Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex

Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex
by Nina Hartley

Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex
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Author: Nina Hartley
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-19
ISBN: 1583332634
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Avery Trade

Book Reviews of Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex

Book Review: The Ultimate Sex Manual From THE Ultimate Progressive Sex Goddess
Summary: 5 Stars

Having been a fan and worshipper of Nina Hartley for quite a long time, due as much to her intellegence, her activism for sexual pleasure and her sex-positive progressive politics as for her blazing sexual performances and her beyond-worldly beauty, I was full of anticipation and expectations when she first revealed the initial conception of this book.

I am so proud to say that the results more than exceed even my wildest expectations. This "Guide to Total Sex" is simply the distillation of Hartley's many years of experience as a professional sex worker/entertainer/performer, as well as a lecturer, educator, and clinician on the basic fundamentals of sex, mutual sexual pleasure, and sexual experimentation. And yet, Nina presents it in a manner that gives the reader nothing but the maximum of respect, without even a trace of the usual condensension found in far too many other "how to" manuals.

With her usual display of humor, passion, and keen attention to detail, Nina manages in every chapter to break down the essentials; from the fundamentals of the "plumbing", to the basic physical tacticals for most of the common sex acts and functions (from initial foreplay to final orgasm(s) and every juicy detail in between); to the introduction to implimenting sex toys into the play experience; to confronting the psychological and emotional barriers and issues to expanding and defining your sexual boundaries; to the introductions to swinging and dominance/submission/BDSM sex....everything is laid out and explained in a easy to follow, easy to understand, and easy to read format. And unlike most sex manuals, Nina doesn't distract you with too much of the usual "shock your friends" close up XXX shots, either; she lets her words and her experiences speak for themselves.

My only slight personal beef with the book is that it could have used a bit more on the political and cultural philosophy of sex, and perhaps a further elaboration about how to encourage more sex-positive attitudes in a still pretty much sexually conservative culture. But that probably would have interfered with the main objective of what Nina was trying to do, which is to offer sexual neophytes an opening to discover their sexual selves.

On the whole, though, "Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex" is far and away THE best introduction to the joys and pleasures of safe consensual sex EVER written this side of "The Joy of Sex".....and certainly one of the most progressive in both its approach and its delivery of the basic concept that "Sex is nice and pleasure is good for you." It may be mostly for het couples and young people, but anyone, regardless of their sexual taste, orientation, or skill, with a working brain cell and at least a sense of compassion and thirst for knowledge will totally benefit from this book.

A magnificant sexy book from a magnificent sexy woman...indeed.



Anthony J. Kennerson
Lafayette, LA

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Summary of Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex

Legendary porn star Nina Hartley's guide to thrilling, liberating, mind-blowing, soul-fulfilling, and intimacy-building sex!

Witty, smart, and frankly provocative, Nina Hartley knows sex. As a sex performer, sexual adventurer, and sex educator, she's done the fieldwork and has taken extensive notes. Now, she's ready to share her research. Let's just say that she's had all the sex-the good, the bad, and the indifferent-so you won't necessarily have to!

Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex is for sexual pioneers and enthusiastic novices. Unabashedly erotic, the book covers a lot of territory, allowing readers to sample the whole smorgasbord or just nibble at what they see as the choicest bits. To start things off, Nina includes explicitly detailed chapters on foreplay, oral sex, masturbation, toys, and games. Sexual adventurers (and voyeurs) will find chapters on swinging, three-ways, anal sex, erotic domination, sensual submission, and much more.

Nina is a strong advocate of safe sex, physically and emotionally, and she helps readers establish personal ground rules. But as a sexual liberationist and a feminist, her core belief is that, between consenting adults, all sexual behaviors are a matter of personal choice. Whether you're trying to reignite the passion with a longtime spouse, or explore new terrain with a new lover, Nina offers a variety of ideas to achieve exhilarating, deeply satisfying, intimate, and profoundly liberating sex.

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