
The Joy of Sex
50th Anniversary Facsimile Edition
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Narrated by:
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Becky Hindley
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Jonathan Keeble
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By:
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Alex Comfort
The original, groundbreaking The Joy of Sex returns in this audio version of the first (1972) edition of the illustrated sex guide.
Featuring 100 tracks covering all the chapters of the original edition.
A best seller since it was first published in 1972, Alex Comfort's classic work celebrates human physical intimacy with such authority and clarity that a whole generation felt empowered to enjoy sex. It was groundbreaking and unique in the wide range of subjects it discussed and in its reassuring authority and sense of fun.
No other book has come close in providing such a wise, witty, uninhibited - sometimes delightfully eccentric - guide to lovemaking.
As featured in the movie Sex Tape.
Dr Alex Comfort, M.B., D.Sc., (1920-2000) was a leading expert on human sexuality and one of the most versatile authors of the 20th century.
A pioneer in the study of old age, co-founder of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, anarchist, social commentator, novelist and poet, he wrote over 50 books and countless scientific papers. Dr Comfort also worked as head of research on gerontology at University College London, a lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University and Adjunct Professor at the Neuropsychiatric Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles. A member of the Royal Society of Medicine and an Associate Member of the American Psychiatric Association, he died in March 2000, aged 80.
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Excellent Fundamentals
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Really good classic advice
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a little disappointed
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Another problem I have with this text is its treatment of BDSM. The author talks at length and in detail about bondage and discipline, and that's goo stuff. Dominance and Submission is mentioned, but not given it's full treatment. Often the author talks about submission in a very traditional patriarchal women-as-submissive sort of way. The author flat out kink shames practictioners of Sado-masichism, calling them sociopaths.
Safewords (safe grunts?) are only mentioned in the context of gaging. Otherwise, the author expects the reader to divine the differences between a "no" born out of extasy versus a "no" relinquishing consent.
Overall it's a disappointing representation of BDSM.
I read this because of its role in a supreme court case. If you too are here for historical purposes, I can recommend this. If you are looking for practical sex advice, you will be better served elsewhere.
Out of Date
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Lack of knowledge, examples and research
Basic information
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Very disappointed
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