Best Sexuality Books | Summaries & Audio

Sexuality Book Summaries

My Body

by Emily Ratajkowski • 2021

Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.

3.98

85k+

🎀 Beauty Standards 👁️ Male Gaze 💄 Beauty Industry ✍️ Feminist Essays 🔓 Reclaiming Agency

My Body

Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.

by Emily Ratajkowski 2021 239 pages

3.98

85k+ ratings

🎀 Beauty Standards 👁️ Male Gaze 💄 Beauty Industry ✍️ Feminist Essays 🔓 Reclaiming Agency

Tantric Quest

by Daniel Odier • 1992

His female master taught him Tantra by making sex, danger, and desire the path.

4.21

436

🔱 Tantric Initiation ☯️ Kashmir Shaivism 🔥 Sacred Sexuality 🪷 Non-Dual Awareness 📿 Spiritual Memoir

Tantric Quest

His female master taught him Tantra by making sex, danger, and desire the path.

by Daniel Odier 1992 192 pages

4.21

436 ratings

🔱 Tantric Initiation ☯️ Kashmir Shaivism 🔥 Sacred Sexuality 🪷 Non-Dual Awareness 📿 Spiritual Memoir

More Than Two

by Franklin Veaux • 2014

Polyamory fails with rules, not jealousy. The guide to multiple relationships built on boundaries.

4.23

4k+

🫂 Polyamory 🛤️ Relational Autonomy 💚 Jealousy Management 🤝 Consent Based Intimacy 🏴 Relationship Anarchy

More Than Two

Polyamory fails with rules, not jealousy. The guide to multiple relationships built on boundaries.

by Franklin Veaux 2014 496 pages

4.23

4k+ ratings

🫂 Polyamory 🛤️ Relational Autonomy 💚 Jealousy Management 🤝 Consent Based Intimacy 🏴 Relationship Anarchy

The Feminist Porn Book

by Tristan Taormino • 2012

Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.

3.98

500+

🎬 Feminist Film 📖 Porn Studies ✊ Sex Worker Rights 🗣️ Sex-Positive Feminism 🖼️ Sexual Representation

The Feminist Porn Book

Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.

by Tristan Taormino 2012 432 pages

3.98

500+ ratings

🎬 Feminist Film 📖 Porn Studies ✊ Sex Worker Rights 🗣️ Sex-Positive Feminism 🖼️ Sexual Representation

Sex in Human Loving

by Eric Berne • 1970

You think you choose your partners. Three ego states and a childhood script do.

3.62

364

🧠 Transactional Analysis 🔍 Sexual Psychology 📜 Psychological Scripts 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌱 Humanistic Psychology

Sex in Human Loving

You think you choose your partners. Three ego states and a childhood script do.

by Eric Berne 1970 272 pages

3.62

364 ratings

🧠 Transactional Analysis 🔍 Sexual Psychology 📜 Psychological Scripts 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌱 Humanistic Psychology

Thee Psychick Bible

by Genesis P-Orridge • 1994

An occult bible built on sexual fluids, industrial noise, and the belief that time itself is god.

4.14

444

🌀 Chaos Magick ✍️ Sigil Magick 🏭 Industrial Culture 🧠 Radical Deconditioning 🌈 Queer Spirituality

Thee Psychick Bible

An occult bible built on sexual fluids, industrial noise, and the belief that time itself is god.

by Genesis P-Orridge 1994 175 pages

4.14

444 ratings

🌀 Chaos Magick ✍️ Sigil Magick 🏭 Industrial Culture 🧠 Radical Deconditioning 🌈 Queer Spirituality

Husbandry

by Stephen Fried • 2007

Why trusting with money is riskier than trusting with feelings, and other marital dispatches.

2.83

124

💒 Marriage Stories 🤣 Relationship Humor 👨 Male Perspective 💍 Long-Term Relationships 💬 Couples Communication

Husbandry

Why trusting with money is riskier than trusting with feelings, and other marital dispatches.

by Stephen Fried 2007 192 pages

2.83

124 ratings

💒 Marriage Stories 🤣 Relationship Humor 👨 Male Perspective 💍 Long-Term Relationships 💬 Couples Communication

When Men Behave Badly

by David M. Buss • 2021

Men misread smiles, women freeze: the evolutionary logic of sexual conflict.

