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Birds do it, bees do it, even educated Swedes do it. Don't fight those natural urges - sex, top scientists tell us, is what your mind wants to hear more about, not calculus. "Sex - A User's Guide" is guaranteed to satisfy your lust for knowledge. It covers: the history of sex, sex and religion, sexual customs of the world, the biology of sex, physiological curiosities, gay and lesbian sex, aphrodisiacs, sex and the animal kingdom, the great sex manuals, sex in literature, film and art, sex toys, masturbation, pornography, famous sexual athletes (and flops) the language of sex, kinks and fetishes, perversions and taboos, urban myths, and tales of outrageous behaviour.
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Everything you always wanted to know about the one subject that never gets old...
When it comes to sex, a little knowledge goes a long, long way. Here, at last, is the perfect little book to tease your imagination and test your sexual IQ (ever heard of the Turtle Stirs position?).
From techniques to tall tales, from the physiology of sex to an astounding guide to Sex Slang (Shuffle the Kit Kat? Play the Boneaphone?), this stimulating collection of titillating tidbits, bizarre curiosities, and historical facts is guaranteed to satisfy your lust for knowledge.
Did you know...
* Nipple rings were popular in the late Victorian Era (see page 27)
* The plain, bland graham cracker was originally invented to smother the sex drive (see page 94)
* Cleopatra owned one of the world's first vibrators--a small container of buzzing bees (see page 206)
PLUS The History of Sex * Sex in Literature,
Film, and Art * Famous Sexual Athletes (and flops) *Perversions and Taboos *
And Much More!
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When it comes to sex, a little knowledge goes a long, long way. Here, at last, is the perfect little book to tease your imagination and test your sexual IQ (ever heard of the Turtle Stirs position?).
From techniques to tall tales, from the physiology of sex to an astounding guide to Sex Slang (Shuffle the Kit Kat? Play the Boneaphone?), this stimulating collection of titillating tidbits, bizarre curiosities, and historical facts is guaranteed to satisfy your lust for knowledge.
Did you know...
* Nipple rings were popular in the late Victorian Era (see page 27)
* The plain, bland graham cracker was originally invented to smother the sex drive (see page 94)
* Cleopatra owned one of the world's first vibrators--a small container of buzzing bees (see page 206)
PLUS The History of Sex * Sex in Literature,
Film, and Art * Famous Sexual Athletes (and flops) *Perversions and Taboos *
And Much More!
Stephen Arnott is the author of Now Wash Your Hands! a cultural history of the toilet, and The Languid Goat is Always Thin, a collection of the world's strangest proverbs. Born in Jamaica, he currently lives in North London.
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- PublisherEbury Press
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 009188568X
- ISBN 13 9780091885687
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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