The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices

Author: Brenda Love
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781569800119
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
DANGER LURKS IN THE HEART OF THE CITY . . . BUT NOT ALWAYS WHERE YOU EXPECT IT. From New York to Los Angeles to Bucharest, fifteen never-before-published tales by some of the world's finest fantasy and horror writers celebrate the newest incarnations of an age-old terror that strikes when the moon is full . . . the werewolf. No longer confined to the forests, these modern monsters can be found in places you frequent every day--and never before thought to fear. CARRIE VAUGHN's popular werewolf radio host Kitty Norville is drawn into a controversy as to whether it's fair to ban lycanthropy from professional sports. New York's famous Plaza Hotel is the setting for ESTHER M. FRIESNER's tale of one very grisly little girl, while Beverly Hills may never quite recover from RON GOULART's middle-aged Hollywood screenwriter who falls prey to a most unusual problem. Celebrated fantasy author PETER S. BEAGLE tells a chillingly lyrical story of three Louisiana "loup garoux "locked into a deadly dance of death. Plus many more biting tales from award-winning authors: HOLLY BLACK - P.D. CACEK - GREGORY FROST - TANITH LEE HOLLY PHILLIPS - MIKE RESNICK - DARRELL SCHWEITZER - LISA TUTTLE IAN WATSON - GENE WOLFE - CHELSEA QUINN YARBRO

The Deviant's Pocket Guide to the Outlandish Sexual Desires Barely Contained in Your Subconscious

Author: Dennis DiClaudio
Publisher: becker&mayer! Books
ISBN: 0760366322
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
In tribute to the many splendors of human sexuality, The Deviant's Pocket Guide to the Outlandish Sexual Desires Barely Contained in Your Subconscious profiles over 40 of the wildest and woolliest sexual proclivities you'll ever find, even on the internet. The human race is a species of inventors. In our few millennia of existence, we've created fire, the wheel, the printing press, vaccines, and the internet. But never is our creativity more evident than when it comes time to reproduce. For nature lovers, there's Dendrophilia (you know, tree hugging). For car people, there's the Automotive Fetish. And for those people who love stuffed animals…you'll just have to look inside. Each entry in this one-of-a-kind encyclopediaexplores the psychological underpinnings, important logistics, and typical fantasies associated with the deviance in question. For the aspiring deviant, there's even a list of useful accoutrements. Hysterical and astonishingly thorough, The Deviant's Pocket Guide is the only reference book you'll ever need.

Sex Encyclopedia

Author: Stefan Bechtel
Publisher: Atria Books
ISBN: 9780671743246
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
From Simon & Schuster, Sex Encyclopedia : A to Z Guide to Latest Info on Sexual Health Safety & Technique is Stefan Bechtel's guide to all things sex. The more than 120 entries in The Sex Encyclopedia, arranged in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format, provide the most up-to-the-minute information on sexual health, safety, and technique from dozens of the nation's top doctors, clinicians, researchers, and sex therapists.

Encyclopedia of Taboos

Author: Lynn Holden
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781851093489
Category : Taboo
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
What are the origins of table manners? What are the politics of cannibalism? Why is the left hand thought to be sinister? These apparently unrelated questions all hinge on the fundamental notion of taboo. Far from being peripheral leftovers from distant times and places, taboos are a crucial part of any society, determing how people must and must not behave. Yet the topic has rarely been discussed in any comprehensive way in recent years, as though the word itself has become taboo in our efforts to dispel the myth of the irrationality of supposedly primitive cultures

Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307420655
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
A memoir in bite-size chunks from the author of the viral Modern Love column “You May Want to Marry My Husband.” “[Rosenthal] shines her generous light of humanity on the seemingly humdrum moments of life and shows how delightfully precious they actually are.” —The Chicago Sun-Times How do you conjure a life? Give the truest account of what you saw, felt, learned, loved, strived for? For Amy Krouse Rosenthal, the surprising answer came in the form of an encyclopedia. In Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life she has ingeniously adapted this centuries-old format for conveying knowledge into a poignant, wise, often funny, fully realized memoir. Using mostly short entries organized from A to Z, many of which are cross-referenced, Rosenthal captures in wonderful and episodic detail the moments, observations, and emotions that comprise a contemporary life. Start anywhere—preferably at the beginning—and see how one young woman’s alphabetized existence can open up and define the world in new and unexpected ways. An ordinary life, perhaps, but an extraordinary book.