4.09

1k+

🔬 Evolutionary Psychology 💞 Mating Psychology ⚔️ Sexual Aggression 🚨 Intimate Partner Violence 🖤 Dark Personality Traits

When Men Behave Badly

Men misread smiles, women freeze: the evolutionary logic of sexual conflict.

by David M. Buss 2021 336 pages

4.09

1k+ ratings

🔬 Evolutionary Psychology 💞 Mating Psychology ⚔️ Sexual Aggression 🚨 Intimate Partner Violence 🖤 Dark Personality Traits

Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know

by Barbara De Angelis • 1990

Why giving him everything pushes him away, and what to do instead.

3.60

1k+

🧬 Gender Differences 👫 Straight Relationships 🧠 Male Psychology 💼 Emotional Labor 💬 Couples Communication

Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know

Why giving him everything pushes him away, and what to do instead.

by Barbara De Angelis 1990 304 pages

3.60

1k+ ratings

🧬 Gender Differences 👫 Straight Relationships 🧠 Male Psychology 💼 Emotional Labor 💬 Couples Communication

Fierce Attachments

by Vivian Gornick • 1987

Decades of walks, a mother and daughter, and a bond that felt like a locked room.

4.02

20k+

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds 📖 Literary Memoir 🏭 Working Class Memoir 🌱 Women's Coming Of Age 💡 Intellectual Awakening

Fierce Attachments

Decades of walks, a mother and daughter, and a bond that felt like a locked room.

by Vivian Gornick 1987 216 pages

4.02

20k+ ratings

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds 📖 Literary Memoir 🏭 Working Class Memoir 🌱 Women's Coming Of Age 💡 Intellectual Awakening

Hold On To Your N.U.T.s*

by Wayne M. Levine • 2007

Define your non-negotiables, hold the line, and run the romance without losing who you are.

3.98

330

🧔 Men's Relationships 💪 Masculine Identity 🧭 Core Values 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Hold On To Your N.U.T.s*

Define your non-negotiables, hold the line, and run the romance without losing who you are.

by Wayne M. Levine 2007 226 pages

3.98

330 ratings

🧔 Men's Relationships 💪 Masculine Identity 🧭 Core Values 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Seduction

by Rachel O'Neill • 2018

How pickup culture turns male loneliness into a commodity and reframes sexual coercion as a skill.

4.59

🔍 Seduction Communities 🧔 Modern Masculinity 💰 Commodified Intimacy ⚠️ Rape Culture 😤 Aggrieved Masculinity

Seduction

How pickup culture turns male loneliness into a commodity and reframes sexual coercion as a skill.

by Rachel O'Neill 2018 256 pages

4.59

41 ratings

🔍 Seduction Communities 🧔 Modern Masculinity 💰 Commodified Intimacy ⚠️ Rape Culture 😤 Aggrieved Masculinity

The End of Gender

by Debra Soh • 2020

A sex researcher on why sex is binary and most gender-questioning kids outgrow it.

3.90

3k+

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology ⚧️ Transgender Debate ♂️♀️ Sex Differences 🏳️‍⚧️ Gender Dysphoria ✍️ Gender-Critical Feminism

The End of Gender

A sex researcher on why sex is binary and most gender-questioning kids outgrow it.

by Debra Soh 2020 307 pages

3.90

3k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology ⚧️ Transgender Debate ♂️♀️ Sex Differences 🏳️‍⚧️ Gender Dysphoria ✍️ Gender-Critical Feminism

The Come as You Are Workbook

by Emily Nagoski • 2019

Science-backed exercises mapping sexual response and clearing what blocks your path to pleasure.

