Protocols: Handbook for the female slave (Paperback)

by Robert J. Rubel (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

Review
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.

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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: The Nazca Plains Corporation; 2nd edition (April 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887895124
• ISBN-13: 978-1887895125
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #250,454 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Bill Cunningham (New York) - See all my reviews

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.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Karen Marie Cupp "Karen Martin" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't recommend this book highly enough!, July 28, 2008

By	Shemah Fletcher "CatWhoWalksAlone" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Protocols" was the first Lifestyle book I'd read, and it changed my life forever. I'd already known I was submissive, but by the third chapter I realized that I was a slave! I absolutely love this book, it is stuffed with information about the dynamics of the M/s relationship. Dr. Rubel allows us see how he has used protocols to create a structure that keeps the M/s relationship alive, not just day to day but moment to moment, over both time and distance. The beauty of this book is that it is written to be a snapshot, if you will, of an ongoing Master/slave relationship, which the reader can use as a spring-board to create your own protocols that work for you according to your individual needs. And frankly, not just within the Master/slave dynamic either; even non-lifestyle folk could benefit from taking the examples given and creating a structure for on-going communication and a healthier relationship all around.