Protocols: Handbook for the female slave [Paperback]

Robert J. Rubel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2006

This book is a guide prepared for a slave to enable her to express her love for her Master through her actions. In this case, her actions include ways of standing, sitting and speaking (ways of being) as well as ways of preparing things to please her Master in a consensual "Master/slave" relationship. The book covers formal Leather protocols as well as a range of personal rituals, such as formal dinner service. As much as anthing else, this is a book of etiquette and service within the Leather-BDSM culture.

Editorial Reviews

Review

More than a book of Protocols, this book looks into the BDSM Leather subculture as a whole. --Robert Steele

This book is a guide enabling a slave to express love for her Master through actions. --Bill Anderson

Protocols demonstrates devotion to a Master express through the slave's service. --Blake Stephens

About the Author

Dr. Rubel is an educational socioligist and researcher by training. Immediately after college he taught high school English in South-Central Los Angeles. Returning to graduate school, he earned an EdM and PhD in the area of crime prevention in public schools. After serving a stint as a Visiting Fellow at the U.S. Department of Justice, he formed a non-profit that specialized in crime prevention in public schools. He ran that firm for 17 years. In his mid-40s, Rubel decided to change careers utterly and joined a stock brokerage and future brokerage firm. Within six months, he was named CEO. He ran the company for another four years. Now, retired to pursude his passion as an erotic and fetish art photographer, he resides in Austin Texas. Rubel has been involved in the BDSM scene for a number of years, throwing himself into the literature of the field as though it was an academic study. He frequently attends BDSM weekend conferences.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: The Nazca Plains Corporation; 2nd edition (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887895124
• ISBN-13: 978-1887895125
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert (Bob) Rubel is an educational sociologist by traininig (which is why you find some of his old books on here dealing with crime prevention in public schools). He has been heavily involved in the world of alternative sexuality since 2001, throwing himself into the literature of the field as though it were an academic study. He frequently attends weekend conferences in this field, where he is a presenter (generally on topics related to Master/slave relations, Leather protocols, fire play, and how to pleasure a woman).

Customer Reviews

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a book about the Leather subculture, December 5, 2006

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Bill Cunningham (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Protocols: Handbook for the female slave (Paperback)

To my knowledge, there is no other book out there like this one. After a healthy orientation to the world of Leather, the book divides into two main parts: how the slave is to behave in public Leather events and how the slave is to prepare the evening for a formal High Leather Protocol dinner. It is written in the first person, directly guiding the slave through these activities.

I found this book interesting because often, particularly in new Master/slave relations, the slave is unsure what to do to serve the Master and the Master is unsure how he wants to be served. This book seems designed to help in those situations.

I also sense that the author is a little eccentric. Well, this relationship is certainly an unusual one. You will do well to think of this book as a Leather Etiquette book. If you're not familiar with the Leather culture, this will surely be an eye-opener.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Protocols: Handbook for the female slave, June 19, 2006

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Karen Marie Cupp "Karen Martin" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Protocols: Handbook for the female slave (Paperback)

This practical handbook is not only for the service slave, but for the Master and Mistress as well. Both benefit by getting the specific directions necessary to take their Dominance/submission to the next level. This is a buffet of experiences. Pick the ones that suit you and your family. Modify, revamp and use this enlightening treatise into one family's structure to create your own. The handbook is transformational, and I highly recommend it to novices as well as those seasoned in the art of power exchange.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good read, but not a template., April 1, 2009

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Dragon - See all my reviews

This review is from: Protocols: Handbook for the female slave (Paperback)

First off the book does a wonderful job of explaining various different aspects and dynamics of the lifestyle, which for readers new to the lifestyle will find very helpful. The contents draw in great detail the protocols expected of a slave under what I would call a financially stable, and secure business man. The books also lends a lot of useful ideas for those seeking to establish boundaries and topics for their own set of protocols. The formal settings and aspects help to re-establish many forgotten standards. However I do find only one flaw. For many middle class readers hoping to use the book as a reference for the basis of their own protocols, the feeling may be lacking. The back drop of the book is from the unique relationship between the author and his slave. His dynamics may vary from yours. But the book does offer many wonderful aspects and is certainly worth the reading.