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Eco-Sex: Go Green Between the Sheets and Make Your Love Life Sustainable [Paperback]

Stefanie Iris Weiss
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Book Description

March 30, 2010
Join the Eco-Sexual Revolution
 
Leaving a smaller carbon footprint in the bedroom is easy with Eco-Sex, a green sex guide that will inspire both sexual and ecological excitement. Renew your passion for the environment while you recharge your love life—with green sex toys, low-impact lingerie, fair-trade condoms, bamboo bed linens, conflict-free diamonds, and much more. Eco-Sex will help you avoid the sins of greenwashing while you probe the deeper underpinnings of healthy, chemical-free sex. You’ll also tap into the emerging eco-sexual community while shopping for organic aphrodisiacs or logging onto green dating sites. Eco-Sex will open new avenues for the health of the planet and your body. So go ahead: stock your sexual toolbox, reinvigorate your passions, get serious about sustainability—and join the next (and best!) sexual revolution.


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“We've all heard of eco-friendly, but Stefanie Iris Weiss has just coined a new term: eco-sexual.” She covers virtually every element of sexual living, from contraceptives to bedroom furniture. So if you want to merely dip your feet in the eco-sexual pool or dive in headfirst, the tips are endless.” 
—Molly Klinefelter, Los Angeles Times, 4/22/10

“If you truly love the Earth, then you must learn how to make eco-friendly, sustainable love. Put another way ... green sex. That’s the message from writer Stefanie Iris Weiss, who’s pushing the Prius version of l’amore to a nation hooked on Hummer love.” 
—Christine McConville, Boston Herald, 4/22/10
 
“Feel the earth move under your feet, but without leaving a carbon footprint. Practice eco-sex. Everything from hand-cranked vibrators to biodegradable condoms are detailed in…Eco-Sex: Go Green Between the Sheets and Make Your Love Life Sustainable.”
—Cynthia Fagen, New York Post, 3/30/10
 
Eco-Sex aims to show readers how to reduce the carbon footprint of their love life—and have fun doing it….[it] leaves no stone unturned in its mission to bring the bedroom front and center into the battle to save the planet.”  
—Jill Serjeant, Reuters News Service

“In this day and age, even sex can be done in an eco-friendly way…[Stefanie Iris Weiss] says a greener sex life makes knockin’ boots more enjoyable because it brings more energy and passion into the bedroom.”
—FlashNews

Eco-Sex is really about better sex. In her fast-paced, engaging style, Weiss dispenses long overdue advice for leading a healthier, sexier, and greener lifestyle.”
—Josh Dorfman, author and host, The Lazy Environmentalist, Sundance Channel

“Responsibly interacting with our environment is one of the sexiest things we can do. Eco-Sex provides the resources to make green and sexy living possible.”
—Sarah Forbes, curator, Museum of Sex

“It's clear in Weiss' 200-page book that she is using sex to promote a completely green lifestyle.”
—Fanny Facsar, CNN

“What’s sexier than a massage from your significant other? One with eco-friendly massage oil! In Eco Sex: Go Green Between the Sheets and Make Your Love Life Sustainable, Stefanie Iris Weiss offers recipes to create your own with ingredients like organic rose petals and lavender essential oil—plus plenty of other tips for leaving a smaller carbon footprint in the boudoir.”
—Elle Magazine

“Weiss…is practicing what she preaches.”
—April Streeter, Treehugger.com

“GOOD news. You can enjoy a big bang that will make the earth move AND help save the planet. For a new guide [Eco-Sex] shows you can cut emissions during sex to just a tiny amount of COphew.”
—Emma Barrow, News of the World

“I know that I’ll never be the eco-sexual that Weiss is, but I’m grateful her book opened me up to a world of which I knew nothing (The Pill causing generations of transgendered fish really got to me). I have the information needed to make the responsible choices not only in my life but also in my bedroom, and should I choose the non-green decision then shame on me, shame on all of us.”
—Amanda Chatel, The Gloss

“Can we sustain love while also loving the Earth? According to experts such as…Stefanie Iris Weiss, the author of Eco-Sex, the answer is a resounding yes. After all, when we're good to the environment, we tend to be—by extension—good to our bodies. And when we're good to our bodies, others take notice.”
—Steph Auteri, YourTango

