BDSM..for me?

[Curious bunny]

Hi all, i'm very new to this site..as i am to BDSM..me and my boyfriend are exploring BDSM. I was wondering if anyone could give us tips...maybe books we should read or websites. Every little thing helps!
Thanks!!

[ulfheadnar]

one book i liked is scrue the roses send me the thorns

[icey]

Learning the Rope.. by Race Bannon

Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns" by Philip Miller and Molly Devon

Sensuous Magic.... by Pat Califia

SM 101: A Realistic Introduction" by Jay Wiseman

Safe, Sane, Consensual, and Fun" by John Warren

Consensual Sadomasochism... by William Henkin and Sybil Holiday

this i think is worth bookmarking, it has a lot of helpful and interesting links.
http://domsubfriends.com/cgi-local/w...s=View+Records

but remember whatever books you read or anything you see on the net, dont take as gospel, there is a lot of good and bad info out there...just build it gradually use your own judgement and instinct do whats right for you..not what some ''expert'' (of which there's many self-proclaimed ones on the www lol) decrees and dont be too eager to rush anything.

[Curious bunny]

interesting-and you can find these books at barnes and noble??

[Veridical]

There's one book I know for a fact is in Barnes and Nobles; The Story of O by Pauline Reage. Though this book is on the fringe. It's extremely explicit, as well as what one may refer to as 'hardcore', but an interesting read nonetheless.

[lucy]

Dunno if i was supposed to read it as a sub, but i did anyway and i think it's a good one: "The loving dominant" by John and Libby Warren.

[icey]

interesting-and you can find these books at barnes and noble??

i dont know about barnes and noble lol but unless its something explicitly pornographic a lot of book retailers do have a surprising selection and it's worth checking out, very often they can check out titles and authors then order books in for you.

[gagged_Louise]

Yeah, The Story of O has appeared on legit presses and bookshops here too (in Sweden), without juicy cover art though, just very dark lilac. I imagine the writer would have approved of that. A few years ago it was even broadcast as radio theatre on the public waves network. I could cite a few local writers here who have explicitly written about bondage and sexual humiliation as a theme - in ways that really make you think they have to have personal experience -and who got good reviews, not translated into English though.

[manda]

I get all my books from amazon.com --its easy --and shipping is free over $25.00

[Curious bunny]

Very cool.. thanks everyone, i'm definately checking these out