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Over the years, we've noticed that certain authors have created a body of work that is intelligent, thoughtful, and informative. Just about any book by these authors will be worth your investment of time and money: Dr. Miriam Stoppard, Cathy Winks, Daphne Rose Kingma, Dr. Susan Forward, M. Sara Rosenthal, Ellen Kriedman, Lynda Madaras, Dr. Lonnie Garfield Barbach, and Dr. Susan Love.

Some of the books on this list are out of print. No matter. Just go to your local library or look online to find them. They're on this list because they are still good books.

Dealing with Anger Dealing with a Break-up Fertility & Pregnancy For Pre-teens & Teens Gay Issues

Health Issues Menopause Parenting Perking Up Your Sex Life Relationships

Sexual Addiction Sexual Assault Sex & Disability Sexuality - Female Sexuality - Male Sexuality - Alternate

Dealing with Anger

• Don't Go Away Mad: How to Make Peace with Your Partner James Creighton; Doubleday
• The Dance of Anger Harriet Lerner; Harper Collins
• The Angry Book Theodore Rubin; Touchstone Books

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Dealing with a Break-up

• Coming Apart: Why Relationships End Daphne Rose Kingma; Conari Press
• Divorce Busting Michele Weiner-Davis; Fireside
• When Your Lover Is A Liar Forward & Frazier; Harper Perennial
• I Can't Get Over It Aphrodite Matsakis; New Harbinger
• Having Love Affairs Richard Taylor; Promethean Press
• On Your Own Again Anderson & MacSkimming; McClelland & Stewart
• Obsessive Love Susan Forward; Bantam Doubleday Dell
• Getting Together and Staying Together William & Carleen Glasser; Quill
• Uncoupling: Turning Points in Intimate Relationships Diane Vaughan; Vintage Books

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Fertility & Pregnancy

• The Fertility Sourcebook M. Sara Rosenthal; McGraw-Hill
• Taking Charge of Your Fertility Toni Weschler; Quill
• Overcoming Infertility Herbert Goldfarb; John Wiley & Sons
• Without Child: Challenging the Stigma of Childlessness Laurie Lisle; Routledge
• The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth Sheila Kitzinger; Knopf
• The Pregnancy Sourcebook M. Sara Rosenthal; Lowell House
• Choose the Sex of Your Baby Naturally Buie & Yeates; Insomniac Group
• While Waiting Verrilli & Mueser; Griffin Trade Paperback
• The Breastfeeding Sourcebook M. Sara Rosenthal; McGraw-Hill
• Coping With a Miscarriage Palinski & Pizer; New American Library
• Miscarriage: Women Sharing From the Heart Marie Allen & Shelley Marks; John Wiley & Sons
• Abortion & Healing: A Cry to Be Whole Michael Mannion; Sheed & Ward

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For Pre-Teens & Teens

• Where Did I Come From? Peter Mayle; Lyle Stuart Publishing
• The Sex Book: An Alphabet of Smarter Love Jane Pavanel; Lobster Press
• It's Perfectly Normal Robie Harris; Candlewick Press
• Changes in You and Me: A Book about Puberty, Mostly for Girls Bourgeois & Martyn; Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Deal With It! A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain, and Life as a Gurl Drill, MacDonald & Odes; Pocket Books
• Growing Up It's A Girl Thing Mavis Jukes; Knopf
• What's Happening to My Body: Book for Girls Lynda Madaras; Newmarket Press
• My Body, My Self for Girls Lynda & Area Madaras; Newmarket Press
• What's Going On Down There?Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask Castro & Gravelle; Walker & Co.
• What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys Lynda Madaras; Newmarket Press
• Changes in You and Me: A Book about Puberty, Mostly for Boys Bourgeois & Martyn; Andrews McMeel Publishing
• What's Happening to Me? Peter Mayle; Lyle Stuart Publishing
• Lynda Madaras Talks To Teens About AIDS Lynda Madaras; Newmarket Press
• Talk Sex Sue Johanson; Penguin Books
• Dear Diary, I'm Pregnant Englander; Annick Press
• Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation Steven Levenkron; W. W. Norton & Co.

