Recommended Reading
The following list is a compilation of reading material focusing on protocol and relationship dynamics in the BDSM and Leather lifestyles.
- The Ritual of Dominance & Submission: A Guide to High Protocol Dominance & Submission by David English
- Master/slave Mastery–Protocols:: Focusing the intent of your relationship by Robert J. Rubel Ph.D. and M. Jen Fairfield
- Protocols: Handbook for the Female Slave by Robert J. Rubel Ph.D.
- Protocol Handbook for the Leather Slave: Theory and Practice by Robert J. Rubel Ph.D.
- Protocols: A Variety of Views: Power Exchange Books’ Resource Series by Robert Rubel PhD
- A Submissive Positions Handbook by Luna Carruthers
- The Gorean Series (1st Book “Tarnsman of Gor” by Michael Crichton
- Living M/s by Dan & Dawn Williams
- The BDSM Contract Book by Michelle Fegatofi
- The Leather & BDSM Handbook by Vincent L. Andrews
- Life, Leather, & the Pursuit of Happiness by Steve Lenius
- Marketplace Series by Laura Antoniou
- Old Guard, New Guard – An excerpt from Dr. Gayle Rubin’s speech for the Journeyman II Academy from 1987
- Manual Creation: Defining The Structure of an M/s Household by Machele Kindle
- Paradigms of Power: Styles of Master/Slave Relationships by Raven Caldera
- http://bestslavetraining.com/
- https://www.submissiveguide.com/search?query=protocol
ore interesting reading
- Why Chronic Pain Sufferers Are Turning to BDSM (GQ)
- BDSM Culture Can Make Women More Assertive In Work, Relationships (The Swaddle)
- That Time I Tried BDSM Therapy (The Atlantic)
- Bondage Benefits (Live Science)
- The Health Benefits of BDSM (Verywell Mind)
- Physical Pain as Pleasure (The Journal of Sex Research)
- Your Brain on BDSM (Vice)