The Loving Dominant

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

ISBN: 9781890159726 | 1890159727
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 3/22/2008

Buy New

In Stock Usually Ships in 24-48 Hours

$16.76

John Warren, known as "Mentor" to the tens of thousands who have read his books or hearkened to his advice at his workshops and gatherings, has brought his decades of BDSM experience to this comprehensive manual. From its advice on "Stalking the Wild Submissive" to its extensive Resource Guide, The Loving Dominant offers the greatest breadth of subject of any basic BDSM guide available today... including some basic toymaking patterns and a whole chapter on BDSM photography!

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword to the Third Edition	p. xiii
Foreword to the First Edition	p. xv
All The Colors of Kinkiness	p. 1
Are You a Loving Dominant?	p. 5
Dig All Those Crazy People	p. 9
Theories of sadism and masochism	p. 10
Why would someone want to be submissive?	p. 15
Why would someone want to be dominant?	p. 19
Consent and Consensuality	p. 21
You don't have to say exactly what you mean	p. 21
Protect us from our "protectors"	p. 23
Levels of submission	p. 27
The experience of submission	p. 28
A Feast of Joy... A Dish of Pain	p. 35
Stalking the Wild Submissive	p. 39
Making contact	p. 41
Contact at a distance	p. 42
Writing an advertisement	p. 49
Honesty is the best policy	p. 50
Going from online to face-to-face	p. 51
Public clubs, organizations and ovents	p. 54
Searching outside the scene	p. 60
Winning Over the Vanilla Lover or Spouse	p. 63
Bringing out the dominance in your spouse	p. 65
The First Scene	p. 69
Making a Scene Sing	p. 75
Preparation	p. 75
Limits and surprises	p. 77
Music and scent	p. 78
Beginning the scene	p. 79
The scene itself	p. 80
Ending the scene	p. 80
Talking it over afterwards	p. 81
A look at a few specialized types of scenes	p. 82
Interrogation scenes	p. 85
Fantasy rape	p. 89
The mindfuck	p. 93
Opening the Toybox	p. 99
Blindfolds and hoods	p. 99
Clips and clamps	p. 100
Collars	p. 103
Gags	p. 103
Dildos	p. 105
Male chastity belts	p. 106
Sportsheets	p. 107
Spreader bars	p. 108
Vibrators	p. 108
Finding toys in the vanilla world	p. 111
Fun and Games	p. 115
Spanking	p. 115
Bondage	p. 116
Knots: knot so mysterious	p. 126
Whipping	p. 137
Genital shaving	p. 142
Pony play	p. 143
Suspension	p. 144
Waxing	p. 152
Fire on skin (fireplay)	p. 158
Humiliation	p. 160
Golden showers, analingus and coprophagy	p. 165
Enemas	p. 166
Fisting	p. 168
Cutting, pricking and play piercing	p. 171
Permanent piercings	p. 174
Electricity	p. 177
Catheterization	p. 184
Branding	p. 187
Some Special Relationship Issues	p. 193
Contracts of submission	p. 193
Polyamorous play	p. 194
Protocol	p. 197
Saving the Scene on Film	p. 199
Making Leather Toys	p. 205
Some leatherwork projects	p. 209
Your Secret Dungeon	p. 213
Party Manners	p. 217
Scene behavior	p. 219
First Aid for The Scene	p. 221
Cuts and bruises	p. 222
Unconsciousness	p. 223
Stroke	p. 223
Head injuries	p. 224
"Misplaced" toys	p. 225
Heat-related injuries	p. 225
Burns	p. 226
Bone and muscle injuries	p. 226
Dungeon first-aid kit	p. 227
A final note	p. 228
Reading Resources	p. 229
Scrubbing Up Afterwards	p. 233
Contracts	p. 237
What Color Is Your Handkerchief?	p. 243
Spencer's Questionnaire	p. 245
A Highly Idiosyncratic Glossary	p. 251
Index	p. 261
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Please wait while the item is added to your bag...

FREE SHIPPING

Rent More, Save More! Use code: BBRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

The Loving Dominant

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

FREE SHIPPING

Rent More, Save More! Use code: BBRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

The Loving Dominant

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

Digital License