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Gay Issues

• The Homo Handbook Judy Carter; Fireside
• The New Joy of Gay Sex Silverstein & Picaro; Harper Perennial
• Bisexuality: A Reader and Sourcebook Thomas Geller; Times Change Press
• Gay, Straight, & In-Between John Money; Oxford University Press
• Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth Bass & Kaufman; Harper Collins
• Is It a Choice? Eric Marcus; Harper San Francisco
• The Lesbian Couples' Guide Judith McDaniel; Harper Perennial
• The Lesbian & Gay Parenting Handbook April Martin; Harper Perennial
• Dyke Life: A Celebration of the Lesbian Experience Karla Jay; Basic Books
• Passions Between Women Emma Donoghue; Scarlet Press
• The Gay Agenda: Talking Back to the Fundamentalists Jack Nichols; Prometheus Books
• Finding True Love in a Man-Eat-Man World Craig Nelson; Dell Books
• Dual Attraction: Understanding Bisexuality Weinberg, Williams & Pryer; Oxford University Press

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Health Issues

• The Breast Book Miriam Stoppard; Random House
• The Truth About Herpes Stephen L. Sacks; Gordon Soules Book Publishing
• The Gynecological Sourcebook M. Sara Rosenthal; Lowell House
• Overcoming Endometriosis Mary Lou Ballweg; McGraw-Hill
• Self Help for Premenstrual Syndrome Michelle Harrison; Random House
• The Woman's Body Canadian Medical Association; Reader's Digest Books
• The Endometriosis Sourcebook Mary Lou Ballweg, McGraw-Hill
• Endometriosis & Fibroids Sarah Brewer; Vermillion Books
• Hysterectomy and the Alternatives Jan Clark; Virago Press
• Living Beyond Breast Cancer Marisa & Ellen Weiss; Times Books
• Preventing Miscarriage Jonathan Sher & Carol Dix; Harper Collins
• The Prostate Yosh Taguchi; Key Porter Books
• Prostate Disease W. Scot McDougal; Times Books
• Man to Man: Surviving Prostate Cancer Michael Korda; Vintage Books
• The Thyroid Sourcebook M. Sara Rosenthal & Robert Volpe; McGraw-Hill

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Menopause Before the Change: Taking Charge of Your Perimenopause Ann Louise Gittleman; Harper San Francisco Menopause Miriam Stoppard; DK Publishing Love, Sex, & Aging Edward Brecher; Consumers Union Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Book Susan Love; Random House Estrogen The Natural Way Nina Shandler; Villard Books Natural Woman, Natural Menopause Laux & Conrad; Harper Collins Understanding Menopause Janine O'Leary Cobb; Plume Menopause: The Inner Journey Susanne Fincher; Shambhala Publications Midlife Can Wait Eskin & Dumas; Ballantine

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Parenting

• The Mother's Guide To Sex: Enjoying Your Sexuality Through All Stages Of Motherhood Anne Semans & Cathy Winks; Three Rivers Press
• Sex and Sensibility: The Thinking Parent's Guide To Talking Sense About Sex Deborah Roffman; Perseus Publishing
• AIDS-Proofing Your Kids Acker, Goldwater & Dyson; Beyond Words Publishing
• Is There Sex After Kids? Ellen Kreidman; St. Martins Publishing
• When Partners Become Parents Carolyn & Philip Cowan; Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc.
• Questions Children Ask & How To Answer Them Miriam Stoppard; Fairmount Books