4.19

383

🌸 Women's Sexuality 🧘 Sexual Wellbeing 💖 Body Acceptance 📜 Cultural Scripts 🛋️ Modern Sex Therapy

The Come as You Are Workbook

Science-backed exercises mapping sexual response and clearing what blocks your path to pleasure.

by Emily Nagoski 2019 193 pages

4.19

383 ratings

🌸 Women's Sexuality 🧘 Sexual Wellbeing 💖 Body Acceptance 📜 Cultural Scripts 🛋️ Modern Sex Therapy

Deeper Dating

by Ken Page • 2014

Hidden vulnerabilities, not polished pickup moves, attract the love that lasts.

3.99

500+

🧠 Dating Psychology 💞 Authentic Connection 💝 Vulnerability In Dating 🔄 Relationship Patterns 🫂 Emotional Availability

Deeper Dating

Hidden vulnerabilities, not polished pickup moves, attract the love that lasts.

by Ken Page 2014 264 pages

3.99

500+ ratings

🧠 Dating Psychology 💞 Authentic Connection 💝 Vulnerability In Dating 🔄 Relationship Patterns 🫂 Emotional Availability

Gaga Feminism

by J. Jack Halberstam • 2012

Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.

3.56

500+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Theory 📚 Feminist Theory 🎭 Gender Performance 🌊 Sexual Fluidity 🤰 Reproductive Politics

Gaga Feminism

Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.

by J. Jack Halberstam 2012 232 pages

3.56

500+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Theory 📚 Feminist Theory 🎭 Gender Performance 🌊 Sexual Fluidity 🤰 Reproductive Politics

No More Mr. Nice Guy

by Michael Pariser • 2020

The Nice Guy's trap: people-pleasing gets you resentment, not respect. Here is the exit.

4.14

129

💪 Men's Personal Growth 🧩 People-Pleasing Recovery 💞 Relationship Dynamics 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting

No More Mr. Nice Guy

The Nice Guy's trap: people-pleasing gets you resentment, not respect. Here is the exit.

by Michael Pariser 2020 194 pages

4.14

129 ratings

💪 Men's Personal Growth 🧩 People-Pleasing Recovery 💞 Relationship Dynamics 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting

Ace

by Angela Chen • 2020

The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.

4.34

19k+

📘 Asexuality Studies 🌈 Queer Theory 📏 Sexual Normativity 🤝 Non-Sexual Intimacy 🛡️ Consent Culture

Ace

The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.

by Angela Chen 2020 210 pages

4.34

19k+ ratings

📘 Asexuality Studies 🌈 Queer Theory 📏 Sexual Normativity 🤝 Non-Sexual Intimacy 🛡️ Consent Culture

The Message Game

by Ice White • 2020

A direct method for turning matches into dates: stop texting, start screening, take the lead.

4.19

201

📱 Online Dating 🎯 Pickup Artistry 🧔 Masculine Frame 💋 Seduction Techniques 📲 Social Media Dating

The Message Game

A direct method for turning matches into dates: stop texting, start screening, take the lead.

by Ice White 2020 231 pages

4.19

201 ratings

📱 Online Dating 🎯 Pickup Artistry 🧔 Masculine Frame 💋 Seduction Techniques 📲 Social Media Dating

Quantum Love

by Laura Berman • 2016

Shift your frequency, reshape your relationship. The physics of love as conscious energy.

4.18

194

🧘 Conscious Relationships ✨ Law Of Attraction 💫 Energy Healing 🌈 Chakra Work 🕉️ Modern Tantra

Quantum Love

Shift your frequency, reshape your relationship. The physics of love as conscious energy.

by Laura Berman 2016 392 pages

4.18

194 ratings

🧘 Conscious Relationships ✨ Law Of Attraction 💫 Energy Healing 🌈 Chakra Work 🕉️ Modern Tantra

Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between

by Shafia Zaloom • 2019

The sex talk is broken. What to say about consent, porn, and healthy relationships with teens.

