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Fresh on the heels of his New York Times bestselling and National Book Award- nominated novel, Drop City , T.C. Boyle has spun an even more dazzling tale that will delight both his longtime devotees and a legion of new fans. Boyle’s tenth novel, The Inner Circle has it all: fabulous characters, a rollicking plot, and more sex than pioneering researcher Dr. Alfred Kinsey ever dreamed of... (more)

Sex in History

by Reay Tannahill

Thoroughly fascinating. 'New York Post'

Stranger in a Strange Land

by Robert A. Heinlein

One of the greatest science fiction novels ever published, Stranger in a Strange Land's original manuscript had 50,000 words cut. Now they have been reinstated for this special 30th anniversary trade edition. A Mars-born earthling arrives on this planet for the first time as an adult, and the sensation he creates teaches Earth some unforgettable lessons. "A brilliant mind-bender."--Kurt Vonnegut.

From Here to Eternity

by James Jones

Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941. Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler. But when he refuses to join the company's boxing team, he gets "the treatment" that may break him or kill him. First Sgt. Milton Anthony Warden knows how to soldier better than almost anyone, yet he's risking his career to have an affair with the commanding officer's wife. Both Warden and Prewitt are bound by a... (more)

New Testament and Homosexuality

by Robin Scroggs

Sexual Metamorphosis: An Anthology of Transsexual Memoirs (Vintage Original)

Sexual Metamorphosis: An Anthology of Transsexual Memoirs (Vintage Original)

by Jonathan Ames

But who could describe my fright when, on the next morning, I awoke and found myself feeling as if completely changed into a woman. — Case 129, Autobiography, from Psychopathia Sexualis, a Medico-Forensic Study by Richard Von Krafft-Ebing At the time the passage above was written, people who felt trapped in the wrong gender automatically became case-studies. Today they become the men and women they always felt... (more)

Diary of an S&M Romance

by Dollie Llama

"Diary of an S&M Romance" is the true story of a young widow reclaiming her life in a red-hot world of kinky sex. She's a feminist doing things that many feminists would consider beastly, and loving every second of it. In "Diary of an S&M Romance", Dollie Llama explores the complex connections between romantic sweetness and furious, nasty sex. Part introspective journey of discovery, part tender love... (more)

Embodiment: An approach to sexuality and Christian theology

Embodiment: An approach to sexuality and Christian theology

by James B. Nelson

Living in Sin?: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality

Living in Sin?: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality

by John Shelby Spong

Is celibacy the only moral alternative to marriage? Should the widowed be allowed to form intimate relationships without remarrying? Should the church receive homosexuals into its community and support committed gay and lesbian relationships? Should congregations publicly and liturgically witness and affirm divorces? Should the church's moral standards continue to be set by patriarchal males? Should women be... (more)

Sperm Wars: The Science of Sex

by Robin Baker

This revolutionary book demonstrates that sexual behavior is driven by neither the psyche nor the conscious mind, but by biological imperatives programmed into us millions of years ago. Argues that a man's sexual behavior is based on the expectation that his sperm will have to compete with other men's sperm to fertilize the descending egg, & women are programmed to promote this sperm warfare. Uses a series of... (more)

The Kinsey Institute New Report On Sex

by June Machover Reinisch

The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction is recognized as one of the world's most authoritative and trusted sources of information concerning sexuality, sexual health and practices, and related issues. Now the Kinsey Institute has compiled a thorough, easy-to-read volume containing hundreds of answers to actual questions they're asked most often.

Restoring Innocence/Healing the Memories and Hurts That Hinder Sexual IntimacyAlfred Ells

Restoring Innocence/Healing the Memories and Hurts That Hinder Sexual Intimacy

by Alfred Ells

Our Sexuality

by Robert Crooks, Karla Baur

This is the most respected and authoritative college textbook available on human sexuality! Cutting edge and written in a direct, non-judgmental manner, this new edition of Crooks and Baur's OUR SEXUALITY has been thoroughly and carefully updated to reflect the most current research findings. This new edition is the first college text to bring cutting-edge and in-depth emphasis on the impact of politics on... (more)

Why Me? Help for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse (Even if they are adults now), Fourth Edition

Why Me? Help for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse (Even if they are adults now), Fourth Edition

by Daugherty Lynn

"As well as helping victims, it is also a book for people who want to learn more about child sexual abuse" - Adrian Ford, Senior Social Worker at The Children's Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia writing in her introduction to the Australian edition of Why Me? Help for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse . "A good simple, beginning book for child, teen, and adult survivors" -... (more)

Christianity, Social Tolerance, & HomosexualityJohn Boswell

Christianity, Social Tolerance, & Homosexuality

by John Boswell

Virginity Lost: An Intimate Portrait of First Sexual Experiences

Virginity Lost: An Intimate Portrait of First Sexual Experiences

by Laura M. Carpenter

Nervous, inexperienced, confused. For most, losing your virginity is one of life's most significant moments, always to be remembered. Of course, experiences vary, but Laura Carpenter asks: Is there an ideal way to lose it? What would constitute a "positive" experience? What often compels the big step? And, further, what does "going all the way" really mean for young gays and lesbians? In this first comprehensive... (more)

AIDS: Living and Dying With Hope : Issues in Pastoral CareWalter J. Smith

AIDS: Living and Dying With Hope : Issues in Pastoral Care

by Walter J. Smith

The Zuni-Man Woman

by Will Roscoe

The Zuni Man-Woman focuses on the life of We'wha (1849-96), the Zuni who was perhaps the most famous berdache (an individual who combined the work and traits of both men and women) in American Indian history. Through We'wha's exceptional life, Will Roscoe creates a vivid picture of an alternative gender role whose history has been hidden and almost forgotten. "An important book that will bring to the field a... (more)

Sexuality and the World's Religions

What do the world's most important religious texts have to say about one of humanity's favorite activities? Editors David W. Machacek and Melissa M. Wilcox have brought together top scholars in the field of religious studies to ask and answer these critical questions. Carefully researched, elegantly written, and respectfully presented, Sexuality and the World's Religions explores the intersection of the... (more)

Sexual Sanity! Breaking Free from Uncontrolled HabitsEarl D. Wilson

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