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 ...
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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.
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New. A facsimile edition of the original illustrated sex guide-rereleased to celebrate the launch of the new Cameron Diaz/Jason Segal/Jack Black movie Sex Tape (Columbia Pictures, September 2014), which features the book. Num Pages: 256 pages, 48 colour illustrations and over 100 line drawings. BIC Classification: VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 266 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1102. 2014. Facsimile of 1972 edition. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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This has some good stuff, and if one knows the reality of Dr. Comfort's life...well, it enhances your understanding. My guy friends and I have talked about how we have, in the past, shared this book with girlfriends, and how interesting it could be to try and mimic the positions illustrated...or not. I have learned that the drawings were done by an artist who based them upon Polaroid photos that Comfort and his mistress took during their secret liaisons. Well, it was still a time of sexual awakening and liberation when this was all put together. It fit the times...