Showing posts with label Female. Show all posts
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Monday, July 20, 2015

The Hite Report: A National Study of Female Sexuality Promo Offer

Title : The Hite Report: A National Study of Female Sexuality
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A reproduction of the classic text, unavailable now for more than a decade, with a new introduction by the author. The Hite Report, first published in 1976, was a sexual revolution in six hundred pages. To answer sensitive questions dealing with the most intimate details of women's sexuality, Hite's innovation was simple: she asked women, a lot of them, everything--and published the results.
One hundred thousand women, ages fourteen to seventy-eight, were asked what they do and don't like about sex; how orgasm really feels, with and without intercourse; how it feels not to have an orgasm during sex; the importance of clitoral stimulation and masturbation; and to name the greatest pleasures and frustrations of their sexual lives, among many other questions.
The Hite Report declares that orgasm is easy and strong for women, given the right stimulation; that most women have orgasm most easily during masturbation or clitoral stimulation by hand; that sex as we define it is a cultural institution, not a biological one; and that attitudes must change to include the stimulation women desire.

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Review :
glad to have read this as an adolescent boy
"The Hite Report" (on female sexuality) is a seminal and indispensible text. It is by turn shocking, inspiring, disturbing, titillating, and sometimes boring, but always informative. What you get is practically PURE information, but of a sort rarely found elsewhere -- if sex weren't sex, the report would be a bone-dry academic snoozefest. Along with a bit of methodology and comment, the book's content is simply collected testimonies of American womens' subjective experiences of their sexuality. The reader is left to draw his or her own conclusions. As a study it assumes no strong thesis (unlike some of Hite's later work), therefore as a critic one can't say much more about it. That said, although the good people at Amazon insist we reviewers focus on the "product," I have something to add about my experience of the "product" that may be of more interest.

Back in the late 70's, my mother, in uncharacteristic daring and playfulness, shelved an early edition of the "The Hite...
Should be a mandatory read for ALL hetrosexual men! ;-)
I read this book when it first came out in 1976. I was 13 at the time, and boy oh boy did it make a big impression on me. I am so glad I had this book at a young age, so that, growing up, I knew from the get go that I was a normal, healthy girl. This is an amazingly informative book. I have to say that I disagree with the above reviewer in that I do not believe the book and its graphic content were there for simply "shock value", but were actual feelings, of actual women, from all over the United States. The fact that it was so graphic is perhaps an eye opener, but all the contents are presented in a fashion that makes it obvious that this is a serious work and not some sort of sleaze. All heterosexual males should read this book, because there is not a better reference of information regarding womens sexuality to be found. Highly recommended.

World Media Opinion
This book has received praise from media and institutions all over the world. For example, Reuters has remarked that it 'has left an indelible mark on Western civilization.' Others, including the prestigious Frankfurter Allgemeine, have called it 'legendary'. The London Times has listed it as one of the top one hundred key books of the twentieth century. It received the distinguished service award from America's largest organization of sex researchers and counselors, AASECT (American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists).
Why? Because it was the first and still in many ways is the only book to 'make the case' for the beauty and pleasure of clitoral stimulation for female orgasm. It galvanized and helped create a cultural revolution, documenting in women's own voices and with statistics (based on its own independent sample of over 3,000 women of all ages and walks of life) that almost all women can orgasm easily and efficiently with clitoral or exterior...

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Female Viagra: The Pink Pill is finally here (Paperback) Promo Offer

Title : Female Viagra: The Pink Pill is finally here (Paperback)
Category: Sex
Brand: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Rating : 2.4
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This book has been in production for 10 months. We have sold over 200 copies per month. It's changing women (and Men's) lives. The price could go as high as $19.95. If you're on the fence. You will pay more next month. This is a paperback, not the medical product. A new study has found that the impotence drug Viagra could ramp up the sex lives of women who take it, just as it has done for men. The 12-week study focused on 202 post-menopausal or post-hysterectomy women who complained of female sexual arousal disorder. The women in the group who took Sildenafil Citrate, the little pink pill commonly known as Pink Viagra took notes after each sexual experience, and reported better overall sexual satisfaction compared with those who took a placebo. Their enhanced sex lives included better arousal, lubrication and orgasm. Brett Salisbury is the author of 27 books. From Quantum Physics for Dummies to The Transform Diet, To the brand new HIV Hoax. Brett worked in the U.S. Intelligence and continues to be one of the top writers in the country. Please see all his books on Amazon.com You will like to know that the new book (which will be the 2nd part of this book, with a lot more details and for the men to which will enhance your sex life called (together): What is better than Viagra, I Show You. Your partner's enhancement will create an the synergy necessary for your sex life to be the best ever. You are only half the equation. Whether or not your partner is impotent or not, the best male "Viagra" pill (but Viagra is not the best, I will show you which is) will take your sex life to a new level. You will need both copies (book coming soon) to make this happen.