4.19

134

🗣️ Teen Sex Education ✋ Consent Education 💬 Talking To Teens 🛑 Sexual Violence Prevention 📚 Comprehensive Sex Ed

Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between

The sex talk is broken. What to say about consent, porn, and healthy relationships with teens.

by Shafia Zaloom 2019 352 pages

4.19

134 ratings

🗣️ Teen Sex Education ✋ Consent Education 💬 Talking To Teens 🛑 Sexual Violence Prevention 📚 Comprehensive Sex Ed

I Love Female Orgasm

by Dorian Solot • 2007

Most women need more than intercourse to orgasm. The anatomy, skills and communication that deliver.

4.08

500+

🦋 Female Sexuality 💫 Orgasm Education 🔍 Clitoral Anatomy ⚡ Orgasm Gap 💬 Sexual Communication

I Love Female Orgasm

Most women need more than intercourse to orgasm. The anatomy, skills and communication that deliver.

by Dorian Solot 2007 286 pages

4.08

500+ ratings

🦋 Female Sexuality 💫 Orgasm Education 🔍 Clitoral Anatomy ⚡ Orgasm Gap 💬 Sexual Communication

Strange New World

by Carl R. Trueman • 2022

The creed of inner feelings has a genealogy, and the sexual revolution made it law.

4.47

4k+

🪧 Sexual Revolution 📚 Intellectual History 🪪 Modern Identity 🏛️ Cultural Criticism ✝️ Reformed Theology

Strange New World

The creed of inner feelings has a genealogy, and the sexual revolution made it law.

by Carl R. Trueman 2022 204 pages

4.47

4k+ ratings

🪧 Sexual Revolution 📚 Intellectual History 🪪 Modern Identity 🏛️ Cultural Criticism ✝️ Reformed Theology

What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire

by Daniel Bergner • 2013

The machines don't lie: women's desire is far more indiscriminate than we admit.

3.60

2k+

🎯 Female Desire 🔬 Sex Research ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 💔 Monogamy And Desire ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards

What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire

The machines don't lie: women's desire is far more indiscriminate than we admit.

by Daniel Bergner 2013 227 pages

3.60

2k+ ratings

🎯 Female Desire 🔬 Sex Research ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 💔 Monogamy And Desire ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards

Coming of Age in Samoa

by Margaret Mead • 1928

The island where teenagers felt no storm: what Samoa taught the West about adolescence.

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3k+

🏛️ Cultural Anthropology 🧒 Adolescent Development 🧬 Nature Vs Nurture 🏗️ Social Construction 🌍 Cultural Relativism

Coming of Age in Samoa

The island where teenagers felt no storm: what Samoa taught the West about adolescence.

by Margaret Mead 1928 223 pages

3.55

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Cultural Anthropology 🧒 Adolescent Development 🧬 Nature Vs Nurture 🏗️ Social Construction 🌍 Cultural Relativism

DIY

by Eric Sprankle • 2024

How masturbation became a sin, a disease, and a billion-dollar industry.

4.33

275

🚫 Sexual Taboos 🧠 Sexual Myths 😳 Sexual Shame ⛪ Sex And Religion 🗽 Sexual Liberation

DIY

How masturbation became a sin, a disease, and a billion-dollar industry.

by Eric Sprankle 2024 240 pages

4.33

275 ratings

🚫 Sexual Taboos 🧠 Sexual Myths 😳 Sexual Shame ⛪ Sex And Religion 🗽 Sexual Liberation

Designer Relationships

by Mark A. Michaels • 2015

Stop inheriting your relationship model. Design one that actually fits.

3.68

500+

🔓 Ethical Nonmonogamy ✏️ Relationship Design 🗣️ Radical Honesty 🧘 Managing Jealousy 🌶️ Sexual Exploration

Designer Relationships

Stop inheriting your relationship model. Design one that actually fits.

by Mark A. Michaels 2015 168 pages

3.68

500+ ratings

🔓 Ethical Nonmonogamy ✏️ Relationship Design 🗣️ Radical Honesty 🧘 Managing Jealousy 🌶️ Sexual Exploration

Libido Dominandi

by E. Michael Jones • 1999

The sexual revolution didn't free us. It handed the controllers a new way to own our desires.

