Featured Book
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Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships
Christopher Ryan & Cacilda Jetha
2011
I discovered this book from a girlfriend. I was visiting her and her family. We were typical thirtysomethings struggling with the realities of 'traditional' married life. We were each in our own ways questioning what was the nature of sex for human beings. What we were told by society as being the ideal lifelong model was not matching up with our experiences. Sex at Dawn caught my friend's attention and we, along with a few other girlfriends, created an informal book club around the book.
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Other Book Recommendations
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Alone in the Classroom
Elizabeth Hay
2011
I read this book while on a beach vacation where I was tending to a broken heart. The vacation and the book were so helpful in my mission. I had my nose in this book for two days straight with only breaks to walk the beach during the day and gaze at the stars at night. The story takes place in areas familiar to me here in Canada, rural and otherwise, over the course of a few decades. We learn the story of one woman as researched by another. There is a bit of mystery, but the plot is about much more - femininity, relationships, and power to name a few. I was particularly taken by the passages about one character.
"But is it just a physical need?"
"It's not even a need I knew I had. It's inseparable from the man who ignited it. I just want to see him walking towards me. I just want to see him again. And when I see him, sometimes he bores me to death." |
Health & Well-being |
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Crazy Sexy Diet: Eat Your Veggies, Ignite Your Spark, and Live Like You Mean It!
Kris Carr
2011
A fantastic lifestyle guide by Kris Carr that helps you recharge and get on track. The thirty day cleanse is great because its about more than walking you through the practical steps of juicing and its benefits. It helps you explore other aspects of of your sense of health and well-being. Its not just what you put inside your body. Its about making all sorts of lifestyle choices (big and small - but all doable) to increase your vitality and enthusiasm for life. I have read a tonne of these types of books and this is the one that clicked for me. |
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The V Book: A Doctor's Guide to Complete Vulvovaginal Health
Elizabeth G. Stewart & Paula Spencer
2002
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Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Revised Edition): Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing
Christine Northrup M.D.
2010
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Manners; Occasions; Style (3 Volume Set)
Kate Spade
2004
I very much enjoy Kate Spade's style. I have one her handbags and my favourite and very well used agenda came from her collection. These three books about entertaining, manners and style played a role in creating my own style. I love whimsy combined with the classic and her books capture this very well indeed. |
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The EveryGirl's Guide to Life
Maria Menounos
2011
My girlfriend Rita and I are big fans of this book. I do not follow entertainment news on television so I didn't know about her, but when I was at the bookstore looking for an organization book to read on the train Maria's book caught my eye. I like her straight forward, upbeat, approach to lifestyle choices. Her organizational ideas are realistic and affordable and I have implemented many of them. She comes off as a hard working person who learns from her mentors and from her own experiences and has earned everything she has in life from the personal to the professional. I think she is smart role model for young women. |
Relationships |
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Make Every Man Want You: How to Be So Irresistible You'll Barely Keep from Dating Yourself!
Marie Forleo
2008
Not a typical dating guide by any means. Its an awesome, easy to relate to, book that explores the myths and the truths of relationships - especially the one you have with yourself. There are great suggestions on how to quiet the mind's chatter, live in the present moment, and focus on what's factual versus the stories we have created for ourselves or those of others that we have embraced over time. I found this book very helpful a couple of years after my separation and I was figuring out what my next chapter would be. |
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Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
Esther Perel
2007
At one point this book was subtitled reconciling the erotic and the domestic. I suppose the renaming was for marketing purposes. I will say the original worked for me. It had that one when I bought it. In any case, this book explores how with long term relationships, especially ones where you live with the person and/or have a family life, they can develop into having a routine nature to them. This stagnation can lead to feeling isolated and other unhappy, unsatisfying feelings. The author, Esther Perel, examines why this is so and how turning separateness on its head can be healthy for a long term relationship. I totally love this book.
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The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures
Donnie Easton & Janet W. Hardy
2009 |
Sexuality |
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S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-To-Know Progressive Sexuality Guide to Get You Through High School and College
Heather Corinna
2007
My dear friend Heather Corinna wrote this book as a part of her work of sex education resources for youth. She addresses much more than the nuts and bolts of sex. This book is comprehensive and a must for all personal libraries whether they belong to young or the not-so-young.
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Big Big Love, Revised: A Sex and Relationships Guide for People of Size (and Those Who Love Them)
Hanne Blank
2011
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The New Male Sexuality, Revised Edition
Bernie Zilbergeld
1999
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The Politics Of Lust
John Ince
2005
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Spirituality |
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Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
Tara Brach
2004
Radical Self-acceptance [audio book]
I listen to the audiobook when I am out walking and need a little sunshine and to clear my head. Her talks and meditations are very helpful for me. It is easy for me to get caught up in my judgements. The book and audio book help me look at myself and any bad feelings I have with compassion. Afterwards, I always feel better, do better and rewarding experiences seem to come my way. Its pretty amazing. |
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