Review :
Sexuality is nothing to hide
I personally, thought that I might not need this kind of book or sex arousal pill, somehow the book leads me to another level of experience. When it comes to sexuality stuffs, I was always feel embarrassing to talk about my sex life to anyone. The book is my sidekick now because every question I have about feminine stuffs, I have the answers. I have learn a lot from the elite Female Sexual Medicine Center.

The author also has his facebook link if you have any question regarding for Pfizer.

Three Stars
for all I went thru its fine

Definitely more sensitivity. More intense orgasms. And more ...
Definitely more sensitivity. More intense orgasms. And more satisfaction. The only thing I would want more in this pill would be increased sex drive. Other than that, this pill is worth trying.

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Yoni Massage: Awakening Female Sexual Energy Promo Offer

Title : Yoni Massage: Awakening Female Sexual Energy
Category: Sex
Brand: Brand: Destiny Books
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Rating : 4.5
Buyer Review : 13

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A tantric massage practice for awakening and enhancing women’s innate sensual, emotional, and spiritual energies

• Provides emotional healing by releasing traumatic memories stored in the yoni

• Includes exercises that use sexual energy to cleanse and stimulate the chakras

• Empowers women to draw strength and radiant vitality from the restored connection to their innermost core

“Yoni” is the Sanskrit word for the female genitalia, describing not only the anatomy but also encompassing the energetic and spiritual dimensions. While a yoni massage offers women the opportunity to enhance their sexuality, Michaela Riedl shows that the effects of this practice are much more profound and have ramifications affecting every area of life. Long held inhibitions in the West about sexuality and the shame and guilt associated with the sexual zones of the body have created deep-seated barriers that prevent individuals from fully expressing themselves. The practices provided in Yoni Massage are designed to allow women to overcome these barriers and reconnect to their innermost core and deepest feminine nature.

Yoni massage is not simply a hands-on technique but involves the conscious direction of energy throughout the body through deep breathing and visualization. It provides women the ability to cleanse and energetically stimulate the chakras as well as achieve emotional healing by releasing the traumatic pain that often becomes seated in the yoni. The author explains that the relegation of this important spiritual and energetic center to a “private part” hinders the process of enlightenment. Once women are able to be in touch with their yoni energy, their connection to the entire web of life is restored to its rightful place.  

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Review :
If you think you know anything about women.... get this & realize you don't
This should be required reading for all men. The approach is holistic and covers physiological and emotional aspects of the feminine and further relate these aspects to natural cycles and the macrocosm in general. I have a much greater appreciation and understanding of women as a result of reading this book. Get it! You will not be disappointed.

Yoni Massage: Awakening Female Sexual Energy
The aurhor put in a lot of research for this book. It was well written, with detail discriptions and photos. My wife enjoys recieving my Yoni massage as well as I enjoy giving. It's a shame that as a LMT I can not give this massage to my clients.

FROM A MALE PERSPECTIVE...
...one could not make a better "investment" than to read and learn this wonderful Tantric Rite! The book is written from a woman's perspective, BUT, if a man will learn how to GIVE THIS GIFT as a "Loving-Spiritual-Gifting" instead of a "lustful-sexual taking"...what a "wake up call" for both genders and as a gift to the world as well.

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape SALE

Title : Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape
Category: Sex
Brand: Brand: Seal Press
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Rating : 4.5
Buyer Review : 35

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In this groundbreaking new look at rape edited by writer and activist Jaclyn Freidman and Full Frontal Feminism and He’s A Stud, She’s A Slut author Jessica Valenti, the way we view rape in our culture is finally dismantled and replaced with a genuine understanding and respect for female sexual pleasure. Feminist, political, and activist writers alike will present their ideas for a paradigm shift from the “No Means No” model—an approach that while necessary for where we were in 1974, needs an overhaul today.