4.28

292

🚻 Sexual Politics 🧠 Social Engineering 📖 History Of Sexuality 📢 Advertising And Desire 🧬 Eugenics History

Libido Dominandi

The sexual revolution didn't free us. It handed the controllers a new way to own our desires.

by E. Michael Jones 1999 668 pages

4.28

292 ratings

🚻 Sexual Politics 🧠 Social Engineering 📖 History Of Sexuality 📢 Advertising And Desire 🧬 Eugenics History

The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex

by Barbara Keesling • 2001

Sexual confidence, step by step: from the underwear you wear to the way you walk.

3.52

452

👩 Women's Sexuality 💪 Sexual Confidence 🔥 Erotic Self-Help 💔 Sexual Shame 💋 Seduction Techniques

The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex

Sexual confidence, step by step: from the underwear you wear to the way you walk.

by Barbara Keesling 2001 260 pages

3.52

452 ratings

👩 Women's Sexuality 💪 Sexual Confidence 🔥 Erotic Self-Help 💔 Sexual Shame 💋 Seduction Techniques

Unfuck Your Intimacy

by Faith G. Harper • 2019

Science, sarcasm, and a trauma-informed plan to stop sabotaging your own intimacy.

3.57

2k+

🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌈 Sex Positivity 🚧 Boundaries 💗 Self-Compassion 🧘 Body Acceptance

Unfuck Your Intimacy

Science, sarcasm, and a trauma-informed plan to stop sabotaging your own intimacy.

by Faith G. Harper 2019 192 pages

3.57

2k+ ratings

🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌈 Sex Positivity 🚧 Boundaries 💗 Self-Compassion 🧘 Body Acceptance

Dollars and Sex

by Marina Adshade • 2013

Love and marriage obey the same market forces as stocks and groceries. The data proves it.

3.61

338

💰 Sexual Economics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🎢 Freakonomics 🔍 Mate Selection 💻 Online Dating Markets

Dollars and Sex

Love and marriage obey the same market forces as stocks and groceries. The data proves it.

by Marina Adshade 2013 272 pages

3.61

338 ratings

💰 Sexual Economics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🎢 Freakonomics 🔍 Mate Selection 💻 Online Dating Markets

Mating Intelligence Unleashed

by Glenn Geher • 2012

Evolution wired your brain for courtship: the hidden skills that run your love life.

3.70

210

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Mating Psychology 🦚 Sexual Selection 💘 Mate Preferences 🕶️ Dark Triad Traits

Mating Intelligence Unleashed

Evolution wired your brain for courtship: the hidden skills that run your love life.

by Glenn Geher 2012 298 pages

3.70

210 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧠 Mating Psychology 🦚 Sexual Selection 💘 Mate Preferences 🕶️ Dark Triad Traits

Get Inside Her

by Marni Kinrys • 2013

The inside access most men never get: what women want, from a woman who tells all.

3.76

248

💘 Dating Advice 🧠 Attraction Psychology 💞 Emotional Connection ☯️ Masculine Feminine Energy 💪 Men's Self-Help

Get Inside Her

The inside access most men never get: what women want, from a woman who tells all.

by Marni Kinrys 2013 303 pages

3.76

248 ratings

💘 Dating Advice 🧠 Attraction Psychology 💞 Emotional Connection ☯️ Masculine Feminine Energy 💪 Men's Self-Help

Sex by Numbers

by David Spiegelhalter • 2015

Sex surveys are performances. A statistician reveals what the data hides about modern desire.

3.84

213

🔄 Modern Sexuality 🔬 Sex Research 💥 Debunking Myths 📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Popular Statistics

Sex by Numbers

Sex surveys are performances. A statistician reveals what the data hides about modern desire.

by David Spiegelhalter 2015 369 pages

3.84

213 ratings

🔄 Modern Sexuality 🔬 Sex Research 💥 Debunking Myths 📊 Statistical Literacy 📈 Popular Statistics

The Sensuous Woman

by "J" • 1969

Your pleasure first. Then his. The 1969 sexual confidence manual that named what no one else would.

