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Getting Off: A Woman's Guide to Masturbation

Getting Off: A Woman's Guide to Masturbation

by Jamye Waxman

Masturbation is like tuning a radio—you don’t know what frequencies you’ll enjoy until you play with the knobs. Masturbation has a complicated stigma attached to it; everybody is doing it, but not everybody talks about it. Some were told that touching oneself would cause cute kittens to die, some were told masturbation led blindness. Getting Off: A Woman's Guide to Masturbation is here to debunk those... (more)

Spanking Shakespeare

by Jake Wizner

Shakespeare Shapiro has always hated his name. His parents bestowed it on him as some kind of sick joke when he was born, and his life has gone downhill from there, one embarrassing incident after another. Entering his senior year of high school, Shakespeare has never had a girlfriend, his younger brother is cooler than he is, and his best friend's favorite topic of conversation is his bowel movements. But... (more)

Portnoy's Complaint

by Philip Roth

Portnoy's Complaint n. <after Alexander Portnoy (1933-)> A disorder in which strongly-felt ethical and altruistic impulses are perpetually warring with extreme sexual longings, often of a perverse nature. Spievogel says: "Acts of exhibitionism, voyeurism, fetishism, auto-eroticism and oral coitus are plentiful; as a consequence of the patient's "morality," however, neither fantasy nor act issues in genuine... (more)

Sex for One: The Joy of Selfloving

by Betty Dodson

For more than 20 years, Betty Dodson has been dedicated to taking the shame out of masturbation, showing it to be a healthy form of sexual expression. With warmth and intelligence, and informative line drawings, Dodson explains how anyone can learn to fully enjoy the pleasures of self-love, pointing out that masturbation is still the safest sex.

What You Didn't Learn from Your Parents About: Sex: a Guide to a Touchy Subject

What You Didn't Learn from Your Parents About: Sex: a Guide to a Touchy Subject

by Matthew Paul Turner

Sex seems to be everywhere in today's culture. This book tackles tough issues such as pornography and abstinence while providing ideas for pursuing sexuality from an honest, spiritual perspective.

BIG Book of Masturbation

by Martha Cornog

Few subjects have been as maligned and mythologized through the ages and across so many disciplines as masturbation, with descriptions ranging from self-abuse to self-love. This unique volume brings together a wealth of fact and opinion from the pages of linguistics, law, history, social science, philosophy, religion, spirituality, medicine, and many more. Carefully researched and attributed, the author's... (more)

In Praise of Masturbation

by Philippe Brenot

For the majority of us, masturbation is the most widespread sexual practice, and for the majority of males, it is the first sexual experience of their lives. However, it remains the most unmovable taboo in Western morality. This book shows how this came about historically and how modern psychology has compounded the problem. If the book claims the audience it deserves, perhaps the world will change. The storm... (more)

god-Princes of Tigron

Insufficient Mating Material

by Rowena Cherry

KEYNOTE Stranded on a desert island, a prince must find a way to woo the woman he loves...without giving away his true identity.

For Yourself : The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality

For Yourself : The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality

by Lonnie Barbach

For Yourself offers a step-by-step program developed by an acclaimed sex therapist with years of experience in the field. With an emphasis on clear, factual advice, simple, effective exercises, and a warm, reassuring tone, it helps women discover a new world of fulfillment-for themselves. Includes: \225 A detailed description of female sexual response \225 Step-by-step exercises that will help gradually ... (more)

Spring Awakening

by Frank Wedekind

First performed in Germany in 1906, Frank Wedekind’s controversial play Spring Awakening closed after one night in New York in 1917 amid charges of obscenity and public outrage. For the better part of the twentieth century Wedekind’s intense body of work was largely unpublished and rarely performed. Yet the play’s subject matter—teenage desire, suicide, abortion, and homosexuality—is as explosive and important... (more)

Tickle Your Fancy: A Woman's Guide to Sexual Self-Pleasure

Tickle Your Fancy: A Woman's Guide to Sexual Self-Pleasure

by Sadie Allison

This simply written, comprehensive “how-to” guide features expert instruction for female pleasuring, including clitoral and G-spot stimulation, anal exploration, shower play, using sex toys and more. The book includes a complete tour of the female anatomy, more than 30 masturbation techniques and 60 diagrams and illustrations. While perfect for women of all ages, it also teaches men new tricks for pleasing their... (more)

Human Sexual ResponseVirginia E Masters and William H and Johnson

Human Sexual Response

by Virginia E Masters and William H and Johnson

Human Sexual Inadequacy -William H. Masters -

Human Sexual Inadequacy -

by William H. Masters -

Size Matters: The Hard Facts About Male Sexuality That Every Woman Should Know

Size Matters: The Hard Facts About Male Sexuality That Every Woman Should Know

by Harry Fisch

A man’s anatomy is a lot easier to understand than his mind, and knowing what’s going on down there is just as important to a happy relationship as figuring out the deeper meaning of his every word. You can analyze your relationship with your girlfriends, but who can you turn to with the more . . . sensitive questions? In Size Matters , Dr. Harry Fisch, an expert on the male reproductive system, and writer Kara... (more)

A Confederacy of Dunces

by John Kennedy Toole

A popular Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy follows the adventures of New Orlean's lower denizens of the French Quarter.

Then Again, Maybe I Won't

by Judy Blume

Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria

by Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was an Austrian neurologist and psychologist who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Although his theories remain controversial until this day, Freud made a lasting impact on Western culture.

All Quiet on the Western Front

by Susan Van Kirk, A. W. Wheen, Erich Maria Remarque, Erich M. Remarqu, A. W. Wheen

ONE OF TWELVE TITLES IN VINTAGE'S A FORMAT WAR PROMOTION The Greatest Novel about the First World War and an International Bestseller All Quiet on the Western Front is probably the most famous anti-war novel ever written. The story is told by a young 'unknown soldier' in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see all the realities of war; under fire, on patrol, waiting in the... (more)

Veronika Decides to Die

A Novel of Redemption

by Paulo Coelho

Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything -- youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. But she does -- at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live. Inspired by events in Coelho's own life, Veronika Decides to Die... (more)

Toygasms! The Insider's Guide to Sex Toys and Techniques

Toygasms! The Insider's Guide to Sex Toys and Techniques

by Sadie Allison

Introducing TOYGASMS!, the one instruction manual for every sex toy today! Sex educator Sadie Allison guides you through today's vast sex toy jungle to help you find the shapes, sizes and sensations that satisfy you--along with lots of fun, safe ways to achieve the best orgasms of your life. More than 100 tasteful illustrations showcase toys and their titillating uses. For women and men, for solo fun or couple... (more)

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by Jamye Waxman

by Jake Wizner

by Philip Roth

by Betty Dodson

by Matthew Paul Turner

by Martha Cornog

by Philippe Brenot

by Rowena Cherry

by Lonnie Barbach

by Frank Wedekind

by Sadie Allison

by Virginia E Masters and William H and Johnson

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by Harry Fisch

by John Kennedy Toole

by Judy Blume

by Sigmund Freud

by Susan Van Kirk, A. W. Wheen, Erich Maria Remarque, Erich M. Remarqu, A. W. Wheen

A Novel of Redemption

by Paulo Coelho

by Sadie Allison