Yes Means Yes will bring to the table a dazzling variety of perspectives and experiences focused on the theory that educating all people to value female sexuality and pleasure leads to viewing women differently, and ending rape. Yes Means Yes aims to have radical and far-reaching effects: from teaching men to treat women as collaborators and not conquests, encouraging men and women that women can enjoy sex instead of being shamed for it, and ultimately, that our children can inherit a world where rape is rare and swiftly punished. With commentary on public sex education, pornography, mass media, Yes Means Yes is a powerful and revolutionary anthology.


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Review :
A mans mans take on this book
I am white, 240lb Neanderthal looking 23 yr veteran of military Special Operations, a former Pro cage fighter and exist to say the least in a testosterone laden male work environment rampant with the negative views and stereotypes on womens' sexuality one might expect. I am not sure if I am alone in my views or others just play along out of fear of being ostracized for expressing their support of womens' empowerment. This book hits the nail right on the head and articulates the societal double standards and male fear of powerful women and their comfort and equal participation in sex and their sexual choices. I have two daughters and a son and I want them all to grow up to understand that women are equal in every way and deserve to be proud, in control and free of judgement for having an opinion and say in the collaboration of sexual relations (amongst other things) with their partners. this books expresses and explains clearly the process towards this in our society. I recommend this...
Really Good
The essays in this great book are compiled and analyzed by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti and the book's structure reflects the authors' blogging experience, which makes for an incredibly helpful and original format. This book is beautifully constructed, extremely well-argued, and offers a lot of material to think about.

The authors of these essays look at the different ways in which the traditionalist approach supports and enables rape and sexual assault. The conservative gender roles that present a woman as a secondary being actually promote the culture of rape: "While right-wing groups certainly don't come out in support of rape, they do promote an extremist ideology that enables rape and promotes a culture where sexual assault is tacitly accepted. The supposedly 'pro-family' marital structure, in which sex is exchanged for support and the woman's identity is absorbed into her husband's, reinforces the idea of women as property and as simple accoutrements to a man's...
The new Bible of the sociology of gender nerd
A heavy hitter from the feminist blogoshpere! Good mix of personal essays, prose and more academic stuff that painted a great picture of current issues, theories and ideas about consent. I was impressed by the information they had on the current social climate of gender...well documented topics such as abstinence only sex education were given a bit of spotlight but more unexpected subjects were given coverage as well. This diversity included topics such as rape of illegal Latin-American immigrants during border crossing and on how female sexuality is used in torture in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay. Interesting stuff! I hate to say it but usually I'm not surprised by personal essays on feminism and gender anymore. This is especially true for ones that revolve around popular third wave theory...identity politics, intersectionality, gender as a social construct, consent, promiscuity and so on. I learned new ways of thinking about all these concepts though so if you're one of those...

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape Big Discount

Title : Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape
Category: Sex
Brand: Brand: Seal Press
Item Page Download URL : Download in PDF File
Rating : 4.5
Buyer Review : 35

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In this groundbreaking new look at rape edited by writer and activist Jaclyn Freidman and Full Frontal Feminism and He’s A Stud, She’s A Slut author Jessica Valenti, the way we view rape in our culture is finally dismantled and replaced with a genuine understanding and respect for female sexual pleasure. Feminist, political, and activist writers alike will present their ideas for a paradigm shift from the “No Means No” model—an approach that while necessary for where we were in 1974, needs an overhaul today.

Yes Means Yes will bring to the table a dazzling variety of perspectives and experiences focused on the theory that educating all people to value female sexuality and pleasure leads to viewing women differently, and ending rape. Yes Means Yes aims to have radical and far-reaching effects: from teaching men to treat women as collaborators and not conquests, encouraging men and women that women can enjoy sex instead of being shamed for it, and ultimately, that our children can inherit a world where rape is rare and swiftly punished. With commentary on public sex education, pornography, mass media, Yes Means Yes is a powerful and revolutionary anthology.


