We may know pornography when we see it, but the business of pornography is a surprisingly elusive subject. Reliable figures about the industry are difficult to come by and widely disputed, but one matter that is hardly debatable is that pornography is a major and ubiquitous enterprise. Porn allegedly accounts for one-third of all internet traffic currently, though the data about actual consumption is unclear. Reports in recent years have suggested that 70 million individuals visit porn sites every week; that among viewers aged 18-24, women watch more porn than men; and that among middle-aged, white-collar workers, three-quarters of men and half of women have admitted to looking at pornography websites while at work. While debates and emotions around porn can run high, there is a crucial need for reliable information and rational conversation. In this book, Shira Tarrant parses the wide range of statistics that we have on the pornography industry, sorting myth from reality in an objective, fascinating and knowledgeable fashion. She looks at ongoing political controversies around the industry, the feminist porn wars, the views of the religious right, the history of pornography, landmark legal cases, and the latest in medical research. The Pornography Industry also explains the industry basics -who works in porn, why people become performers, how much they earn, and what happens on a porn set. It further delves into important questions such as: how many teenagers watch porn and should we worry about it? What is porn piracy and can it be stopped? What can the industry do about sexist and racist pornography? Does porn cause violence against women? Can people become addicted to porn? Is watching porn the same as infidelity? By presenting competing perspectives in an even-handed way, The Pornography Industry will enable readers to explore these provocative issues and make their own best decisions about the debates.

For twenty years Shere Hite has been conducting ground-breaking research into the personal lives of women and men, From her conclusions she has formulated philosophical guidelines which have initiated and enlightened debates about sexuality, love marriage, autonomy, friendships between women, male psychology, the family and our very culture in a time of radical change.

From the first Hite Report, which presented a new theory of female sexuality— one defined by women themselves and not imposed by the vagaries of Freud, patriarchy or Masterns and Johnson— to her celebrated psychosexual investigations of men and her latest analysis of the emotions surrounding love as women describe them, Shere Hite is consistently eloquent and challenging. She takes the pulse of individuals, astonishing numbers of them, and on the basis of wide-ranging research formulates her theories.

To read this outstanding distillation of Hite's writings is to see the continuing impact of her prodigious work over two decades and, at the same time, to be taken to the cutting edge of the current debate on sexual politics in our culture.

Shite Here (1993). Women as Revolutionary Agents of Change: Selected Essays in Psychology and Gender 1972-1993. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd. Softcover. viii+438p. ISBN-13: 978-0-7475-1377-3.

The publication of Germaine Greer's (1939-) The Female Eunuch in 1970 was a landmark event, raising eyebrows and ire while creating a shock wave of recognition in women around the world with ots steadfast assertion that sexual liberation is the key to women's liberation. Today, Greer's scaring examination of the oppression of women in contemporary society is both an important historical record of where we've been and a shockingly relevant treatise on what still remains to be achieved.

Germaine Greer (2008). The Female Eunuch: The Landmark Book in the History of the Women's Rights Movement. New York: HarperPerennial. Softcover. 397+27p. ISBN-13: 978-0-06-157953-0.

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At first, an open marriage seems like the greatest thing in the world to Natalie and Sean. Adding a bunch of new, hot people to their already excellent sex life? What could be better? Then they meet Beth, a queer single mum with a lesbian partner, and things become complicated. After some fun dating as a threesome, Beth and Sean fall in love, and Natalie feels pushed to the side by both her former lover and her husband. As Sean and Beth begin celebrating new milestones and plan their first trip together as a couple, Natalie is thrown for a loop and longs for a time that being open felt sexy and fun. Natalie starts seeking that fun for herself and, after many naughty adventures and a few false starts, finds her own unexpected love... Join Natalie, Sean, and Beth in a funny, sexy, surprising story as they navigate the challenges of deciding that when it comes to the amount of love in their lives, they choose *more*. 

Kat Stark (26/7/2019). Waking Up Polyamorous: A Novel. Hump & Circumstance. Softcover. 264p. ISBN-13: 9781946876195.

Technologies may change, but the need for clear and accurate communication never goes out of style. That is why for more than one hundred years The Chicago Manual of Style has remained the definitive guide for anyone who works with words. In the seven years since the previous edition debuted, we have seen an extraordinary evolution in the way we create and share knowledge. This seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style has been prepared with an eye toward how we find, create, and cite information that readers are as likely to access from their pockets as from a bookshelf. It offers updated guidelines on electronic workflows and publication formats, tools for PDF annotation and citation management, web accessibility standards, and effective use of metadata, abstracts, and keywords. It recognizes the needs of those who are self-publishing or following open access or Creative Commons publishing models. The citation chapters reflect the ever-expanding universe of electronic sources-including social media posts and comments, private messages, and app content-and also offer updated guidelines on such issues as DOIs, time stamps, and e-book locators. Other improvements are independent of technological change. The chapter on grammar and usage includes an expanded glossary of problematic words and phrases and a new section on syntax as well as updated guidance on gender-neutral pronouns and bias-free language. Key sections on punctuation and basic citation style have been reorganized and clarified. To facilitate navigation, headings and paragraph titles have been revised and clarified throughout. And the bibliography has been updated and expanded to include the latest and best resources available. This edition continues to reflect expert insights gathered from Chicago's own staff and from an advisory board of publishing experts from across the profession. It also includes suggestions inspired by emails, calls, and even tweets from readers. No matter how much the means of communication change, The Chicago Manual of Style remains the ultimate resource for those who care about getting the details right.

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Marriage as we know it is failing. The current divorce rate in America is staggering: one out of every two marriages ends in divorce.

When those couples first fell head over heels in love with each other, courted and finally married, could they have been off base about choosing a lifetime partner?

Or could it be that they were trying too hard to live up to a marriage ideal left over from another age?
Is thre a solution to the dovirce epidemic sweeping America?

Beyond Open Marriage is an honest, no axes-to-grind account of how some couples are trying to make marriage work.

The authors, Ulla and Richard J. Anobile, approach the subject not just as professional journalists, but as a couple who are intimately acquainted with the reality of living a nontraditional marriage. Their research for this controversial book took them into the heartland of America for an ubiased look at the changes some couples are quirtly bringing to a troubled institutiom.

For the first time, they report on a well-researched and volatile theory of open sexuality that may not only be the key to the future of marriage, but also an important mechanism for societal change. Their astounding interview with John and Barbara Williamson, the founders of the famous Sandstone retreat, sheds light upon a simple solution for the reversal of the self-destructive tendencies of modern man. A key to survival.

Finally, the Anobiles offer a candid account of their own six-year marriage and how it evolved from a traditonal marriage into an open marriage and now a group marriage.

BEYOND OPEN MARRIAGE is potent.

It's real. Nothing is made up. The people you will meet in this book exist here and now in America. They believe in commitment, in marriage and the importance of full, human relationships. And in the family.

Their desires to live happily ever after made them dare to create marriages tailored to theor needs rather to tradition.

Ulla Anobile & Richard J. Anobile (1979). Beyond Open Marriage. New York: A & W Publishers, Inc. Hardcover. 275p. ISBN-10: 0-894479-029-3.

CONTENTS 

(03) John Roberts, The Advertised Orgy: Introduction
(12) Troilism
(18) Homosexual Orgies
(20) Wife Swappers
(33) Swingers
(46) Sex Clubs
(50) College Orgies
(53) Interracial Orgies
(58) Massage Parlors
(61) Models
(63) Conclusion
(65) Postscript

CONTENTS

(02) Edward Sagarin, Power to the Peephole
(09) D. Denfeld, The Silent Sex Game
(14) Howard J. Ruppel, Sex and Social Class
(19) Hector Cavallin, Incest
(23) Jay Mann, The Effects of Erotica
(30) Howard Miller, Sex and Happiness
(34) Theodore Irwin, The 20-Year Itch
(38) Seward Hiltner, Swinging with Chuck and Emma and Dave and Sue
(42) John W. Huffman, Sex After Hysterectomy
(45) E. James Lieberman & Jean F. Jackson, Teenage Crushes