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I know, you clicked on this link by accident. You really are not interested in these books. Well, maybe you'll take one little peek. Go ahead. We know you want to look, and the best part about the Internet is that you don't need to worry someone is gazing over your shoulder as you browse.
These are the books that everyone swears that THEY are not reading. After all, who needs to read a book about sex? You know, like who needs to read Martha Stewart to arrange flowers --- how hard can it be? But somehow books about the subject of sex sell in remarkable numbers so someone must be reading them --- and it might as well be you. And if you don't want anyone to see you buying them, click on over to Amazon.com. When the box comes in the mail, you can swear it's a cookbook!
THE BOOK OF SEX
Editors of Men's Health
Berkley
ISBN: 0425186784
Now available in paperback, THE BOOK OF SEX is an encyclopedia that walks a reader through the A-Zs of sex. It's a practical guide for anyone who wants to know how sex "works." The tone is not "let's just do it," but rather more of a "if this happens, this may happen or this will happen." An example --- a section on "what to do when you are on the road without your woman," and it's all about avoiding the flight attendant that you pass in the hall. Yes, the authors take the high road. After all, they write for Men's Health, not Playboy! The illustrations are tasteful, but not provocative.
THE CLITOURIST: A Guide to One of the Hottest Spots on Earth
Karen Salamansohn
Illustrated by Trisha Krauss
Universe Publishing
ISBN: 0789306778
This witty guide to a woman's hot spot takes readers on a tour of the little cluster of nerve cells that drive women wild. Written factually, but with great style (if such a thing is possible when discussing anatomy) THE CLITOURIST will share with readers how things work, and how to make them work many many ways.
We think it's a fun wedding shower gift. Wrap it up and the bride will blush --- and then smile --- and we are sure it will be the one gift passed along like a hot potato till someone breaks down, opens the cover, looks at the whimsical illustrations --- and starts reading. From there, everyone will be howling, and we bet that by the end of the party, everyone will be just a tad loosened up!
THE GREAT AMERICAN SEX DIET
Laura Corn
William Morrow & Co
ISBN: 0066212782
This is a book for couples --- a 28-Day Sex Diet "where the only thing you nibble on is each other." The author lays out 28 days of planned sexual exercises to bring the spice back into a marriage. Or a least a lot more sex! Couples can start whenever they want --- and keep their own calendars. For more information, go to www.GreatAmericanSexDiet.com, where the message board chatter is rocking with testimonials from happy readers.
THE HEAT SEEKERS
Zane
Pocket Books
ISBN: 074344289X
The author of THE SEX CHRONICLES writes a novel about two couples and their exploits in Washington, DC. Laced with the sizzling sex scenes that readers expect from Zane, this book explores friendship and a tangle of secrets that could jeoparize the relationships that are being built.
HOW TO HAVE SEX IN THE WOODS
Luann Colombo
Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 0609804022
The title says it all. For any of you who contemplated an outdoor liaison, this book has the scoop on everything you might want to worry about --- and plan for. Calamine lotion anyone?
A LIFETIME OF SEX: The Ultimate Manual on Sex, Women, and Relationships for Every Stage of a Man's Life
Stephen C. George, K. Winston Caine and Men's Health
Rodale Press
ISBN: 0875964257
While American pop culture --- including television and films --- leads people to believe otherwise, sex is a vital part of people's lives way past the point when pert and taut become peaked and flabby. This book chronicles how sex works from teens through post middle-age. Full of the real lowdown on what is going on with the body at every age, there is realistic expectation of what to expect to have happen, and how many times it can be expected for an encore performance to take place.
THE NAUGHTY BITS: The Steamiest (And Most Scandalous) Sex Scenes from the World's Greatest Books
Jack Murnighan
Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 0609806602
Well, after all we are a website about books, so we need to go here. What you'll find are excerpts from more than 70 authors that have been brought together by Jack Mornighan, the former editor-in-chief of Nerve.com. Authors include the expected D. H. Lawrence, Erica Jong and Philip Roth, less expected John Donne and Ernest Hemingway and the completely unexpected, The Old Testament. For those who are curious about the title, "bits" is British slang for sexual organs.
SATISFACTION: The Art of the Female Orgasm
Kim Cattrall and Mark Levinson
Warner Books
ISBN: 0446530719
Kim Cattrall plays Samantha, the sex-crazed character on Sex In The City, who makes readers wonder if the PR genius thinks about ANYTHING except sex. Well, she is clearly is turning in some Emmy-worthy performances on the show when readers learn that till three years ago Kim's sex life was luckluster and downright dull. (Gee, don't you feel better about your own life knowing this?) The book is a manual for both men and women, and it is illustrated with simple drawings that will ensure that the readers can follow along. The goal --- amazing orgasms!
SECRET SEX: Real People Talk About Outside Relationships They Hide From Their Partners
Iris & Steven Finz
St Martin's Press
ISBN: 0312278160
The authors are well-known interviewers/writers on the subject of sex, whose books include the best selling titleTHE BEST SEX I EVER HAD. Here they interview men and women who have had affairs outside their marriages, or otherwise commited relationships. For anyone who has ever toyed with stepping outside the marital boundaries, these tell-all adventures could be a guide, or they might tell you why not to stray. Beyond the titillation, the authors also explore how these extramarital relationships can actually improve a marriage. Seriously.
THE SEX CHRONICLES: Shattering the Myth
Zane
Pocket
ISBN: 074346270X
This collection of short stories talks about sex from the viewpoint of a variety of players. While some of the scenes seem a tad repetitive, the energy with which Zane writes makes readers keep flipping the pages. There are moments it is a tad "over the top," more suited to Playboy than a collection of stories, but once you've cooled down, the imagination of the writer will have you combing bookstores looking for a sequel.
THE SEXUAL LIFE OF CATHERINE M.
Catherine Millet
Grove Press
ISBN: 0802117163
This book became a bestseller in Europe before hitting the charts here in the States. It chronicles the real-life sex life of the author, who has had sex with many men (we are talking hundreds here, folks), but only remembers the names or faces of a mere forty nine of them. The rest was anonymous sex. While you think this might be full of all kinds of good stuff, somehow Millet's ramblings makes sex seem like a bore. By page 86 the scenarios were so rote that we felt like we could write the next page. Our read: it was more pathetic than titillating.
SIZZLING SEX: 242 Sure-Fire Ways to Heat Up Your Love Life
Kirsten M. Lagatree
Gramercy
ISBN: 051721931X
Pick a tip, any tip. Even better, take these tips and write them and put them into a cookie jar. Then grab one to get things started. There's everything from warm gestures of intimacy to ideas guaranteed to make the rockets go off.
--- Reviewed by Susie Lee Crawford
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