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Beyond the Pleasure Principle, published in 1920, by world-renowned psychologist Sigmund Freud, marks a major turning point in the author's theoretical approach. Prior to this work, Freud's examination of the forces that drive people focused primarily on the sexual drive, or Eros of man, the life instinct to reproduce that is innate in all humans. Freud had attributed most of human behavior to the seeking of sexual pleasure. In reasoned progression...
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It’s 1990. In Dalton, Maine, life goes on. Rose goes to work at the diner every day, her bruises hidden from both the customers and her two young boys. At a table she waits, Dr. Richard Haskell looks back on the one choice that’s charted his entire life, before his thoughts wander back to his wife, Trudy, and her best friend. Trudy and Bev have been friends for longer than they can count, and something more than lovers to each other...
3) The ex-girlfriend of my ex-girlfriend is my girlfriend: advice on queer dating, love, and friendship
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"Writer Maddy Court answers letters from queer women and people of marginalized genders about dating, friendship, and love."--
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"Riveting….Powerful…as much about desire and what's normal as it is an exploration of why we are the way we are, whether we like it or not."
-New York Times Book Review
Subtitled "Four Journeys into the Far Realms of Lust and Longing," Daniel Bergner's The Other Side of Desire is a literary exploration of science and sex that will appeal to readers of Mary Roach and Natalie Angier. A cross between "a top-rated HBO series [with] provocatively...
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An acclaimed sex therapist's practical, playful, and inclusive guide that teaches you how to discover your deepest sexual desires, communicate your wants and needs, define your boundaries, and have the sex you want.
While popular culture is saturated with sex, the gap between informed sex education and satisfying sex is vast, and it often leaves LGBTQQ+ individuals out of the conversation entirely. Hot and Unbothered bridges that chasm, giving you...
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Leading Dominatrix and BDSM expert Alicia Zadig takes you on a provocative, eye-opening journey into the erotic world of Female Domination and male submission. Zadig explains the psychology behind male submission and answers the question: Why do men crave surrendering to a dominant woman? Hear from the men themselves as they reveal their most intimate desires. Learn why so many secretly fantasize about being dominated by a woman. Delve into their...
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We all carry sexual shame. Whether we grew up in the repressive purity culture of American Evangelical Christianity or not, we've all been taught in subtle and not-so-subtle ways that sex (outside of very specific contexts) is immoral and taboo. Psychotherapist Matthias Roberts helps readers overcome their shame around sex by overcoming three unhealthy coping mechanisms we use to manage that shame.
Beyond Shame encourages each of
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Dream Psychology has been described as the key to Freud's works and, in fact, the key to all modern psychology, as well as a great study of psychoanalysis for beginners. But it is an excellent guide to professionals also. This book shows how your dreams have a meaning and how they can be interpreted. This interpretation of your dreams explains the fears and anxieties as well as the wishes and desires of your unconscious mind.
Sigmund Freud's (1856-1939)...
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Sexual health is a difficult topic for many people to discuss and remedy when problems arise. The unique circumstances of veterans and military personnel warrants a special look at the subject that considers their special life issues. Here, Drew Helmer offers an overview of sexual health and addresses common questions. He also delves into the particular issues returning combat veterans may be facing—many in the prime of their sexual lives. Military...
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Marriage and monogamy are not what they used to be, and today many couples are opting to start families before getting married, or deciding not to get married at all. At the same time, gay couples in states that recognize same-sex marriage are getting married in droves. Some people prefer non-monogamy and have relationships that include swinging and polyamory. The landscape of American marriage and relationships is changing, and a variety of family...
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El objetivo de este libro es eliminar las lagunas de la profesión del sexólogo desde una perspectiva científica y existencial-humanista. El autor brinda información llena de humor y sin titubeos sobre su experiencia profesional. El lector encontrará casos reales que explican la psicoterapia, las manifestaciones de la diversidad sexual, la salud sexual, sobre la docencia, y las "revoluciones sexuales" a o largo de la historia.
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Carme Sánchez es sexóloga y hace más de veinte años que atiende pacientes en su consulta. La mayoría son mujeres con una experiencia común: no consiguen disfrutar del sexo. En El sexo que queremos las mujeres la autora recoge casos reales y desarrolla un concepto clave: el sexo es un juego, el juego de los adultos. Este libro te ayudará a replantear tu visión de la sexualidad, a restarle ansiedad y a saber qué quieres y cómo lo quieres....
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Viola Edward ha escrito su libro desde la conexión universal que somos. A lo largo de la lectura se sienten su amor y satisfacción como "pompas de jabón", como decía el poeta Antonio Machado. La intimidad y la sexualidad vistas como tabúes heredados y alimentados nos separan de nosotros mismos y, por ende, de las relaciones. Viola nos regala sus reflexiones, que hacen camino al andar, sobre lo bello del sexo y la intimidad para que volvamos a...
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Unlike other books on this topic, Polyamory in the 21st Century weaves together research and facts to provide an informed and impartial analysis of polyamory as a lifestyle and as a movement, and to place it in a psychosocial as well as an historical context. Anecdotes and personal experiences allow the reader to develop a better understanding of polyamory and the people who practice and enjoy it. Anapol addresses the practical, the utopian, and the...
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Longtime Washington, D.C. health journalist John-Manuel Andriote didn't expect to mark the twenty-fifth year of the HIV-AIDS epidemic in 2006 by coming out in the Washington Post about his own recent HIV diagnosis. For twenty years he had reported on the epidemic as an HIV-negative gay man, as AIDS killed many of his friends and roused gay Americans to action against a government that preferred to ignore their existence. Eight little words from his...
16) The Libido Code
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"The Libido Code: A Comprehensive Look at Libido and Sexuality" is an illuminating exploration that delves into the intricate world of sexual desire, offering readers a nuanced understanding of libido and its various dimensions. This comprehensive guide combines scientific insights, psychological perspectives, and practical advice to unravel the complexities surrounding human sexuality.From the biological factors influencing libido to the psychological...
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This tour-de-force is an innovating, interdisciplinary treatment of sex and love. It draws on biology, mythology, psychoanalysis, and philosophy as well as on the author's own personality theory, to construct a model of affective relationships between human beings. Shoham proposes a mother-based sexual development theory which includes a sexual typology arranged on a continuum that stretches from the starkly carnal Casanova to the romantically agonized...
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At a time when "sexy" can be an adjective for anything, when sexual awareness is declared to be advancing faster in months than in the past half century, and when pundits warn of sexual overload, the actual representation of sex is still deemed confrontational, aggressive, "in your face." While critics accuse the academy of an obsession with sexuality, they also complain that nothing that appears to refer to sex really does.
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This guide takes you on the adventure of enhancing your sex life, and of blowing each others minds in bed. Told in a series of erotic stories that tantalize the senses; you will be able to visualize how to live out your deepest fantasies, while respecting each others comfort zones. This book is not for everyone. If you are not into sexual adventures, sexual fantasies and satisfying your lover, then this book is probably not for you. But, if you are...
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La difficulté pour les hommes et les femmes d'aujourd'hui de vivre une sexualité épanouissante est le reflet de la dualité très profonde émanant de la culture dont nous sommes issus qui oppose matière et esprit, corps et âme, sexualité et spiritualité. Dans cecontexte de dualité, nous avons à faire un choix: sommes-nous l'un OU l'autre? Un corps qui aspire au plaisir OU une âme qui aspire à s'élever? Ce choix est une déchirure... Ne...
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