New Good Vibrations Guide to Sex

Recommended by medical professionals and sex therapists

Ten years of selling sex toys in a women-owned vibrator store, Good Vibrations, have given authors Anne Semans and Cathy Winks a unique perspective on sex. After talking to thousands of men and women about sex, they’ve learned what real people enjoy doing in bed and what information can help anyone achieve a happier, more satisfying sex life. This invaluable bedside companion is the single best reference guide to expressing and sharing sexual pleasure ever published.

Introduction
Why This Book
What’s New

1. About Good Vibrations

The Good Vibrations Philosophy
Sex Book Hall of Fame
The Contemporary Sex Manual
What’s Between These Covers
How to Use This Book

2. Sexual Self-Image

Body Image
Attitudes about Sex and Pleasure
On the Road to a Soaring Self-Image

3. Sexual Anatomy

Female Anatomy
Male Anatomy
Male and Female Anatomy
Sexual Response
Sex and Your Doctor

4. Communication

Why So Difficult
Prerequisites to Good Communication
Improving Communication
One Last Example
Benefits

5. Masturbation

To Know Me Is to Love Me
Historical Perspectives
Why is Masturbation Still a Four-Letter Word?
Masturbation and Partners
How Do I Love Me? Let Me Count the Ways…
Masturbators Unite!
Books and Videos about Masturbation
What’s Your Earliest Memory of Masturbating?

6. Lubrication

Who Needs a Lubricant?
What’s in a Lube?
Buying a Lubricant
Lubes and Anal Play
Lubes and Latex

7. Creative Touching

Erotic Massage
Tips and Techniques
Variations
Toys and Accessories
Sensate Focus
Reach Out

8. Oral Sex

Inhibitors
Cunnilingus
Fellatio
Sixty-Nine
Tips and Techniques
Rimming
Safer Sex

9. All about Vibrators

A Brief History of Vibrators
Why Would I Use a Vibrator?
Playing with Vibrators
Styles and Sources
Buying a Vibrator
Sharing Your Vibrator with a Partner
Common Questions about Vibrators
And They All Buzzed Happily Ever After!

10. Penetration

Vaginal Penetration
Anal Penetration
Intercourse Inhibitors and Enhancers
Safer Sex
Intercourse without Penetration

11. All about Dildos

Why Would I Use a Dildo?
Dildo Do’s
Styles and Sources
Buying a Dildo
Playing with Dildos
Dildos and Genderbending
Dildo Laws

12. All about Anal Toys

Once More with Feeling
Styles and Sources
Buying an Anal Toy

13. Fantasies

Popular Themes
Enjoying Your Fantasies
Acting Out Fantasies
Concerns about Fantasies
What Now?

14. Books, Magazines and Videos

Books
Magazines
Comix
Videos
Enjoying Porn
A Note on Censorship

15. High-Tech Toys

How to Get On-line
What to Do On-line
Censorship and Privacy
CD-ROMs
Virtual Reality
The Communications Revolution
Boldly Go…

16. S/M and Power Play

Let’s Define Our Terms
What’s the Appeal of S/M?
What Next?
Toys and Techniques
Emotional Issues

17. Where Sex Toys Come From

When Is a Sex Toy Not a Sex Toy?
Legal Restrictions
The Adult Novelty Business
Entrepreneurs

18. Safer Sex

Just the Facts Ma’am
Condoms
Dental Dams
Gloves
Finger Cots
Erotic Safer Sex
Risk Management
Beyond Guidelines
Sex for Fun

19. Censorship

"Unnatural" Acts
Obscenity and the Law: "I Know It When I See It"
Self-Censorship
What You Can Do

End Note

Resources
Shopping Guide
Sex Information and Referrals
Favorite Websites

Bibliography
Videography
Discography
Index