Polyamory: Roadmaps for the Clueless & Hopeful

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Author: Anthony Ravenscroft Category: Relationships/Psychology/Self-Help/Multiple Partner Relationships Every year, thousands of people decide to make the leap into polyamory. Most of them don't have any idea what they're getting into. Tony Ravenscroft leaves behind the speculation, the guesswork, & the Utopianism that only confuses the discussion. This book begins from the absolute basics of intimate relationships, & clearly lays out the pitfalls & problems that await everyone who embarks upon this difficult & highly rewarding way of life. Polyamory (the book) is for everyone with any interest in the subject. Whether you're merely curious, or already embroiled in a complex responsibly nonmonogamous life, you will find a greater understanding of what is going on. Even if you are happily married for the rest of your life, you will improve your relationships with the other people in your life. The author speaks from 20 years of experience & observation, replete with more mistakes than you ever want to make. He shares these tales with the wit & candor of a skilled storyteller. You will ponder, argue, laugh, & thank your lucky stars that you've been warned. Even a book this large can only hope to answer half your questions – Ravenscroft does that, & shows you how to find your own answers for the rest. About the Author Anthony Ravenscroft has been writing & editing for almost 30 years, partially as a way of dealing with his short attention span (diagnosed as a "learning difficulty" by most of his grade school teachers), but mostly from a deep love of the beauty of language. "Polyamory began from a series of articles I contributed to the newsletter Loving More back in the late 1980s. It evolved through an 11-issue newsletter, Multiplex, in 1992 and 1993 that attempted to realistically examine the problems & joys of group marriage & communal living. In 2002, I threw away almost a million words in notes & simply started writing. "There are many thousands of people each year who explore nonmonogamy, & I've witnessed or at least experienced every conceivable mistake. I'm tired of seeing good people get themselves into stupid situations. Polyamory is not a sales brochure of the wonders of polyamory! Instead, it's meant to warn away those who aren't willing to take the risks, & to prepare those who are foolhardy enough to try it anyway." Ravenscroft is presently working on three nonfiction books that have nothing to do with nonmonogamy, his first mystery is now in print, Emperor of Portland. Ordering Information ISBN: 1-890109-53-3 $21.95 US imprint: Fenris Brothers 289 pages trade-size softcover