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  • Used Book in Good Condition

Review :
A mans mans take on this book
I am white, 240lb Neanderthal looking 23 yr veteran of military Special Operations, a former Pro cage fighter and exist to say the least in a testosterone laden male work environment rampant with the negative views and stereotypes on womens' sexuality one might expect. I am not sure if I am alone in my views or others just play along out of fear of being ostracized for expressing their support of womens' empowerment. This book hits the nail right on the head and articulates the societal double standards and male fear of powerful women and their comfort and equal participation in sex and their sexual choices. I have two daughters and a son and I want them all to grow up to understand that women are equal in every way and deserve to be proud, in control and free of judgement for having an opinion and say in the collaboration of sexual relations (amongst other things) with their partners. this books expresses and explains clearly the process towards this in our society. I recommend this...
Really Good
The essays in this great book are compiled and analyzed by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti and the book's structure reflects the authors' blogging experience, which makes for an incredibly helpful and original format. This book is beautifully constructed, extremely well-argued, and offers a lot of material to think about.

The authors of these essays look at the different ways in which the traditionalist approach supports and enables rape and sexual assault. The conservative gender roles that present a woman as a secondary being actually promote the culture of rape: "While right-wing groups certainly don't come out in support of rape, they do promote an extremist ideology that enables rape and promotes a culture where sexual assault is tacitly accepted. The supposedly 'pro-family' marital structure, in which sex is exchanged for support and the woman's identity is absorbed into her husband's, reinforces the idea of women as property and as simple accoutrements to a man's...
The new Bible of the sociology of gender nerd
A heavy hitter from the feminist blogoshpere! Good mix of personal essays, prose and more academic stuff that painted a great picture of current issues, theories and ideas about consent. I was impressed by the information they had on the current social climate of gender...well documented topics such as abstinence only sex education were given a bit of spotlight but more unexpected subjects were given coverage as well. This diversity included topics such as rape of illegal Latin-American immigrants during border crossing and on how female sexuality is used in torture in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay. Interesting stuff! I hate to say it but usually I'm not surprised by personal essays on feminism and gender anymore. This is especially true for ones that revolve around popular third wave theory...identity politics, intersectionality, gender as a social construct, consent, promiscuity and so on. I learned new ways of thinking about all these concepts though so if you're one of those...

Monday, July 13, 2015

Healing Love through the Tao: Cultivating Female Sexual Energy Big Discount

Title : Healing Love through the Tao: Cultivating Female Sexual Energy
Category: Sex
Brand: Destiny Books
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Rating : 4.5
Buyer Review : 27

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A new edition of the bestseller

• The first book to reveal in the West the Taoist techniques that enable women to cultivate and enhance their sexual energy

• Reveals Taoist secrets for shortening menstruation, reducing cramps, and compressing more chi into the ovaries for greater sexual power

• Teaches the practice of total body orgasm

For thousands of years the sexual principles and techniques presented here were taught by Taoist masters in secret only to a small number of people (sworn to silence), in the royal courts and esoteric circles of China. This is the first book to make this ancient knowledge available to the West.

The foundation of healing love is the cultivation, transformation, and circulation of sexual energy, known as jing. Jing energy is creative, generative energy that is vital for the development of chi (vital life-force energy) and shen (spiritual energy), which enables higher practices of spiritual development. Jing is produced in the sexual organs, and it is energy women lose continually through menstruation and child bearing. Mantak Chia teaches powerful techniques developed by Taoist masters for the conservation of jing and how it is used to revitalize women's physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Among the many benefits conferred by these practices are a reduction in the discomfort caused by menstruation and the ability to attain full-body orgasm.


Review :
healing Love through the Tao
A spiritual view and method of sexual practice. As a woman who was raped in the past, I wanted to be able to look at sex from a different perspective other than someone's lust. This book doesn't deal with the subject of rape (one should visit a councilor for that), but rather reveals practices and methods for healing and rejuvenating the body through work with herself and also a loving sexual partner. A celibate woman may also benefit from these exercises. Breathing exercise and explicit diagrams are also used. This is esoteric knowledge which for centuries was secret in China. It's a wealth of fabulous knowledge and very helpful. There is a companion book for men as well. Oh, to find a partner trained in this method!

Groundbreaking and effective
This book goes far beyond any other book I have ever read about female sexuality, and believe me I've read plenty of them over the years. It encourages you to go beyond thinking about sex per se and to use your sexual life force to begin functioning sexually on a much higher level, beyond anything you might even have considered possible.

