Download or read book A Visual History of Lovemaking Toys written by Richard Battenberg and published by Goliath Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than three centuries of pleasure products, all carefully documented and richly illustrated to detail its cultural history. An indescribable collection of scientific and fictional texts - combined with illustrations and photographs - from antiquity to the present day. Unique, entertaining, curious and photographically intense! Hardcover special edition (the cover may differ from the original). Just great.
Download or read book A CULTURAL HISTORY OF SEX TOYS written by Richard Battenberg and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tickled Pink written by Ava Incite and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-05-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a journey that's as enjoyable as it is enlightening with "Tickled Pink: A Lighthearted Journey Through the History of Sex Toys", a masterfully crafted book by debut author Ava Incite. ABOUT THE BOOK: "Tickled Pink" offers a captivating exploration into the vibrant world of pleasure products. Spanning from ancient civilizations to the AI-driven future, this book reveals the secretive history and applauds the destigmatized future of sex toys. A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME: The book takes readers on a comprehensive journey, beginning with the ancient beginnings of sex toys in various cultures and moving forward to the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and the transformative 18th and 19th centuries. Readers will discover the profound impact of the Sexual Revolution and the significant advancements and inclusivity that the 21st Century has brought to the forefront of this industry. CELEBRATING THE FUTURE: As Ava leads us towards the future, she delves into the innovative developments in sex toy technology, including smart toys, teledildonics, and virtual reality experiences. She underscores the importance of body-safe materials, ethical manufacturing practices, and the emergence of sex toys tailored to all genders and orientations. Ava wraps up with her predictions for the future of this fascinating industry. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ava Incite is a self-proclaimed sex-toy enthusiast who blends her personal experiences with an extensive historical knowledge to provide a unique perspective on the history of sex toys. Her passion for empowering open dialogues about sexuality is evident throughout her writing. This humorous and enlightening read is perfect for anyone curious about the intriguing world of sex toys. Whether you're a history buff, a sex-positive activist, or just someone seeking an entertaining read, "Tickled Pink" is sure to inspire, educate, and entertain.
Download or read book An Illustrated History of Toys written by Karl Ewald Fritzsch and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vibrator Nation written by Lynn Comella and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-18 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1970s a group of pioneering feminist entrepreneurs launched a movement that ultimately changed the way sex was talked about, had, and enjoyed. Boldly reimagining who sex shops were for and the kinds of spaces they could be, these entrepreneurs opened sex-toy stores like Eve’s Garden, Good Vibrations, and Babeland not just as commercial enterprises, but to provide educational and community resources as well. In Vibrator Nation Lynn Comella tells the fascinating history of how these stores raised sexual consciousness, redefined the adult industry, and changed women's lives. Comella describes a world where sex-positive retailers double as social activists, where products are framed as tools of liberation, and where consumers are willing to pay for the promise of better living—one conversation, vibrator, and orgasm at a time.
Download or read book Buzz written by Hallie Lieberman and published by . This book was released on 2024-01-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the vein of Mary Roach's Bonk, a brilliant microhistory of the sex toy that ultimately tells the story of our changing sexual mores and evolving cultural values. Once only whispered about in clandestine corners, vibrators have become just another accessory for the suburban soccer mom. But how did these once-taboo toys become so socially acceptable? The journey of the devices to the cultural mainstream is a surprisingly stimulating one. In Buzz, Hallie Lieberman traces the tale from lubricant in Ancient Greece to the very first condom in 1560 to advertisements touting devices as medical equipment in 19th-century magazines. She looks in particular from the period of major change from the 1950s through the present, when sex toys evolved from symbols of female emancipation to tools in the fight against HIV/AIDS to consumerist marital aids to today's mainstays of pop culture. The story is populated with a cast of vivid and fascinating characters including Dell Williams, founder of the first feminist sex toy store; Betty Dodson, whose workshops helped 1960s women discover vibrators; and Gosnell Duncan, a paraplegic engineer who invented the silicone dildo. And these personal dramas are all set against a backdrop of changing American attitudes toward sexuality, feminism, LGBTQ issues, and more. Both educational and titillating, Buzz will make readers think quite differently about those secret items hiding in bedside drawers across the nation.
Download or read book The Story of American Toys written by Richard O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evokes the wonder and nostalgia of toys in America with the story of the inventors, manufacturers, and marketers behind the toys.
Download or read book Taboo Technologies written by Hallie Lieberman and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My dissertation examines the history of sex toys in America from the mid-nineteenth to the twenty-first century, focusing on the construction of their cultural meanings through mass media. Sex toys are technologies imbued with deep cultural taboos. Tracing their history and changing cultural status can reveal deep shifts in attitudes towards sexuality, technology, and consumption in America. Using archival sources, interviews, advertisements, and other depictions in the media, I examine how sex toys have, at various times throughout history, been represented in remarkably different ways, for example as medical tools that cured asthma and calmed babies, small appliances that helped the housewife relax, and as feminist symbols of women's liberation. The history of sex toys does not follow a straight line from repression to liberation. In some ways, sex toys were more fully integrated into American culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries than they are in the present. The first half of my dissertation (1870-1930) is structured around the history of two technological innovations, rubber vulcanization and electric power. These innovations made possible the rubber dildo and the electric vibrator. During this era, sex toys were sold under the guise of medical devices and small household appliances. These disguises allowed companies to advertise sex toys widely in mainstream media without violating social mores or anti-obscenity laws. The second half of my dissertation (1969-2014) is structured around technologies in use. By the 1970s, changing sexual attitudes allowed sex toys to lose their disguises and be openly sold as sexual devices. Some feminists embraced vibrators as liberatory symbols, even creating female-owned stores that marketed sex toys to women. Yet greater openness about sex toys helped marginalize them within mainstream culture. Advertisements virtually disappeared from mainstream publications and were instead relegated to fringe media such as underground newspapers. After the 1970s, sex toys gradually reentered mainstream popular culture in TV shows and films, yet they were usually portrayed negatively. Even today, most advertisements in mainstream media cannot even mention the sexual uses of sex toys.