The Encyclopedia of Aphrodisiacs

Author: Christian Rätsch
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1620552701
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 1260

Book Description
The most comprehensive guide to the botany, pharmacology, cultural, ritual, and personal use of erotically stimulating substances from antiquity to the present day • Details the use, preparation, and dosage of more than 400 plant, animal, mineral, and synthetic substances, both common and exotic, as well as their botany, science, and legal status • Explores the historical and present use of aphrodisiacs and their role in sexual practices, culture, and art • Richly illustrated throughout with more than 800 color photographs The culmination of more than 30 years of cultural, anthropological, and scientific research, this encyclopedia examines the botany, pharmacology, history, preparation, dosage, and practical use of more than 400 erotically stimulating substances from antiquity to the present day. From plants and animals that enhance fertility and virility, like celery, snails, or oysters, to substances that induce arousal, like ephedra, opium, or cannabis, the encyclopedia is richly illustrated with more than 800 color photographs--many of which are from the authors’ extensive fieldwork around the world. Exploring individual, medicinal, and ritual use through historic and contemporary artwork, personal accounts, and literature as well as ayurvedic, tantric, shamanic, and European folklore practices and recent pharmacological research, the authors look at the revolving cycle of acceptance and condemnation of aphrodisiacs, the qualities that incur the label of “aphrodisiac,” the role of mind and setting, and the different ways aphrodisiacs stimulate desire--either physically, through the senses and vital organs, or mentally, through heightened awareness and altered consciousness. This comprehensive guide reveals these “remedies of the love goddess” as holy remedies whose proper use can help reestablish harmony with oneself, one’s partner, and the universe.

The Encyclopædia of Sexual Behaviour

Author: Albert Ellis
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483225100
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 575

Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior, Volume 1 is a comprehensive review of the major aspects of the biology, physiology, and anatomy of sex. This book is divided into 57 chapters that also cover the major facets of the emotional, psychological, sociological, legal, anthropological, geographical, and historical aspects of sexuality, including the related fields of love, marriage, and the family. This book deals first with the advances in sex research, the issues on abortion, abstinence, adolescent, sexuality, and the link between sex and aging. The subsequent chapters consider the demographic, geographical, and anthropological aspects of sex; life; the physiology, anatomy, and history of sex; the attitude toward sex; the concept of autoerotism; and the religious view of sex. Other sex-related topics covered include chastity and virginity, child sexuality, nakedness, coitus, contraception, courtship, culture, social dancing, and sex education. This book further discusses the emotional aspects of sex, such as divorce, marriage, extramarital sex relations, family, and reproduction. The remaining chapters look into the issues of hermaphroditism, homosexuality, illegitimacy, impotence, and jealousy. This book is of value to psychologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, medical practitioners, and researchers and workers in the allied fields.

Cultural Encyclopedia of the Breast

Author: Merril D. Smith
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0759123322
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 301

Book Description
Boobs. Tits. Hooters. Knockers. Jugs. Breasts. We celebrate them; we revile them. They nourish us; they kill us. And regardless of what we call them, breasts have fascinated us since prehistoric times. This A-to-Z encyclopedia explores the historical magnitude and cultural significance of the breast over time and around the world. A team of international scholars from various disciplines provides key insights and information about the breast in art, history, fashion, social movements, medicine, sexuality, and more. Entries discuss depictions of breasts on ancient figurines, in Renaissance paintings, and in present-day advertisements. They examine how fashion has emphasized or de-emphasized the breast at various times. They tackle medical issues—such as breast augmentation and breast cancer—and controversies over breastfeeding. The breast as sexual object and even a site of smuggling are also covered. As a whole, the Cultural Encyclopedia of the Breast takes an engaging and accessible look at this notable body part.

Strange Sexual Customs & Practices

Author: Hari Datt Sharma
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
ISBN: 9788122307160
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 120

Book Description
This book is a close-up scrutiny on strange sexual customs - a peek beyond the realms of anatomy to the deeper insights of psychology. the author describes how attitudes towards sex grew and changed over the centuries, from the ancient cultures to the sexual emancipation in the modern world. He provides authentic and exhilarating information to put the issues relating to it in the right perspective. Also, replete with frank and revealing illustrations, the book features many interesting and uncommon terms customary in various sects, cults, religions and cultures all over the globe.

The Misfits

Author: Colin Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284

Book Description
Galerij van schijvers die in zich hun leven en/of werk buiten de algemeen begane paden van de seksualiteit begaven. Uitgangspunt van deze studie is de hypothese van de Hongaarse psychologe Charlotte Bach (die na haar dood een man in vrouwenkleren bleek te zijn) dat 'seksueel geperverteerden' verder geëvolueerd zijn dan mensen die seksueel 'normaal' zijn. Aandacht voor o.a. Sade, Byron, Goethe, Gogol, Swinburne, Proust, Jack the Ripper en Mishima.