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This list is for asexuality in non-fictional works. For fiction, see [[Asexuality in fiction]].
 
This list is for asexuality in non-fictional works. For fiction, see [[Asexuality in fiction]].
  
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* Anthony F. Bogaert  - '''Understanding Asexuality'''
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* Donna Williams - '''Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism'''
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* Elizabeth Abbott - '''A History of Celibacy: From Athena to Elizabeth I, Leonardo Da Vinci, Florence Nightingale, Gandhi and Cher'''
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| ''Understanding Asexuality'' || Anthony F. Bogaert || N/A  || English   
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| ''Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism'' || Donna Williams || The biography of a successful autistic woman, describing her asexuality towards the end. || English
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| ''A History of Celibacy: From Athena to Elizabeth I, Leonardo Da Vinci, Florence Nightingale, Gandhi and Cher'' || Elizabeth Abbott || Although asexuality is not mentioned outright, asexuals may find the descriptions of diverse nonsexual lifestyles enlightening, and some celibate historical figures mentioned may have been asexual. || English
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| ''Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present'' || Lillian Faderman  || Focuses on romantic, non-sexual relationships between women. || English
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| ''L'amour sans le faire : Comment vivre sans libido dans un monde où le sexe est partout?'' || Geraldine Levi Rich Jones || A book about [[nonlibidoism]] by the founder of the Official Nonlibidoism Society. || French
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| ''Boston Marriages: Romantic But Asexual Relationships Among Contemporary Lesbians'' || Esther D. Rothblum & Kathleen A. Brehony || A book discussing sexless romances between women and their implications on the theory of female sexuality and relationships in general. || English
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| ''Sappho und Sokrates'' || Magnus Hirschfeld || A book on sexuality, mostly homosexuality. || German
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* Lillian Faderman - '''Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present'''
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: Focuses on romantic, non-sexual relationships between women.
 
  
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* Geraldine Levi Rich Jones - '''L'amour sans le faire : Comment vivre sans libido dans un monde où le sexe est partout?'''
 
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: A book about [[nonlibidoism]] by the founder of the Official Nonlibidoism Society.
 
  
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* Esther D. Rothblum & Kathleen A. Brehony - '''Boston Marriages: Romantic But Asexual Relationships Among Contemporary Lesbians'''
 
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: A book discussing sexless romances between women and their implications on the theory of female sexuality and relationships in general.
 
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* Magnus Hirschfeld - '''Sappho und Sokrates'''
 
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: A book on sexuality, mostly homosexuality. (German)
 
  
 
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==See also==

Revision as of 20:49, 23 July 2015

This list is for asexuality in non-fictional works. For fiction, see Asexuality in fiction.

Non-Fiction

Title Author(s) Description Language(s)
Understanding Asexuality Anthony F. Bogaert N/A English
Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism Donna Williams The biography of a successful autistic woman, describing her asexuality towards the end. English
A History of Celibacy: From Athena to Elizabeth I, Leonardo Da Vinci, Florence Nightingale, Gandhi and Cher Elizabeth Abbott Although asexuality is not mentioned outright, asexuals may find the descriptions of diverse nonsexual lifestyles enlightening, and some celibate historical figures mentioned may have been asexual. English
Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present Lillian Faderman Focuses on romantic, non-sexual relationships between women. English
L'amour sans le faire : Comment vivre sans libido dans un monde où le sexe est partout? Geraldine Levi Rich Jones A book about nonlibidoism by the founder of the Official Nonlibidoism Society. French
Boston Marriages: Romantic But Asexual Relationships Among Contemporary Lesbians Esther D. Rothblum & Kathleen A. Brehony A book discussing sexless romances between women and their implications on the theory of female sexuality and relationships in general. English
Sappho und Sokrates Magnus Hirschfeld A book on sexuality, mostly homosexuality. German
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