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Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism | 
 enlarge | Authors: Philip Miller, Molly Devon
Publisher: Mystic Rose Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 42080
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 277
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.6
ISBN: 0964596008
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.775
EAN: 9780964596009
ASIN: 0964596008
Publication Date: July 1, 1988
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Philip Miller and Molly Devon think that S/M is fun, and "that reading about it should be fun, too." Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns is definitely fun, not to mention approachable, chatty, and insightful. What makes it truly special, however, is the sheer weight of loving details. There's clear explanations and detailed tutorials for beginners, as general as "safe, sane, and consensual" and as specific as "you will be swinging the whip with your arm pivoting at the shoulder." There's also solid advice, safety measures, steamy suggestions, plenty of black-and-white photographs, useful and humorous drawings, an extensive glossary, and over 900 entries of S/M clothing and equipment vendors, publications, computer bulletin boards, and organizations worldwide. As sadomasochism is a practice that's still taboo for many people, the chapter on finding partners and sharing your fantasies with existing partners can be invaluable. Screw the Roses enthusiastically covers all the basics and even some of the not-so-basics--bondage, negotiation, sex, endorphins, dominance and submission, toys, safety, S/M community, and beyond. It's written primarily from the point of view of male dominant/female submissive interactions, but it's easily translatable into valuable advice for any relationship configuration. Miller and Devon's explanations of not just the how, but also the why, of sadomasochism are honest, sexy, funny--and a must-have for anyone who wants to learn about sadism, masochism, dominance, submission, or bondage. --Cheryl Trooskin
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 Foundational Book for BDSM August 28, 2008
This book is an excellent foundation for your new (or renewed) adventures in BDSM. Clear, well written and truthful about the risks, this book provides safety tips, insightful psychology and hands-on ideas for BDSM play. Thank you authors! This is a must-have for any start-out players, I'm going to give it as a gift to newbies and any new subs.
 Screw the Roses August 2, 2008
Everything was great with this transaction. I only got to read a little of it before Sir whisked it away with him. He is working out of state so I won't get to finish until I am able to reunite with Him.
An excellent introduction to S & M August 2, 2008
I have read many books related to the Bondage, Discipline, Sadism, and Masochism (BDSM) lifestyle and over the years Screw The Roses... is still the first book I recommend for all newbies to read. The authors are factual, concise, humorous, and thorough in their introduction to the various aspects of BDSM. Additionally, the contents offer just the right mix of information to picque the reader's interest into taking a deeper journey into reflection and self-analysis and continuing the exploration of BDSM.
screw roses send me the thorns July 26, 2008
This book seems to cover it all. Would help a newby like myself. Or a veteran in bdsm lifestyle. It explains most lifestyles, bondage, toys. Explains emotions love how you can live the life with it. And all in a funny way so not boring or put you to sleep. A must have for all new people into bdsm lifestyle. The authors are male (Dom) female (slave) so written with that in mind. For the ease of having to write everything W/we S/she. so on. Dont think would offend anyone. For me awesome read.
 Daggy 80s pics and baby boomer humour put me off a bit May 29, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
While the content/hard facts supplied and ethos of this book is great (which is why it has had so many good reviews I guess), the proliferation of super-daggy b/w pictures from the late 80s really makes me cringe a bit (they are are not funny-daggy, just daggy-daggy) and I am not too comfortable with the baby-boomer-and-proud "offbeat" humour littered throughout the text (my parents are baby boomers; the thought of baby boomers doing BDSM is a real turn off for me). Jay Wiseman's SM101 is much the better book (the information is similar, but without the wisecracks, bad pics and smug references to whatever generation it is that he belongs to). I kind of regret getting this book and I would not recommend it others (unless there really were no other good BDSM books on the market) - but, to its credit, the information seems trustworthy and credible (which is why I do not regret buying it altogether). It's just that, had I known about its pitfalls I would have stuck to Jay Wiseman, the Knotty Boys and surfing the internet.
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