3.38

286

🔍 Sexual Self-Discovery 📚 Vintage Sex Manuals 💪 Sexual Confidence 🔥 Erotic Technique 💋 Seduction Guides

The Sensuous Woman

Your pleasure first. Then his. The 1969 sexual confidence manual that named what no one else would.

by "J" 1969 192 pages

3.38

286 ratings

🔍 Sexual Self-Discovery 📚 Vintage Sex Manuals 💪 Sexual Confidence 🔥 Erotic Technique 💋 Seduction Guides

Three Women

by Lisa Taddeo • 2019

Eight years inside three lives. What female desire actually looks like, and what it costs.

3.71

100k+

🔥 Female Desire 💔 Sexual Trauma 💍 Marriage And Desire ⚖️ Power And Consent 😶 Desire And Shame

Three Women

Eight years inside three lives. What female desire actually looks like, and what it costs.

by Lisa Taddeo 2019 306 pages

3.71

100k+ ratings

🔥 Female Desire 💔 Sexual Trauma 💍 Marriage And Desire ⚖️ Power And Consent 😶 Desire And Shame

The Sonnets and A Lover's Complaint

by William Shakespeare • 1609

154 sonnets where beauty fades, a mistress lies, and the poet bets verse defeats the grave.

4.18

2k+

🧱 Sonnet Sequences 👑 Elizabethan Poetry 🎨 Immortality Through Art ⏳ Time And Decay 🖋️ Anti-Petrarchan

The Sonnets and A Lover's Complaint

154 sonnets where beauty fades, a mistress lies, and the poet bets verse defeats the grave.

by William Shakespeare 1609 458 pages

4.18

2k+ ratings

🧱 Sonnet Sequences 👑 Elizabethan Poetry 🎨 Immortality Through Art ⏳ Time And Decay 🖋️ Anti-Petrarchan

The Science of Love

by Robin I.M. Dunbar • 2012

Love, heartbreak, and religious ecstasy run on the same ancient neural circuitry. Here's how.

3.47

333

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💑 Mate Selection 🔗 Pair Bonding 🤝 Social Bonding 🕸️ Social Networks

The Science of Love

Love, heartbreak, and religious ecstasy run on the same ancient neural circuitry. Here's how.

by Robin I.M. Dunbar 2012 320 pages

3.47

333 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💑 Mate Selection 🔗 Pair Bonding 🤝 Social Bonding 🕸️ Social Networks

Three Women

by Lisa Taddeo • 2019

Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.

3.71

100k+

🔥 Female Desire 📋 Immersive Journalism 💔 Sexual Trauma ⚠️ Grooming And Abuse 🔄 Consensual Non-Monogamy

Three Women

Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.

by Lisa Taddeo 2019 12 pages

3.71

100k+ ratings

🔥 Female Desire 📋 Immersive Journalism 💔 Sexual Trauma ⚠️ Grooming And Abuse 🔄 Consensual Non-Monogamy

Testosterone Rex

by Cordelia Fine • 2017

The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.

3.79

3k+

🧬 Sexual Selection 🧠 Biological Essentialism 🧬 Neurosexism ✳️ Feminist Science 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology

Testosterone Rex

The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.

by Cordelia Fine 2017 272 pages

3.79

3k+ ratings

🧬 Sexual Selection 🧠 Biological Essentialism 🧬 Neurosexism ✳️ Feminist Science 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology

The Vital Spark

by Lisa Marchiano • 2024

Some parts of you were never meant to be tamed. A Jungian guide to reclaiming them.

4.40

393

🧠 Jungian Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 📖 Fairy Tale Analysis 🔥 Women's Anger 🌸 Female Sexuality

The Vital Spark

Some parts of you were never meant to be tamed. A Jungian guide to reclaiming them.

by Lisa Marchiano 2024 272 pages

4.40

393 ratings

🧠 Jungian Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 📖 Fairy Tale Analysis 🔥 Women's Anger 🌸 Female Sexuality

Is It Ever Just Sex?

by Darian Leader • 2023

A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.

