Ethical Slut
A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures
Easton, Dossie
Hardy, Janet W.
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
The essential guide for singles and couples who want to explore polyamory in ways that are ethically and emotionally sustainable.
For anyone who has ever dreamed of love, sex, and companionship beyond the limits of traditional monogamy, this groundbreaking guide navigates the infinite possibilities that open relationships can offer. Experienced ethical sluts Dossie Easton and Janet W. Hardy dispel myths and cover all the skills necessary to maintain a successful and responsible polyamorous lifestyle--from self-reflection and honest communication to practicing safe sex and raising a family. Individuals and their partners will learn how to discuss and honor boundaries, resolve conflicts, and to define relationships on their own terms.
"I couldn't stop reading it, and I for one identify as an ethical slut. This is a book for anyone interested in creating more pleasure in their lives . . . a complete guide to improving any style of relating, from going steady to having an extended family of sexual friends." --Betty Dodson, PhD, author of Sex for OneReviewsPRAISE FOR THE SECOND EDITIONÄúThis book is the definitive guide to having your marriage and eating other people too. The Ethical Slut made me the ethical slut I am today, and I am so proud!Äù ÄîMargaret cho, comedian and author of IÄôm the One That I Want ÄúThe Ethical Slut is one of the most useful relationship books you could ever read, no matter what your lifestyle choices. ItÄôs chock-full of great information about communication, jealousy, asking for what you want, and maintaining a relationship with integrity. An absolute masterpiece and a must-read!Äù ÄîAnnie Sprinkle, PhD, sexologist and author of Dr. SprinkleÄôs Spectacular Sex ÄúMany people wish for and dream of a wider world sexually and live out their lives unable to find the courage to explore. This book is a thoughtful, practical, and loving look at that exploration.Äù ÄîDavid crosby, musician and author of Since ThenÄúThe Ethical Slut, in this new and expanded edition, is the definitive guide for creating and sustaining all conscious relationshipsÄîpolyamorous, open, alternative, and monogamous. DonÄôt enter into another relationship without it!Äù ÄîBarbara Carrellas, author of Urban Tantra ÄúDossie and JanetÄôs blend of good humor and forthright honesty makes for some of the best writing I have found on sexually complicated relationships and blended family options. Engaging, disarming, forthrightÄîthis is the book for those of us still brave enough to make the ethically complex choices.Äù ÄîDorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION ÄúI couldnÄôt stop reading it, and I for one identify as an ethical slut. This is a book for anyone interested in creating more pleasure in their lives . . . a complete guide to improving any style of relating, from going steady to having an extended family of sexual friends.Äù ÄîBetty Dodson, PhD, author of Sex for One ÄúA useful guidebook for radical relationship travelers . . . experienced counsel to those on the polysexual frontier.Äù ÄîRyam Nearing, Loving More magazine ÄúA post-graduate course in ethical relationships of every stripe. The authors pull no punches and are totally outrageous. . . . YouÄôll never be bored.Äù ÄîStan Dale, DHS, founder of the Human Awareness Institute ÄúFrank, funny, and full of practical advice . . . life-saving validation, empathy, and plenty of insider tips from the experienced big sisters you probably werenÄôt fortunate enough to have.Äù ÄîDeborah Anapol, PhD, author of Polyamory: The New Love without Limits
AUTHOR BIO
JANET W. HARDY is the author of more than 10 books and founder of Greenery Press, a San Francisco Bay Area book publisher specializing in sexually adventurous books. She swore off monogamy in 1987.THE AUTHOR SCOOP
Do you eat your vegetables?Yes, but I’d rather steal your dessert.Have any good pet stories?My dear Amy – a gigantic shaggy lab/poodle mix who went to doggie heaven last summer – is still the stuff of legend in San Francisco’s alt-sex scene. One evening, she wandered into the room during a bondage demo: a sweetie of ours was modeling a spreadeagle pose. Amy took one look at her beloved auntie and immediately flopped down next to her on her back, all four legs spread out in the identical pose, as the room dissolved in hysterics and Auntie sat up, rubbing her wrists indignantly, and sputtered, “Upstaged by a fucking dog!”Are you "six degrees of separation" away from anyone famous?Distantly related to Clement C. Moore, author of The Night Before Christmas.Do you have a scar anywhere on your body? How did you get it?A stylized elephant branded on my right calf, put there by Fakir Musafar. Elephants are large, smart and matriarchal – hence, my totem.What was your favorite birthday?Ah, this is a good one… my 35th, the year my two main squeezes at the time took a cabin at Sea Ranch for my birthday and we spent the weekend mushroom-hunting, binge-eating and fucking.Name a favorite dish that your mother used to make.“Israeli salad,” which she learned to make when she was trapshooting on the American team in the Maccabiah Games, the Jewish olympics. A chopped salad made with tomatoes, cukes, hard-boiled eggs, bell peppers, etc., and tossed with olive oil and lemon juice.What is your favorite thing about being an author?Spelunking in my own brain.
DOSSIE EASTON is a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in alternative sexualities and open relationships. She is the author of four other books. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and has been an ethical slut since 1969.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1587613379
ISBN(13-digit): 9781587613371
Dewey Decimal: 306.84/230973
Library of Congress: 2008043651
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 288
Paper Weight (lb): .9 lb