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Perking Up Your Sex Life

• The Complete Idiot's Guide To Amazing Sex Sari Locker; Alpha Books
• Sex For Dummies Ruth Westheimer; John Wiley & Sons
• The Magic of Sex Miriam Stoppard; DK Publishing
• Anne Hooper's Great Sex Guide Anne Hooper; DK Publishing
• For Each Other: Sharing Sexual Intimacy Lonnie Barbach; Signet
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask Dr. David Reuben; Random House
• Anne Hooper's Ultimate Sex Guide Anne Hooper; DK Publishing
• The Art of Sexual Ectasy Anand & Hussey; J. P. Tarcher Publishing
• How To Be A Great Lover Lou Paget; Broadway Books
• Secret Sexual Positions Kenneth Stubbs; J. P. Tarcher Publishing
• The Good Vibrations Guide: The G Spot Cathy Winks; Down There Press
• 52 Invitations To Grrreat Sex Laura Corn; Park Avenue Publishing
• Tricks: More than 125 Ways to Make a Good Sex Better Jay Wiseman; Greenery Press
• Sensual Sex Beverly Engel; Hunter House Publishing

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Relationships

• Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples Harville Hendrix; Owl Books
• Communication Miracles for Couples Jonathan Robinson; Conari Press
• Sexual Intimacy: How to Build a Lasting and Loving Relationship Anne Hooper; DK Publishing
• Going the Distance: Finding and Keeping Lifelong Love Barbach & Geisinger; Plume
• Getting Together and Staying Together William & Carleen Glasser; Quill
• Why Marriages Succeed or Fail and How to Make Yours Last John Gottman; Fireside
• Cracking the Love Code Janet O'Neal; Broadway Books
• Bridges to a Passionate Partnership David LeClaire; Equestrian Press
• Conscious Loving Gay & Kathlyn Hendricks; Bantam
• True Love: Stories Robert Fulghum; Harper
• Emotional Blackmail Susan Forward & Donna Frazier; Harper Collins
• Negotiating Love: How Men and Women Resolve Their Differences Riki Robbins Jones; Ballantine Books
• The Nine Fantasies That Will Ruin Your Life Joy Browne; Three Rivers Press
• The Pleasure Zone: Why We Resist Good Feelings & How to Let Go & Be Happy Stella Resnick; Conari Press
• Emotional Resilience: Simple Truths for Dealing With the Unfinished Business of Your Past David Viscott; Crown Publishing
• Breaking Free of the Shame Trap: How Women Get Into It, How Women Get Out of It Christine Evans; Morris Publishing
• When I Say No, I Feel Guilty! Manuel J. Smith; Bantam Non-fiction
• Divorce Busting Michele Weiner-Davis; Fireside
• The Male Ego Willard Gaylin; Viking Press
• Men Who Can't Love Carter & Sokol; Berkley Publishing Group
• 101 Lies Men Tell Women Dory Hollander; Harper Collins
• What Men Don't Want Women To Know Smith & Doe; St.Martin's Press
• After the Affair Janis Abrahms; Harper Collins
• Sex is Perfectly Natural, But Not Naturally Perfect Sue Johanson; Penguin
• Polyamory: The New Love Without Limits Deborah Anapol; Intinet Resource Center

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Sexual Addiction

• Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction Patrick Carnes; Hazelden
• The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Judith Rapoport; New American Library
• Don't Call it Love: Recovery from Sexual Addiction Patrick Carnes; Bantam Books
• Escape from Intimacy: The Pseudo-Relationship Addictions Anne Wilson Schaef; Harper San Francisco
• The Final Freedom: Pioneering Sexual Addiction Recovery Douglas Weiss; Discovery Press
• I Know You Really Love Me - Stalking and Obsessive Love Doreen Orion; Dell Pub. Co.
• Obsessive Love: When Passion Holds You Prisoner Susan Forward; Bantam Doubleday Dell
• Addiction to Love: Overcoming Obsession and Dependency in Relationships Susan Peabody; Celestial Arts Publishing