Download or read book The Art of the Affair written by Catherine Lacey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrantly illustrated chain of entanglements (romantic and otherwise) between some of our best-loved writers and artists of the twentieth century--fascinating, scandalous, and surprising. Poet Robert Lowell died of a heart attack, clutching a portrait of his lover, Caroline Blackwood, painted by her ex-husband, Lucian Freud. Lowell was on his way to see his own ex-wife, Elizabeth Hardwick, who was a longtime friend of Mary McCarthy. McCarthy left the father of her child to marry Edmund Wilson, who had encouraged her writing, and had also brought critical attention to the fiction of Anaïs Nin . . . whom he later bedded. And so it goes, the long chain of love, affections, and artistic influences among writers, musicians, and artists that weaves its way through the The Art of the Affair--from Frida Kahlo to Colette to Hemingway to Dali; from Coco Chanel to Stravinsky to Miles Davis to Orson Welles. Scrupulously researched but playfully prurient, cleverly designed and colorfully illustrated, it's the perfect gift for your literary lover--and the perfect read for any good-natured gossip-monger.
Download or read book Geschichte Der Sexuellen Z chtigung in Bildern written by and published by . This book was released on 2019-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Toys that Time Forgot written by Blake Wright and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A book about the history of unproduced action figures from the publisher/editor-in-chief of littleplasticmen Magazine"--Facebook.
Download or read book The Natural History of Sexuality in Early America written by Greta LaFleur and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultimately, The Natural History of Sexuality in Early America not only rewrites all dominant scholarly narratives of eighteenth-century sexual behavior but poses a major intervention into queer theoretical understandings of the relationship between sex and the subject.
Download or read book The History of Toy Soldiers written by Luigi Toiati and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 1145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Amazing . . . A must-have must-read bible for lovers of toy history and in particular toy soldiers. Absolutely glorious!” —Books Monthly Humans have made and collected toy soldiers from time immemorial. They amuse and comfort us, awaken our curiosity, turn aggressiveness into creativity. In The History of Toy Soldiers, Luigi Toiati, himself an avid collector and manufacturer of toy soldiers, conveys and shares the pleasure of collecting and playing with them. Far from a dry encyclopedia, it leads the reader through the fascinating evolution of the toy soldier from ancient times to the early twenty-first century. The author, as a sociologist with an interest in semiotics (the study of signs), offers truly original insights into why different types of toy soldiers were born in a given period and country, or why in a given size and material. The author’s writing is packed with factual detail about the different types of toy (and model) soldiers and their manufacturers, but also with anecdotes, nostalgia, wit and his enduring passion for the subject. Six hundred beautiful color photographs, many depicting the author’s own collection, complete this delightful book. “Toiati creatively delivers exhaustive details, captivating anecdotes and a sense of nostalgia that exudes the fundamental childhood joy of playing with toy soldiers combined with adult collectors’ wonderment at their charms.” —Toy Soldier & Model Figure “A book that will enter the annals of Toy Soldier collections as one of the best and most complete books on this topic.” —IPMS/USA “A great journey of exploration.” —Miniature Wargaming
Download or read book Toys in America a profusely illustrated history written by Marshall McClintock and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Toys written by Deborah Jaffé and published by Sutton Pub Limited. This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated chronicle of toy history includes coverage of objects that have remained popular throughout the ages whose designs have been shaped by progressive technologies, new materials, and the advent of mass production.
Download or read book Sex Dolls at Sea written by Bo Ruberg and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigating and reimagining the origin story of the sex doll through the tale of the sailor’s dames de voyage. The sex doll and its high-tech counterpart the sex robot have gone mainstream, as both the object of consumer desire and the subject of academic study. But sex dolls, and sexual technology in general, are nothing new. Sex dolls have been around for centuries. In Sex Dolls at Sea, Bo Ruberg explores the origin story of the sex doll, investigating its cultural implications and considering who has been marginalized and who has been privileged in the narrative. Ruberg examines the generally accepted story that the first sex dolls were dames de voyage, rudimentary figures made of cloth and leather scraps by European sailors on long, lonely ocean voyages in centuries past. In search of supporting evidence for the lonesome sailor sex doll theory, Ruberg uncovers the real history of the sex doll. The earliest commercial sex dolls were not the dames de voyage but the femmes en caoutchouc: “women” made of inflatable vulcanized rubber, beginning in the late nineteenth century. Interrogating the sailor sex doll origin story, Ruberg finds beneath the surface a web of issues relating to gender, sexuality, race, and colonialism. What has been lost in the history of the sex doll and other sex tech, Ruberg tells us, are the stories of the sex workers, women, queer people, and people of color whose lives have been bound up with these technologies.
Download or read book Guide to Getting it On written by Paul Joannides and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More irreverent than ever, the popular guide to fully understanding and enjoying sex has now been revised with new chapters such as "Sex When You're Really Old, " "When Sex Gets Boring, " and "How to Be Cool When You're Not." 65 illustrations.
