as: why we're most excited when we must overcome obstacles; how anxiety, guilt, and anger -- generally thought to have a negative impact on sexual arousal -- often turn out to be aphrodisiacs; how we use unresolved issues from our early lives to intensify passion; and why the best sex is dynamic and unpredictable, rather than static and safe. These and other insights, combined with concrete suggestions for increasing our enjoyment, overcoming our problems, and revitalizing our relationships, will change forever the way we think about our eroticism."The Erotic Mind offers unexpected opportunities for intimate partners to translate their appreciation into passionate and fulfilling sex."--John Gray, Ph.D., author of "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" "A lucid and compelling exploration of long-neglected aspects of Eros."--Lonnie Barbach, Ph.D., author of "For Yourself, For Each Other, and Erotic Interludes" ...Show more

The Every Body Book - The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids about Sex, Gender, Bodies, and Families by Rachel E. Simon

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Category: Sex & Sexuality

An illustrated LGBTQ+ inclusive kid's guide to sex and relationship education that includes children and families of all genders and sexual orientations, covering puberty, hormones, consent, sex, pregnancy and safety.

The History of Sexuality v.1: The Will to Knowledge by Michel Foucault

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Category: Sex & Sexuality | Series: History of Sexuality

Here, one of France's greatest intellectuals explores the evolving social, economic and political forces that have shaped our attitudes to sex. Foucault describes how we are in the process of making a science of sex which is devoted to the analysis of desire rather than the increase of pleasure.

The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality by Julie Sondra Decker

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Category: Sex & Sexuality

A finalist for the 2015 LAMBDA Literary Award. What if you weren't sexually attracted to anyone? A growing number of people are identifying as asexual. They aren't sexually attracted to anyone, and they consider it a sexual orientation--like gay, straight, or bisexual. Asexuality is the invisible orient ation. Most people believe that "everyone" wants sex, that "everyone" understands what it means to be attracted to other people, and that "everyone" wants to date and mate. But that's where asexual people are left out--they don't find other people sexually attractive, and if and when they say so, they are very rarely treated as though that's okay. When an asexual person comes out, alarming reactions regularly follow; loved ones fear that an asexual person is sick, or psychologically warped, or suffering from abuse. Critics confront asexual people with accusations of following a fad, hiding homosexuality, or making excuses for romantic failures. And all of this contributes to a discouraging master narrative: there is no such thing as "asexual." Being an asexual person is a lie or an illness, and it needs to be fixed. In The Invisible Orientation, Julie Sondra Decker outlines what asexuality is, counters misconceptions, provides resources, and puts asexual people's experiences in context as they move through a very sexualized world. It includes information for asexual people to help understand their orientation and what it means for their relationships, as well as tips and facts for those who want to understand their asexual friends and loved ones. ...Show more

The Rise of the Versatile - Gay Male Sex Roles in Australia by Peter Di Sciascio (Cover Design by)

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Category: Sex & Sexuality

In the last 20 years gay men in Australia have been undergoing a revolution in the way they have sex and the culture and community that supports it. The revolution has been happening largely unnoticed by those most affected. We now have a situation where the changes are not understood or accepted, to th e detriment of parts of the gay community. In this book Peter Di Sciascio delves into the past and the present in an attempt to understand the changes in sex roles and their impact on the everyday gay man. Come on the journey with him as he finds that gay men seem set to have to live with a more complex sex system than many want. ...Show more

The Voyeur's Motel by Gay Talese

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Category: Sex & Sexuality

On January 7, 1980, in the run-up to the publication of Thy Neighbor's Wife, Gay Talese received an anonymous letter from a man in Colorado. 'Since learning of your long awaited study of coast-to-coast sex in America,' the letter began, 'I feel I have important information that I could contribute to its contents or to contents of a future book.' The man went on to tell Talese a remarkable, shocking secret, so compelling that Talese travelled to Colorado to verify it in person. But because the letter-writer insisted on remaining anonymous, Talese filed his reporting away, certain the story would remain untold. Over the next thirty-five years, the man occasionally reached out to Talese to fill him in on the latest developments in his life, but he continued to insist on anonymity. Finally, after thirty-five years, he's ready to go public. In the tradition of Thy Neighbor's Wife, Talese's landmark, best-selling exploration of the sexual revolution in America, this will be a provocative, eye-opening and much-talked-about book. ...Show more

Things Ellie Likes : A Book About Sexuality and Masturbation for Girls and Young Women With Autism and Related Conditions by Jonathon (ILT) Kate; Powell Reynolds

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Category: Sex & Sexuality | Series: Ellie and Tom

Things Tom Likes : A book about sexuality and masturbation for boys and young men with autism and related conditions by Jonathon (ILT) Kate E.; Powell Reynolds

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Category: Sex & Sexuality