Alternative Sexuality, Lifestyles and Erotica

Gord Martin, chef/owner of Vancouver's celebrity hangout restaurants Bin 941 and Bin 942, believes that food is sexy and that preparing and eating meals is a sensual act, whether it's an intimate dinner for two or a celebratory gathering of 20. In Tongue Twisters, Martin shares the recipes that have brought international acclaim to his restaurants.

Despite the savory titles, don't be intimidated: Gord's recipes keep the at-home cook in mind, and he offers numerous substitution ideas, tips, plating suggestions, and wine and beverage pairings that will dazzle you and your guests. According to Gord, eating a meal is a sexy thing. With that in mind, Tongue Twisters will inspire and arouse your tastebuds.

An indispensible guide to the virtues of vice in its many forms, this book will help you discover the upside of the Seven Deadly Sins. Witty and wise, eye opening and life-changing, author Michael Flocker will help you chart a new and exhilerating course from the straight-and-nearrow to the wide open fields of frivolity and luxurious living!

Natasha Brooks, editor of Bare Back Magazine, has erotic stories of ALL types to share. You can expect twisted fates, various sexual activities, and orientations ranging from heterosexual, to lesbian and gay stories, and some BDSM in the mix. This anthology features ground breaking, original stories told in fairy tale style as well as modern retellings of fairy tales and myths. You'll be aroused and amazed as you learn the twisted fates and lessons learned as each story unfolds tales of fairies, trolls, elves, wizards, witches, and human sexual urges; within the realm of fairy tales, there are no limits to what could emerge.

Author Tristan Taormino offers a bold new strategy for creating loving, lasting relationships. This book explores the real-life benefits and challenges of all styles of open relationships--from partnered nonmonogamy to solo polyamory. Taormino offers solutions for making an open relationship work, including tips on dealing with jealousy, negotiating boundaries, finding community, parenting, and time management. Woven throughout the book are the diverse voices of real people--from a woman with two husbands and a suburban swinger couple to polyamorous parents and a gay male triad--who candidly share their struggles, fears, hopes, and the secrets of their success in open relationships. Opening Up will change the way you think about intimacy--and will help you decide if an open relationship is right for you.

Just Say What’s On Your Mind is the story of Mike and Angie, a loving thirty-something married couple in suburban Chicago, whose sex life is sagging under the weight of family life. But is that the way it always works? Things get steamy when Mike decides to tell Angie about his dark fantasies. And then a chance encounter between Angie and a mysterious man named Bennett helps them crystallize their desires. A passionate ménage a trois with Bennett soon blossoms into a journey through the sensuous Bennett’s world of polyamorous partners, underground bondage clubs, and elaborate power exchange scenes. With Bennett’s guidance, Mike and Angie experience the liberation of speaking your mind.

Are you making some discoveries about yourself? Author Liz Tracey provides the essential travel guide to the Sapphic landscape, illustrating key terms, "coming out" (how to do it without having your aunt collapse in the strudel), and much more. This book answers a lot of basic questions and provides mix of history, culture, little-known facts about the lesbian community, and dating tips for the confirmed, the soon-to-be-out, and just plain-curious.

Are you intimidated by your neighborhood sex toy store? Are you baffled by online sex toy shops? Ever wished sex toys came with a user's manual? Well, now they do. Here is the first fully illustrated, comprehensive guide to the world of sex toys. Practical and authoritative, yet playful and accessible, this tells you everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask about sex toys, from vibrators and dildos to lubricants and butt plugs. Get answers to the most frequently asked questions: Will my vibrator give me an electrical shock? Is it possible to become addicted? Could they desensitize me? Will my girlfriend's sex toy replace me? This book offers much-needed information to a wide range of readers, female and male, gay and straight, from the uninitiated and curious to the avid, experienced sex toy aficionado.

For anyone who has ever dreamed of love, sex, and companionship beyond traditional monogamy, this groundbreaking guide navigates the infinite possibilities that open relationships offers. Experienced ethical sluts Dossie Easton and Janet W. Hardy dispel myths and cover all the skills necessary to maintain a successful and responsible polyamorous lifestyle--from self-reflection and honest communication to practicing safe sex and raising a family. Individuals and their partners will learn how to discuss and honor boundaries, resolve conflicts, and to define relationships on their own terms.

Using an inclusive, empowering approach, this book explains how every woman - lesbian, bisexual, heterosexual, or solo - can add relish to sexual encounters and increase her pleasure through tantric methods. The book includes 20 helpful introductory solo exercises, exercises for couples, transformation rituals, love games, meditations, and massage techniques, and covers numerous practical strategies for helping women enhance their sensitivity, remove barriers to fulfilling experiences, and explore the spiritual dimension of their sexuality. Not only does Tantric Sex for Women show its readers how to expand and enhance sexual gratification, it promotes an attitude of remaining open to the many ecstasies of everyday life.

Are you ready to explore some alternatives in your sex life but aren't sure yet just how to go about getting a little kinky? Author Gloria Brame is here to help with a guide to the world of fetish clothes, bondage toys, leather culture, kinky fantasies, bondage devices, nipple clips, foot worship, kinky sex, kinky things, domination, submission, safe words, and all the fun stuff in between. If it's time for you to explore the world beyond "Vanilla Sex", this is the place to start!

The world is flat. The sun revolves around the earth. Human beings are either heterosexual or homosexual. The first two myths have long been abandoned, but the third has awaited its Columbus or Copernicus. Until now. In this witty, learned, and scrupulously researched book, Marjorie Garber examines bisexuality and its many modes through a variety of lenses: cultural, literary, and psychological. Bisexuality is a monumental inquiry into what "normal" might mean, and just how difficult it is to make claims about sexuality - someone else's or one's own. Whether you're curious or seriously interested, a lay reader or a student of sexuality or gender, Bisexuality is a book you will have to have.