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Loading... The Joy of Sex : Fully Revised & Completely Updated for the 21st Century (original 1972; edition 2002)by Alex Comfort
Work InformationThe Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort (1972)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A little bit of extra knowledge when you thought you already have enough is never late to get. I would like to find it when I was younger and to give it to everyone I know, especially to some people. It is a good "dictionary" to keep it on the side table and shuffle it from time to time. ( ) When I first surreptiously read this book as a teenage virgin, it seemed to me to be the very epitome of every daring and breathless thought that passed through my hormone-addled brain. The explicit pen drawings seemed so much more raunchy than photos, much more so even than the Playboy posters I had secretly stashed in my room. I only had to look at the book's (fairly innocuous) cover to be instantly swept into fantasies I hardly yet knew the meaning of. Now looking at it 30 years and an infinite amount of life experience later, it seems so disappointingly humdrum.. The world has moved, sex has moved on, and the drawings which were so arousing then now look like examples of 70's kitsch (beards and long hair, please!). However that doesnt take anything away from the book's enormous significance in its era. It was a revoiution, so controversial, so ground-breaking for many couples. Still in print, and still selling well, humdrum or not, it still rates as one of the most important books of the later 20th century. no reviews | add a review
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Family & Relationships.
Health & Fitness.
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HTML:A revised and updated edition of the book famous for helping couples discover how sex can be playful, erotic, passionate, exhilarating, and most of all, pleasurable. The Joy of Sex revolutionized how we experience our sexuality. An international bestseller since it was first published in 1972, Dr. Alex Comfortâ??s classic work dared to celebrate the joy of human physical intimacy with such authority and candor that a whole generation felt empowered to enjoy sex. Now fully updated, revised, and reillustrated, The Joy of Sex once again sets the standard as the worldâ??s most trusted sex manual. Substantial revisions from sex expert and relationship psychologist Susan Quilliam include new information on: â?˘ Key scientific discoveries in the fields of psychology, physiology, and sexology â?˘ The Internet and couple-friendly pornography â?˘ The importance of sex to our growth as people and partners â?˘ Maintaining a fulfilling sex life as we get older Above all, The Joy of Sex emphasizes the importance of happy and healthy sexua No library descriptions found. |
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