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Title: The Master's Manual: A Handbook of Erotic Dominance by Jack Rinella ISBN: 1-881943-03-8 Publisher: Daedalus Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 August, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.71 (14 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Nothing new
Comment: Altogether i'm rather disappointed. From the title i expected a more in-depth treatment on dominance and submission in a relationship, but Rinella's offering is more of a general introduction to the Leather/BDSM scene. The book is essentially a series of unconnected essays, most of which were published separately elsewhere, and now weakly tied together. It offers a melange of firsthand experiences, expositions on theory, and tidbits of practical advice, all mixed together.
The book is definately written from a gay male perspective. While his introduction acknowledges the lesbian, bi, and het participants in the scene, and there is the occasional reference in the text, for the most part he speaks in gay leathermen's terms. If you find "Screw the Roses" or "The Loving Dominant" too het for your liking, this book might be a more comfortable introduction to the scene (although i think those other two provide a more thorough grounding, and are better organised).
There's nothing wrong with that--for the most part the practical advice is the same regardless of gender and orientation. But there are exceptions. For instance, he recommends using lubricants with Nonoxynol-9 (a spermicide which has killed the AIDS virus in lab experiments). This may or may not be good advice for men, i don't know, but it is definately bad advice for women. Most women are allergic to N-9, and the resulting irritation and swelling can make them MORE likely to contract an STD.
In the end i can't bring myself to recommend this book. If you're looking for a good intro to the scene, there are better books out there. From my own experience, "Screw the Roses" wins hands down for both practical information and fun, and Warren's "The Loving Dominant" covers roughly the same ground as Rinella, in more depth and with better organisation. For those looking for an intro written specifically from a gay men's perspective i can't make a recommendation from my own experience, but the guys i know in the NLA often recommend Joseph Bean and Larry Townsend--and so does Rinella, for that matter. The bottom line is, Rinella's "The Master's Manual" just doesn't add anything new to the body of literature that already exists.
Rating: 4
Summary: a good overview...
Comment: even for het guys (hmm, i know a cranky one-star boy who needs a lesson)..ahem. i'm a bi female switch, and this book was still useful to me. the chapters are short and concise, written in a conversational (although occasionally only mediocre) manner, and most of the chapters stick to one topic (i.e. you can pick up the book and start anywhere). covers safety from a variety of angles, including emotional responsibility. i recommend it for bottoms & switches as well, as it helps explain a top's headspace, and what a top should and should not be to you. one of the great things i learned: it's okay to ask for punishment even when you're not breaking the rules! another is that you have to be comfortable with having power in a general way before you can be comfortable as a top...but why am i telling you this? buy the book already!
Rating: 1
Summary: Basic Thoughts
Comment: The book seemed to me to be almost condescending and patronizing adding little to no significant information that would effectively aid anyone who might somehow find Him or Herself in a D/s relationship nor does it offer any assistance for those who might be confronted with a partner whom may wish to experience a D/s dynamic. Much more could have and should have been done with this book. Hardly worth the time to either write it or read it and hardly worth the effort to write it or read it and not worth the purchase price.
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Title: The Compleat Slave: Creating and Living an Erotic Dominant/Submissive Lifestyle by Jack Rinella ISBN: 1881943135 Publisher: Daedalus Publishing Company Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Loving Dominant by John Warren ISBN: 1890159204 Publisher: Greenery Pr Pub. Date: 30 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: SM 101: A Realistic Introduction by Jay Wiseman ISBN: 0963976389 Publisher: Greenery Press (CA) Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism by Philip Miller, Molly Devon ISBN: 0964596008 Publisher: Mystic Rose Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The New Topping Book by Dossie Easton, Janet W. Hardy ISBN: 1890159360 Publisher: Greenery Press (CA) Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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