These procedures are designed to give you complete mastery over your body's physical responses. Some can be difficult in the
beginning but practice makes them easier. For example, he shows you step-by-step how to channel sexual energy so that instead of
having a physical climax, you can spiral that very energy throughout your body, one location at a time. This has the effect of revitalizing all your organs, glands, and nerves in each location as the energy passes through it. Those familiar with the macrocosmic orbit will recognize the procedure. Once you develop this ability, you will be able to experience greater and more...
Great results take time and work.
I have been working with this book for a little under a month, and am very happy with the progress I've been making. I totally understand other reviewers' concerns that a subject and method this complex should be taught in person; however, as a person who has been working gently with meditation, yoga, kundalini energy and related methods for roughly ten years, I feel that this book is an appropriate self-teaching tool for myself and others like me.

Moving energy through the body often isn't an easy thing, even for someone experienced with energy/body work. It's something that should be described in detail, as this book does without becoming pedantic. I particularly am appreciative of the recommendation that the reader master one section before moving to the next. I'm still working on the Microcosmic Orbit (Chapter 4), and have not yet progressed to Ovarian Breathing. I would like to go faster, and am at times frustrated, but failure with other methods has shown me that...

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Wild Feminine: Finding Power, Spirit & Joy in the Female Body Promo Offer

Title : Wild Feminine: Finding Power, Spirit & Joy in the Female Body
Category: Sexuality
Brand: Atria Books/Beyond Words
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Rating : 4.4
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Wild Feminine invites every woman to journey deep into the heart of her female body, to her root place, and the center of all womanhood. Through stories, visualizations, and creative exercises, the wisdom arising from the female body has been distilled as never before into this guide to nurturing, healing, and exploring the feminine nature.

Wild Feminine: Finding Power, Spirit, & Joy in the Female Body offers a unique, holistic approach to reclaiming the power, spirit, and joy of the female body and to understanding its connection to creative energy flow. By restoring physical and energetic balance in the pelvic bowl, women can learn to care for themselves in a nourishing and respectful manner, heal spiritual fractures, and renew their relationship with the sacred feminine.

Although the feminine body is an access point to the greater realm of the spirit, many women have lost their connection to this source. Author Tami Kent, MSPT, has an answer. Drawing from her experiences as a woman's health physical therapist who works with the physical body and female energy system, Kent provides a framework for healing the body and navigating the realms of feminine spirit. Through pelvic bodywork, healing stories, visualizations, rituals, and creative exercises, women can explore the deep and natural wisdom inherent in the female body.

Wild Feminine reveals the amazing potential of the female body: the potential to create, to heal, and to transform the energy of a woman’s everyday life. Journey deep into the heart of your body. Travel the terrain of feminine wounds. Go to your root place, the center of all womanhood and radically shift your relationship with your body and spirit. Wild Feminine gives you the tools to awaken and retrieve your ancient wild self, restore your creative energy, and reconnect to your sacred center.


Review :
Get ready to go deep
I travel the country, a 3 -D model of the female pelvis in hand and educate women about their pelvises. I try to read every book out there to recommend what i feel are the best on the market about this covert subject. Wild Feminine stands out amongst all the books that i recommend because it takes on the subject in a very different way. Wild Feminine asks women to do some of our own deep internal work both literally and psychologically/spiritually. Tami Lynn Kent asks us to stop and take the time to figure out how we FEEL about our pelvis and how our pelvis feels about us. She guides us to listen with compassion to the stories of our pelvis. Having taught this work for over 5 years, I know EVERY woman's pelvis has a story. Many of them are filled with sorrow and pain. Ms. Kent's voice is one of a true healer that puts the reader at ease and guides the reader to invite the feelings to be experienced and brought to light. The book is filled with writing exercises and rituals to...
Women's Health Essential
I am lucky to live and work in the same community as the author, Tami Lynn Kent. That she has brought us this book, while raising 3 children and working outside the home is a miracle in itself! This book will help all students of natural medicine and women's health weave together the lessons we have learned from our great teachers, Dr. Northrup, Dr. Arvigo, Clarissa Pinkola Estes and Ina May Gaskin - to name just a few. Tami is a scribe for those of us pioneering back into the frontier we left behind, but can never escape, the Wild Feminine! This book is also written in a way that all students, regardless of experience or training can comprehend.

Every woman needs to read this book
Beautiful book for helping woman to reclaim their divine feminine nature. The techniques Kent recommends are very honoring and healing for the female body. I recommend this book to all my clients now who have any type of lower chakra imbalance, including infertility issues, sexual blocks or wounds, pelvic distortions, menopause, gynecological challenges, etc.