1 Booklist ♥ favourites Sexual Health ♥ The Boston Women’s Health Collective (2011). Our Bodies Ourselves. New York, NY: Touchstone. Foley, Sallie, Kope, Sally A. & Sugrue, Dennis P. (2002). Sex Matters for Women: A Complete Guide to Taking Care of Your Sexual Self. New York, NY: The Gilford Press. Kaschak, Ellyn & Tiefer, Leonore (Ed.) (2001). A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems. New York, NY: Hawthorne Press Inc. McCarthy, Barry & McCarthy, Emily (1998). Male Sexual Awareness. Da Capo Press. Northrup, Dr. Christiane (1998). Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing. New York, NY: Bantam Books. Roach, Mary (2009). Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. WW Norton. Written for Women by Women (2009). Women’s Health for Life: Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention. New York, NY: DK Publishing. Mind & Body Ephron, Nora (2006). I Feel Bad About my Neck: and other thoughts on being a Woman. New York, NY: Heartburn Press. Eve Ensler (2004). The Good Body. New York, NY: Villard Books. Eve Ensler (2010) I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Lives of Girls Around the World. New York, NY: Villard. 2 ♥ Federation of Feminist Women’s Health Centres (1991). A New View of a Woman’s Body: A fully illustrated guide. Los Angeles, California: Feminist Health Press. Friedman, Jaclyn (2011). What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girls Guide to sex and safety. Seal Press. Muscio, Inga (2002). Cunt: a declaration of independence. Emeryville, CA: Seal Press. Richardson, Brenda Lane & Rehr, Elane (2001). 101 Ways to Help Your Daughter Love Her Body. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. Spencer, Mimi (2009). 101 Things to do Before You Diet: because looking great isn’t just about losing weight. Toronto, Ontario: Penguin Group Canada. Vulvas & Vaginas Blackledge, Catherine (2003). The Story of V: Opening Pandora’s Box. Great Britain: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Blank, Joani (1993). Femalia. San Francisco, CA: Down There Press. *A book of Vulva Photography Corinne, Tee (1981). Cunt Colouring Book. San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp of San Francisco. *A book of Vulva colouring pages Ensler, Eve (2001). The Vagina Monologues. New York, NY: Villard Books. ♥ Karras, Nick (2003). Petals. Korea, Crystal River Publishing. * to order this book of Vulva photography go to www.nickkarras.com ♥ Livoti, Carol & Topp, Elizabeth (2004). Vaginas: An Owner’s Manual. New York, NY: Thunder’s Mouth Press. 3 ♥ Rankin, Lissa (2010). What’s Up Down There? Questions you’d only ask your Gynecoogist if she was your best friend. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press. ♥ Robertson, Wrenna & Huisman, Katie (2011). I’ll Show You Mine. Vancouver, British Columbia: Show Off Books Inc.*a book of Vulva Photography ♥ Stewart, Dr. Elizabeth & Spencer, Paula (2002). The V Book: A Doctor’s Guide to Complete Vulvovaginal Health. New York, NY: Bantam Books. ♥ Winston, Sheri (2011). Women’s Anatomy of Arousal. Mango Garden Press. The Penis Friedman, David M. (2003). A Mind of its Own: A Cultural History of the Penis. New York, NY: Penguin Books. Gore, Margaret (1997). The Penis Book. Australia: Allen & Unwin. Moore, Michele & de Costa, Caroline (2003). Dick: A User’s Guide. New York, NY: Marlowe & Company. Paley, Maggie (1999). The Book of the Penis. New York, NY: Grove Press. Parsons, Alexandra (1989). Facts and Phalluses: A collection of bizarre and intriguing truths, legends and measurements. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press. Pleasure Chalker, Rebecca (2000). The Clitoral Truth: The Secret World at your Fingertips. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press. ♥ Dodson, Betty (1996). Sex for One: The Joy of Selfloving. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press. 4 Dodson, Betty (2002). Orgasms for Two: The Joy of Partnersex. New York, NY: Harmony Books. Kahn Ladas, Alice, Whipple, Beverly & Perry, John D. (2005). The G-spot and other Discoveries about Human Sexuality. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company. Maines, Rachel P. (1999). The Technology of Orgasm: Hysteria, the Vibrator, and Women’s Sexual Satisfaction. Baltimore, Maryland: The John Hopkins University Press. Ogden, Gina (1999). Women Who Love Sex: An Inquiry into the Expanding Spirit of Women’s Erotic Experience. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Womanspirit Press. Sundahl, Deborah (2003). Female Ejaculation & the G-Spot: not your mother’s orgasm book! Alameda, CA: Hunter House Inc. Waxman, Jamye (2007). Getting Off: A Woman’s Guide to Masturbation. Eneryville, CA: Seal Press. Winks, Cathy & Semans, Anne (2002). The New Good Vibrations Guide to Sex: Tips and techniques from America’s most favourite sex toy store. San Francisco, CA: Cleis Press. Pregnancy & Fertility The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective (2008). Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster Inc. Cassidy, Tina (2007). Birth: The Surprising History of How we are Born. Grove Press. Druckman, Pamela (2012). Bringing Up Bebe: One American Woman Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting. Penguin Press. England, Pam & Horowitz, Rob (1998). Birthing From Within. Albuquerque, New Mexico: Partera Press. 5 Freedman, Rory & Barnouin, Kim (2008). Skinny Bitch Bun in the Oven: A Gutsy Guide to Becoming One Hot and Healthy Mother! Philadelphia, PA: Running Press Book Publishers. **this book is for women who are Vegan and pregnant Simkin, Penny (2008). The Birth Partner (3rd edition). Boston, Massachusetts: The Harvard Common Press. Singer, Katie (2004). The Garden of Fertility: A guide to charting your fertility signals to prevent or achieve pregnancy naturally and to gauge your reproductive health. Avery Publishing Group. The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (2009). Healthy Beginnings: Giving your baby the best start, from preconception to birth (4th edition). Mississauga, Ontario: John Wiley & Sons Canada Ltd. Stone, Joanne & Eddleman, Keith (2008). The Pregnancy Bible: Your Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Early Parenthood (2nd edition). Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books. ♥ Weschler, Toni (2006). Taking Charge of your Fertility. The definitive guide to natural birth control, pregnancy achievement, and reproductive health. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers Inc. Breastfeeding & Breasts La, Leche (2004). Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. Toronto, Ontario: Penguin Books Canada. Love, Dr. Susan & Lindsey, Karen (2010). Doctor Susan Love’s Breast Book. Da Capo Press. Newman, Jack & Pitman, Teresa (2009). Dr. Jack Newman’s Guide to Breastfeeding. Toronto, Ontario: Collins Canada. Newton, Edward & Mohrbacher, Nancy & Stock, Julie (2002). The Breastfeeding Answer Book (3rd edition). Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International. 6 Renfrew, Mary & Fisher, Chloe & Arms, Suzanne (2004). Bestfeeding. Berkley, California: Celestial Arts. Squires, Elizabeth (2007). Boobs: A Guide to Your Girls. Emeryville, CA: Seal Press. Aging & Menopause Wingert, Pat & Kantrowitz, Barbara (2006). Is it Hot in Here? Or is it Just Me? The Complete Guide to Menopause. New York, NY: Workman Publishing Company. Northrup, Dr. Christiane (2006). The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change. New York, NY: Bantam Books. Northrup, Dr. Christiane (2008). The Secret Pleasures of Menopause. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House. Randall, Donna Faye (2013). Menopause or Lunacy… that is the question. Balboa Press. Politics & the Construction of Sexuality & Gender Bornstein, Kate (1998). My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, A Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely. New York, NY: Routledge. Fausto-Sterling, Anne (2000). Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality. New York, NY: Basic Books. Friedman, Jaclyn & Valenti, Jessica (2008). Yes Means Yes! Visions of female sexual power & a world without rape. Seal Press. Green, Jamison (2004). Becoming a Visible Man. Vanderbilt University Press. Ince, John (2003). The Politics of Lust. Vancouver, BC: Pivotal Books. 7 Katz, Jackson (2006). The Macho Paradox: Why some men hurt women and how all men can help. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks Inc. O’Keefe, Tracie & Fox, Katrina (2003). Finding the Real Me: True tales of sex and gender diversity. Jossey-Bass. Queen, Carol. & Schimel, Lawrence. (Eds.) (1997). Pomosexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality. San Fransisco, CA: Cleis Press. Serano, Julia (2007). Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity. Seal Press. Shrage, Laurie (2009). “You’ve Changed”: Sex Reassignment and Personal Identity. Oxford. Teaching Children and Adolescents about Sexual Health & Sexuality Couwenhoven, Terri (2007). Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries and Sexuality. Woodbine House. ♥ Haffner, Debra W. (2008). From Diapers to Dating: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children from Infancy to Middle School. New York, NY: Newmarket Press. ♥ Haffner, Debra W. (2008). Beyond the Big Talk: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Teens – From Middle School to High School and Beyond. New Market Press. ♥ Haffner, Debra W. (2008). What Every 21st Century Parent Needs to Know: Facing Today’s Challenges with Wisdom and Heart. New Market Press. Hartman, Davida (2013). Sexuality and Relationship Education for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Professionals guide to understanding, preventing issues, supporting sexuality and responding to inappropriate behaviours. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 8 Hickling, Meg (2006). The New Speaking of Sex: What your children need to know and when they need to know it.