“Ms. Weiss does a great job of reviewing hundreds of products and making suggestions for making your life greener. Most of all, she is on the mark when it comes to making your bedroom a safe place--more free from toxic chemicals normally found in just about everything--including sleeping on an organic mattress made with natural latex.”
—H. Penny, consumer review on Amazon

“Stefanie Weiss' book is easy to read and very straight forward. She provides lots of ideas and useful products for anyone who wants their romantic life to be eco-friendly. The book also gives you a lot of URLs to get you started on your way.”
—Madison, consumer review on Amazon

"The object of the book is to minimize your impact on the earth, while maximizing the action in the bedroom, with thoughtful tips for savvy lifestyle changes....We agree that green practices in the bedroom can benefit you, your partner and the Earth. What green practices make you feel sexy?"
—VIVmag.com, 4/5/10

About the Author

STEFANIE IRIS WEISS, MA, is the author of seven books on topics ranging from yoga to veganism to the beauty myth, and is the coauthor of The Fate of Your Date and Surviving Saturn’s Return. She has a monthly column in Elle UK magazine and has written for Marie Claire, Teen Vogue, and more. A vegetarian for twenty years, she teaches writing and keeps her carbon footprint small in New York City.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Ten Speed Press (March 30, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1580081185
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580081184
  • Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.6 x 7.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,149,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stefanie Iris Weiss is the author of nine books, a freelance journalist, ghostwriter and editor. Her latest book is Eco-Sex: Go Green Between the Sheets and Make Your Love Life Sustainable (Crown Publishing/Ten Speed Books, 2010). Stefanie has written five books for teens on diverse subjects: from veganism to yoga to tattoos. She's based in New York City, and loves being at the cultural epicenter of the known universe. She spends a lot of time in cafes working on her book and magazine writing.

With a Master of Arts in English Education from New York University, Stefanie loves to teach. She has been an adjunct professor at Hunter College in New York City and leads private writing workshops for both teens and adults. Stefanie was recently a mentor for Girls Write Now, an organization that connects professional women writers to teenagers seeking mentorship in writing. Learn more about her work at stefanieirisweiss.com.

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Stefanie Weiss' book is easy to read and very straight forward. Madison  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
If you're new to going green, this book will give your brain a lot to think about. djr  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice resource book December 4, 2012
By djr
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you're new to going green, this book will give your brain a lot to think about. It's chock full of resources and ideas for everything for every aspect of the "date" from an environmentally friendly perspective. (Food, make-up, lubricant, contraceptives, places to meet people, clothes, etc.)
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Eco-Sex: The Book March 31, 2010
By Madison
Format:Paperback
If you think that "green sex" is something you do with a leprechaun under a rainbow on St. Paddy's Day you need to read this book. ASAP. Eco-Sex: Go Green Between the Sheets and Make Your Love Life Sustainable will open your mind to the vast possibilities for "sustainable" love.

Stefanie Weiss' book is easy to read and very straight forward. She provides lots of ideas and useful products for anyone who wants their romantic life to be eco-friendly. The book also gives you a lot of URLs to get you started on your way.

Eco-sex is more than just the act itself. It's everything you do to get ready for the act. Think about your hair and makeup. Think about the sheets on the bed. Think about mood lighting. There are eco-friendly options for all these things. Weiss also makes you think about the consequences of sex (eco or not) which is children. Each unwanted child is that much more stress on an over populated planet. Some methods of birth control are more environmentally friendly than others. It's always good to know your options. Informed decisions are the best decisions.

While a lot of the URLs in the book are American they're a good place to start. With a little bit of searching anyone will be able to find local options for almost everything in the book. Reading this book opened my mind to what eco-sex is. I'm sure it will do the same for you.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Trendy Book of 2010 April 10, 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Ms. Weiss does a great job of reviewing hundreds of products and making suggestions for making your life greener. The title of the book and her writing throughout are so trendy that it makes for easy reading.

Of course no one can implement all the things she reviews and recommends. Nonetheless, from making your room a peaceful sanctuary to lubricants and toys and romance, she is thorough in offering ideas of how anyone can make incremental changes in their bedrooms.

Most of all, she is on the mark when it comes to making your bedroom a safe place--more free from toxic chemicals normally found in just about everything--including sleeping on an organic mattress made with natural latex. I sleep on a Savvy Rest mattress, and it is definitely the go to company for a green mattress.

If you are looking to make your house a little more free from chemicals, and if you can either like the trendy writing or can get past it, I wholeheartedly recommend this as a reference book.
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