3.37

479

📚 Psychoanalytic Theory 🌍 Sex And Culture 👶 Childhood Sexuality 😈 Guilt And Desire 🚻 Heteronormativity

Is It Ever Just Sex?

A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.

by Darian Leader 2023 284 pages

3.37

479 ratings

📚 Psychoanalytic Theory 🌍 Sex And Culture 👶 Childhood Sexuality 😈 Guilt And Desire 🚻 Heteronormativity

How To Think More About Sex

by Alain de Botton • 2012

Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.

3.47

5k+

🧠 Sexual Psychology 💘 Modern Love 🧩 Relationship Realism 📽️ Pornography Critique 📚 Philosophical Self-Help

How To Think More About Sex

Love and desire often can't coexist. The problem isn't you; it's the ideal.

by Alain de Botton 2012 161 pages

3.47

5k+ ratings

🧠 Sexual Psychology 💘 Modern Love 🧩 Relationship Realism 📽️ Pornography Critique 📚 Philosophical Self-Help

Dare I Say It

by Naomi Watts • 2025

Menopause blindsided Naomi Watts at 36. She cuts through the silence, shame, and bad science.

3.85

9k+

🩺 Menopause Health 🏥 Women's Health 🌸 Reproductive Health 🔥 Sexual Wellness 💜 Body Acceptance

Dare I Say It

Menopause blindsided Naomi Watts at 36. She cuts through the silence, shame, and bad science.

by Naomi Watts 2025 256 pages

3.85

9k+ ratings

🩺 Menopause Health 🏥 Women's Health 🌸 Reproductive Health 🔥 Sexual Wellness 💜 Body Acceptance

Testosterone

by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young • 2019

Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.

4.06

320

🔬 Science Studies ♀️ Feminist Science 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Science 🧬 Biology And Society ⚖️ Scientific Bias

Testosterone

Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.

by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young 2019 288 pages

4.06

320 ratings

🔬 Science Studies ♀️ Feminist Science 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Science 🧬 Biology And Society ⚖️ Scientific Bias

Socialism

by Ludwig von Mises • 1981

Love requires passion, friendship, and tenderness in equal measure. Most of us only get one right.

4.32

1k+

❤️ Romantic Love 🧠 Love Psychology 💋 Erotic Intelligence 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤝 Companionate Love

Socialism

Love requires passion, friendship, and tenderness in equal measure. Most of us only get one right.

by Ludwig von Mises 1981 596 pages

4.32

1k+ ratings

❤️ Romantic Love 🧠 Love Psychology 💋 Erotic Intelligence 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤝 Companionate Love

Anatomy of an Affair

by Dave Carder • 2008

Affairs do not start in bedrooms. They start in the gaps your marriage quietly accepts.

3.93

275

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🧱 Emotional Boundaries ✝️ Christian Counseling 💞 Emotional Intimacy

Anatomy of an Affair

Affairs do not start in bedrooms. They start in the gaps your marriage quietly accepts.

by Dave Carder 2008 192 pages

3.93

275 ratings

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🧱 Emotional Boundaries ✝️ Christian Counseling 💞 Emotional Intimacy

Untrue

by Wednesday Martin • 2018

The plough, not biology, invented female monogamy. Inside the science that rewrites female lust.

3.86

1k+

🦋 Female Sexuality 💔 Infidelity 🔓 Non-Monogamy 🏛️ Origins Of Patriarchy 🙊 Sexual Stigma

Untrue

The plough, not biology, invented female monogamy. Inside the science that rewrites female lust.

by Wednesday Martin 2018 320 pages

3.86

1k+ ratings

🦋 Female Sexuality 💔 Infidelity 🔓 Non-Monogamy 🏛️ Origins Of Patriarchy 🙊 Sexual Stigma

Sex Addiction 101

by Robert Weiss • 2013

Sex addiction is not about sex. Recovery starts with a boundary plan, not with willpower.

4.08

117

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