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 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 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 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 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.
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 Sex Game Book written by Denyse Beaulieu and published by . This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All you've ever wanted to know about sex, but never dared to asked. What do we really know about sex? Eroticism is not only a craft or experience in which one is more or less gifted. It's also a culture of its own, which has evolved according to eras and countries. From the oldest texts on the art of loving to the latest development in cybersex, the Sex Game Book peers into every aspect of sex culture: literature, mythology, cinema, arts, sciences, objects, places, social phenomenon. Punctuated with games, questions, and more than 300 illustrations, enhanced with a bibliography and cinematography of the masterpieces of Eroticism, this original encyclopedia offers an amusing, cultural, and multidisciplinary vision of this most fundamental pulse of mankind. AUTHOR Denyse Beaulieu wrote for the magazine Globe before launching Bagatelle, the first French magazine of charm addressed to women. She is a specialist in the work of Marquis de Sade to which she has dedicated a thesis and different articles, for the French review L'Infini among others. ILLUSTRATIONS 300 illustrations
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 Richer Sex written by Liza Mundy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revolution is under way. Within a generation, more households will be supported by women than by men. In this book the author takes us to the frontier of this new economic order. She shows us why this flip is inevitable, what painful adjustments will have to be made along the way, and how both men and women will feel surprisingly liberated in the end. Couples today are debating who must assume the responsibility of primary earner and who gets the freedom of being the slow track partner. With more men choosing to stay home, she shows how that lifestyle has achieved a higher status, and the ways males have found to recover their masculinity. And the revolution is global: she takes us from Japan to Denmark to show how both sexes are adapting as the marriage market has turned into a giant free-for-all, with men and women at different stages of this transformation finding partners who match their expectations. This book is an analysis of the most important cultural shift since the rise of feminism: the coming era in which women will earn more than men, and how this will change work, love, and sex.
Download or read book Annals of Pornographie How Porn Became Bad written by Brian M. Watson and published by Smashwords. This book was released on 2017-06-02 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a revised and updated edition of the book, including more recent information, footnotes, a bibliography, page numbers (print edition) and more beautiful fonts! In a groundbreaking reappraisal of European history, award-winning historian Brian M. Watson gives the secret history of smut through the literature, art, photography, and historical figures you didn't learn about in school. Watson combs the bawdy and forgotten corners of Western civilization to reveal the hidden story of a topic that still causes anger, arousal, excitement and scandal. Combining an entertaining style with brand-new research, Annals of Pornographie: How Porn Became Bad explores not only the salacious history of pornography, but also explains the evolution of Western sexuality, the 'creation' of privacy (and public life), and the 'invention of manners.' The book analyzes Western culture's tortured and rapturous relationship with erotic representation by probing the underside of its culture, art, literature, philosophy, sexology, psychology and its law. Covering everything from the fifteenth century Renaissance all the way up to the twentieth century Playboy magazine, Watson takes the reader on a grand tour of the forgotten debauchery of Western history. Along the way, we meet a variety of colorful characters who rarely get their historical due: Lord Rochester, the royal Pimp; Pietro Aretino, the Renaissance godfather of pornography; Edmund Curll, the first Hugh Hefner; along with many other tax-dodging street pornographers and radicals who roamed the streets of London, Paris, New York, and other major metropoles. Watson takes us from the hallowed halls of the Council of Trent, where Popes and kings fought over the future of the west, to Grub Street, a narrow and disgusting London alley filled with hack writers, aspiring poets and pushers of dirty French pictures and many other sights and sounds from Western Civilization's glorious and seedier locales.Annals of Pornographie: How Porn Became Bad reveals, for the first time, exactly how pornography went from being beautiful to being bad.
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 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 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:
