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The Good Vibrations Guide: Adult Videos
Down There Press authors have been answering that question for twenty-five years From Joani Blank's Good Vibrations "RM" bringing to light the sexual potential of "personal massagers", to Jack Morin's still the-only-one-of-its-kind Anal Pleasure & Health, to Susie Bright's genre-launching Herotica "RM", San Francisco's oldest publisher of award-winning sex-positive books has been breaking boundaries to delight and entertain its readers.Founded in 1975, Down There Press is the nation's first independent publisher devoted exclusively to publishing sexual health books. Founder and Publisher Emerita Joani Blank, then working as a sex educator and counselor, started writing her own books about sexuality at her clients' and other therapists' behest.The press currently has a list of eighteen sexual self-awareness titles, including innovative and practical non-fiction with non-judgmental techniques for strengthening sexual communication. Down There Press also publishes lively literary and photographic erotica.
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96 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1998
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May 1, 2008
I read this book in order to review it for the Minnesota Social Responsibilty Round Table Newsletter. I remember this book had a lot of good information for people who were interested in watching porno movies but didn't want to see disgusting, insulting images. This book gave a lot of good recommendations, but I wonder if it might be out of date by now. Look for the most updated edition available.
Here's the review I wrote for the Spring 1999 issue of The MSRRT Newsletter
After more than twenty years in the sex toy business, the folks at Good Vibrations know their stuff. They've followed up The Good Vibrations Guide to Sex with a series of shorter guides on specific topics.
For basic information about the wide world of porn, this book is a good introduction, especially for the shy or skeptical. It focuses not simply on "explicit, X-rated...professionally produced feature length films...with a story line," but ones in which "women's sexual pleasure is as much a focus of the attention as men's."
Like other Good Vibrations publications, it includes informative (and often amusing) personal anecdotes obtained from customer surveys.
There are sections on what to expect from porn, how to select it, and common concerns about it, as well as information about relevant books, articles, organizations, mail order sources, and websites. More than 100 videos are briefly reviewed and over twenty directors, actors, and production companies profiled; all are conveniently indexed.
This thin book is a useful guide to navigating the overwhelming plenitude of porn available.
Here's the review I wrote for the Spring 1999 issue of The MSRRT Newsletter
After more than twenty years in the sex toy business, the folks at Good Vibrations know their stuff. They've followed up The Good Vibrations Guide to Sex with a series of shorter guides on specific topics.
For basic information about the wide world of porn, this book is a good introduction, especially for the shy or skeptical. It focuses not simply on "explicit, X-rated...professionally produced feature length films...with a story line," but ones in which "women's sexual pleasure is as much a focus of the attention as men's."
Like other Good Vibrations publications, it includes informative (and often amusing) personal anecdotes obtained from customer surveys.
There are sections on what to expect from porn, how to select it, and common concerns about it, as well as information about relevant books, articles, organizations, mail order sources, and websites. More than 100 videos are briefly reviewed and over twenty directors, actors, and production companies profiled; all are conveniently indexed.
This thin book is a useful guide to navigating the overwhelming plenitude of porn available.
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