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Sexual Assault

• The Battered Woman Syndrome Lenore Walker; Springer Publishing
• Broken Boys/Mending Men Stephen Grubman-Black; Ivy Books
• Broken Child Marcia Cameron; Kensington Publishing
• I Can't Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors Aphrodite Matsakis; New Harbinger Publishing
• Learning to Live Without Violence: A Handbook for Men Daniel Sonkin; Volcano Press
• Secret Survivors Sue Blume; Ballantine Books
• Sex, Power & Boundaries: Sexual Harassment Peter Rutter; Bantam Books
• The Survivor's Guide to Sex Staci Haines; Cleis Press
• Victims No Longer Mike Lew & Ellen Bass; Harper Collins
• What About Me?(A Guide for Men Helping Female Partners) Grant Cameron; Creative Bound

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Sex and Disability

• The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability Cory Silverberg, Miriam Kaufman, & Fran Odette ; Cleis Press
• In Sickness & In Health - Sex, Love and Chronic Illness Lucille Carlton; Dell
• Enabling Romance Kroll & Klein; No Limits Communications
• Sexuality After Spinal Cord Injury Ducharme & Gill; Paul H. Brookes Publishing

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Sexuality - Female

• Understanding the G Spot Donald Hicks; Universal Publishing
• The Woman's Book of Orgasm Tara Baker; Citadel Press
• Erotic Interludes: Tales Told by Women Lonnie Barbach; Penguin
• For Each Other: Sharing Sexual Intimacy Lonnie Barbach; Signet Books
• For Yourself: The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality Lonnie Barbach; Signet Books
• Pleasures: Women Write Erotica Lonnie Barbach; Harper Collins
• Selfloving Betty Dodson; Self Published
• Sex for One: The Joy of Selfloving Betty Dodson; Crown Publishing
• Anne Hooper's Sexual Intimacy Anne Hooper; DK Publishing
• The G Spot Ladas, Whipple & Perry; Dell Publishing
• Extraordinary Togetherness: A Women's Guide to Love, Sex and Intimacy Julia Vantine, Sari Harrar; Rodale Books
• Women's Sexual Passages Elizabeth Davis & Germaine Greer; Hunter House
• The Magic of Sex Miriam Stoppard; DK Publishing
• Anne Hooper's Ultimate Sex Book Anne Hooper; DK Publishing
• Turn Ons Lonnie Barbach; Plume Books
• Women on Top: Sexual Fantasies Nancy Friday; Pocket Books
• In Search of the G-Spot Mack & Roberts; New American Library
• Lip Service: The Truth about Women's Darker Side in Love, Sex and Friendship Kate Fillion; Harper Collins
• Sex is Perfectly Natural, But Not Naturally Perfect Sue Johanson; Penguin
• Getting the Sex You Want: A Woman's Guide to Becoming Proud, Passionate and Pleased in Bed Sandra Leiblum, Judith Sachs; Crown Publishing
• For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Sexual Dysfunction and Reclaiming Your Sex Life Jennifer Berman et al; Henry Holt and Co.

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Sexuality - Male

• Private Parts: An Owner's Guide Yosh Taguchi; McClelland & Stewart
• The New Male Sexuality Bernie Zilbergeld; Bantam/Doubleday/Dell
• The Multi-Orgasmic Man Mantak Chia & Douglas Arava; Harper San Francisco
• Understanding Men's Passages Gail Sheehy; Ballantine Books
• How to Make Love All Night Barbara Keesling; Harper Perennial
• Total Sex: Everything Men Need to Know Men's Fitness Magazine; Harper Resource
• Talk Sexy to the One You Love Barbara Keesling; Harper Collins

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Sexuality - Alternate

• The Lifestyle: A Look at the Erotic Rites of Swingers Terry Gould; Firefly Books
• On the Safe Edge: A Manual of SM Play Trevor Jacques; Alternate Sources
• Different Loving: The World of Sexual Dominance and Submission Brame, Jacobs, & Brame; Villard Books
• Science of Desire - The Search for the Gay Gene and the Biology of Behavior Dean Hamer; Simon & Schuster
• My Husband Wears My Clothes: Crossdressing from the Perspective of a Wife Peggy Rudd; PM Publishers
• Transsexuals: Candid Answers to Private Questions Gerald Ramsey; Crossing Press

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