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The Leatherman's Handbook [Paperback]

Larry Townsend (Author)
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  • Paperback: 284 pages
  • Publisher: The Nazca Plains Corporation; 6 edition (11 Feb 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1881684199
  • ISBN-13: 978-1881684190
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.7 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,231,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Synopsis

This is the complete handbook for the leatherman, combined with erotic short stories. Larry Townsend's first handbook was an immediate cult classic upon its first release in 1972 and has since sold over 260,000 copies. Its publication was the first step to bringing gay leathersex out into the open. Presented here in a completely revised and updated edition, this book is still the most authoritative work in the field - sought after by beginner and advanced practitioner alike.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Long banned - a masterful book 20 May 2003
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
For a long time only available in the UK as dog-eared and treasured copies smuggled out of the US, Larry Townsend's book is both evocative and itself erotic.

Handling each topic with care, insight and wit, the chapters discuss the safety issues, best practices and showcase themed vignettes of his talent for erotic fiction.

This is the book that all the others refer back to, this is the original SM How To book.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Leatherman's Code 13 Nov 2005
By Leather Cop - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
This book is the quintessential guide to how to be a good Leatherman. The foremost thing to me was the Leatherman's Code, it describes how a real Leatherman should act. Many men wear leather and think they are leathermen, but have no real idea what the concept is all about. Larry tells you exactly what the mindset is of a true leatherman, and guides the reader into the world of all the varied parts of the leather community. He informs the reader that there are so many more things to being a leatherman than just S and M. A MUST READ for anyone interested in pursuing the leather lifestyle and especially anyone that wants to be a competitor in IML.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars When There Was Only One 13 April 2006
By Tim Brough - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Back in the seventies, it was still a very risky proposition to attempt a gay publication of any sort. But in the California Seventies, books like "Song Of The Loon" (from the sixties) and eventually the likes of "Tales of The City" began breaking down the barriers, allowing homosexual men to be presented not as crazy or unstable, but as regular people in love. Larry Townsend went even farther out on a limb. He sat down in 1972 and spelled out, for the first time in book form, the codes of conduct that the underground Leather Scene and S&M men lived by. There were also several accounts of steamy real life kink encounters.

This was unheard of. Even now, with a much wider variety of books available on how to and relationship studies, not to mention my own writings, it is hard to remember a time when Larry's book was such a shocking event. Voluntary servitude and fetishistic behaviors are given a great deal of coverage here, and the amazing thing is just how much most of Larry's original foundations remain relevant. Even more to the point is just how much the format of "The Leatherman's Handbook" has become the blueprint for so much of our community's guidebooks; A little journalistic information followed up with some hot episodes.

Still, "The Leatherman's Handbook" remains a viable source of both etiquette and education in addition to its historical value. Quite possibly one of the most important books about the side of Gay Life that many would like to ignore, but is with us and vibrant and exciting for those who have taken this intimate discovery. A classic.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent intro to Leather Scene 20 Aug 2001
By Joe Cutter - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
This is a great book for those who are leather curious. It clearly explains what the scene is all about and describes some of the games people play and how to make them successful for all parties involved. It gets pretty kinky though so this is not for the prudish. Good stuff.
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