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Summary: Tie Those Shoe Laces
Review: Anyone who can tie their shoe laces can imagine and manifest this material. It does not take someone to claim to have written something that someone else wrote (a ghost writer without credit given) to be able to think for themselves. Men do not need roadmaps, principles are for Missionairies, skills and tools may not be learned or honed in a book but by one on one close, personal, intimate, Mentorship.
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Summary: A Slightly Lacking Honest Look at the D/s Dynamic
Review: Guy Baldwin has put together an interesting book that tells a tale of devotion and service that will intrigue and excite you. What is lacking is a sense of honesty since Guy has gone to great lengths to hide the fact that he is the "grateful slave", and this calls into question the integrity of the account and takes away from what would otherwise be a wonderful love story. How can the devotion be believable if the "grateful slave" is ashamed to claim what his heart is saying?The 10 principles obviously come from experience with the D/s dynamic and give very good insights. Guy is obviously speaking from the heart. Previously serialized in International Leatherman, the only new material is the forward and afterward by Patrick Califia, who brings us the reminder that to be a slave one must have a Master that inspires such devotion. The all too brief Mastercraft: A Dialogue With Guy Baldwin's SlaveCraft give us a nice discussion of the D/s dynamic as a whole, and this is worth the price of the book all by itself. If you are interested in the Master/slave dynamic SlaveCraft will certainly interest you, if not inspire you to consider the honesty of your own desires.
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Summary: A book about Being
Review: If you're looking for a how-to book, this ain't it! However, if you're looking for a book to contribute to and strengthen your own foundation for slaving, you'll be turning the right pages here. I found this book to be very helpful, surprisingly from both the Master and slave perspectives. (I'm a switch, have a slave (of two years) and am now looking to practice deep submission with a particular Sir.) This book gives a good foundation for BEING slave, rather than DOING slave, and it is my belief that effective and natural DOING must be preceeded by strong and confident BEING. It's refreshing to find a book that comes from this approach, even though there are enough tips and practical "how-to" in this read. It was also nice to read a book about slaving written by a slave, who understands the nuances and character of a slave mindset! (This, rather than being written by Masters or scholars who approach slaving from an outsider's perspective, which all too often seems to be the case.) SlaveCraft does not have all the answers (and, really, what book possibly could), and Baldwin acknowledges that its contents is a narrative drawn from personal experience and practices -- not universal -- with hopes that these will be helpful to others. Pat Califia's postlude gives a nice balance to the book as well, though I prefer the author's writing style easier to absorb on a gut level than Mr. Califa's more cerebral syntax (meaning no disrespect). On the whole, this book gives the reader -- both Master and slave alike -- plenty to consider and digest.
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Summary: A book about Being
Review: If you're looking for a how-to book, this ain't it! However, if you're looking for a book to contribute to and strengthen your own foundation for slaving, you'll be turning the right pages here. I found this book to be very helpful, surprisingly from both the Master and slave perspectives. (I'm a switch, have a slave (of two years) and am now looking to practice deep submission with a particular Sir.) This book gives a good foundation for BEING slave, rather than DOING slave, and it is my belief that effective and natural DOING must be preceeded by strong and confident BEING. It's refreshing to find a book that comes from this approach, even though there are enough tips and practical "how-to" in this read. It was also nice to read a book about slaving written by a slave, who understands the nuances and character of a slave mindset! (This, rather than being written by Masters or scholars who approach slaving from an outsider's perspective, which all too often seems to be the case.) SlaveCraft does not have all the answers (and, really, what book possibly could), and Baldwin acknowledges that its contents is a narrative drawn from personal experience and practices -- not universal -- with hopes that these will be helpful to others. Pat Califia's postlude gives a nice balance to the book as well, though I prefer the author's writing style easier to absorb on a gut level than Mr. Califa's more cerebral syntax (meaning no disrespect). On the whole, this book gives the reader -- both Master and slave alike -- plenty to consider and digest.
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Summary: An eye opener
Review: This book is sure to spice up any couple's flagging sex life. I was going to give it to my significant other to read, but my pet gerbil got jealous and I had to return it to our local junior high school's sex-education library. Have you ever noticed that if you eliminate the x, e, and a from "sex education" that it becomes "seduction?" All I can say is that things have changed since I took sex education in school 35 years ago.
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Summary: The first review is way off base
Review: This book not only gives great insight with useful tools, it offers the reader the chance to re-think how they are approaching this lifestyle and whether they are approaching it with a 'true' heart ... Mentorship is useful, but seriously there are a lot of bottoms, submissives and slaves that not only do not have the resourses to find a mentor, but they are too shy to go out and find one. I would have given this book WAY more then 5 stars but that was the highest possible score.
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Summary: Potentially Polarizing
Review: This book, just like Guy Baldwin himself, is likely to stir up strong emotions for years to come. By focusing on the personal and individual journey of someone who imagines himself as a slave, this book challenges several of the assumptions current in the gay SM subculture. While the chapters are thought provoking and the "exercises" possibly useful, the emotions of the writer (whoever that is since the "slave" is unnamed) are what really stick out. Patrick Califia's response from the dominant side of things is a wonderful addition. This book cannot and should not be the one and only you use if you are undertaking the slave role but it can be a useful addition to your education.
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