The Joy of Sex

The Ultimate Revised Edition

The Ultimate Revised Edition

By Alex Comfort

By Alex Comfort

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The Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort
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    About The Joy of Sex

    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 Comfort’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 world’s most trusted sex manual.

    Substantial revisions from sex expert and relationship psychologist Susan Quilliam include new information on:

    • Key scientific discoveries in the fields of psychology, physiology, and sexology
    • The Internet and couple-friendly pornography
    • The importance of sex to our growth as people and partners
    • Maintaining a fulfilling sex life as we get older

    Above all, The Joy of Sex emphasizes the importance of happy and healthy sexuality in our lives.

    About The Joy of Sex

    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 Comfort’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 world’s most trusted sex manual.

    Substantial revisions from sex expert and relationship psychologist Susan Quilliam include new information on:

    • Key scientific discoveries in the fields of psychology, physiology, and sexology
    • The Internet and couple-friendly pornography
    • The importance of sex to our growth as people and partners
    • Maintaining a fulfilling sex life as we get older

    Above all, The Joy of Sex emphasizes the importance of happy and healthy sexuality in our lives.

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    Praise

    “Answers questions no one had in 1972 . . . this time through the eyes of women, too.”
    —New York Times

    “There’s something to celebrate about the enduring life of so seminal a piece of educational literature.”
    —NPR

    “[Succeeds] in bringing The Joy of Sex up to current standards.”
    —The New Yorker

    “An old book now has a lot of new tricks.”
    —Men’s Health

    “A bellwether of human sexuality for decades . . . the new version is better.”
    —Washington Post

    “Witty, fanciful, and mercifully free of moralizing.”
    —Time

    “An intelligent sex manual that is serious without being solemn.”
    —Desmond Morris, author of People Watching and The Human Sexes: The Natural History of a Man and a Woman

    About Alex Comfort

    DR. ALEX COMFORT, M.B., D.SC., was one of the world’s leading experts on human sexuality. He was known for his frank and funny writings on love and sex, and was the inventor of the modern sex manual. Cofounder of the… More about Alex Comfort

    About Alex Comfort

    DR. ALEX COMFORT, M.B., D.SC., was one of the world’s leading experts on human sexuality. He was known for his frank and funny writings on love and sex, and was the inventor of the modern sex manual. Cofounder of the… More about Alex Comfort

    Product Details

    Paperback
    Published by Harmony
    Dec 29, 2009 | 6-5/8 x 9 | ISBN 9780307587787

    Ebook
    Published by Harmony
    Jan 22, 2013 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780307452139

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