The Joy of Sex
by Alex Comfort
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Author: Alex ComfortEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown)
Published: 2008-09-01
ISBN: 1845334299
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
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Book Review: Superb Book*
Summary: 4 Stars
Why the asterisk? Well, just three initials of caution: STD's. That being said, if you are in a committed, safe, fidelitous relationship, then you should enjoy your partner and yourself in all the ways you can. This book is sort of a 'primer' on how to do just that.
So why a book on what, well, is just so normal and natural? Because knowing the 'basics' makes the 'advanced' so much more fun! I remember finding this book in my parents bookshelf. They weren't really hiding it from me, but they weren't showing it off either. I remember turning the pages seeing the vivid illustrations and hoping my parents didn't do THAT and secretly hoping that one day I would. Typical teenager. A few years later, I actually read the text.
But I learned some things from those 'secret' readings. One was that everything I felt and thought were pretty normal. And another was that sex is healthy and a basic part of the good life. Reading this book didn't cause me to run out and act like a sex maniac. In fact, I think it helped to temper me somewhat.
It was written by a medical doctor who understood not only the emotions of sex but the physical intracacies as well. In a gentle way it pointed out what was healthy and what could be troublesome. The book wasn't condescending or preachy, just good solid advice you weren't likely to get in a back alley or with a group of your friends. We were too busy lying to each other anyway. And unfortunately you wouldn't get the advice from most family doctors due to the stigma connected with talking about sex.
I noticed from Amazon that this book is about to be re-released in January of 2009. I'm glad that it will be available to a whole new generation of readers. After all, things have changed a lot since the 1970's and knowledge is power. It has also been updated periodically during the years since it was published.
"The Joy of Sex" covers so much ground so it is safe to say you probably won't get it all in one reading. It is a book to read over again and learn about this most basic and so many times misunderstood drive in human nature.
Take this book, mix liberally with kindness and commitment and you have the recipe for deep satisfaction and enjoyment. Excellent book!
Summary of The Joy of Sex
As a champion of trusting, loving relationships, this groundbreaking book advocates mutual respect and tenderness between lovers. A bestseller since it was first published in 1972, Alex Comfort's classic work celebrated human physical intimacy with such authority and clarity that a whole generation felt empowered to enjoy sex. No other book has come close in providing such an imaginative, uninhibited, and entertaining guide to lovemaking. The reasons for unfulfilling sexual relations today are different to those of Alex Comfort's original audience. This new edition of "The Joy of Sex", fully revised and updated by respected sex expert and relationship psychologist Susan Quilliam, contains over 40 new entries, bringing Comfort's original, frank advice up to date for the modern readership.First published in 1972, The Joy of Sex quickly became a milestone in the literature of sex and love, selling millions of copies. Witty, wise, uninhibited, its daring combination of words and illustrations opened the floodgates to the frank and exuberant discussion of sex that was the first hallmark of the sexual revolution. Now, at a time when understanding of sexual issues ranges from confusion to fear, Alex Comfort gives us a completely revised edition of this classic, proving beyond a doubt that sex is still joyful.
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