Best Sex Writing 2008
List Price:
Our Price: $6.99
You Save: $7.96 (53%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.04 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Editor: Rachel Kramer BusselEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-28
ISBN: 1573443026
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Cleis Press
Book Reviews of Best Sex Writing 2008
Book Review: Unexpected Aspects of Sex
Summary: 5 Stars
"If I had my way," says a professor in the Human Sexuality Department at San Francisco State University, "sexuality studies would take over the entire university, because everything relates to sexuality." You might accuse her of special pleading coming from a particular professional viewpoint, but she is quoted within the book _Best Sex Writing 2008_ (Cleis Press), edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel. Bussel says in the introduction that the 21 chapters included here, all by different authors on different subjects, "... taken as a whole, give a broader view of sex than you've likely ever considered, dealing as they do with biology, gender, crime, politics, the environment, health, religion, race, and much more." Indeed, everything relates to sex! Be warned that this is a collection of sex reporting and essays; it may have an erotic black-and-white photo on the front involving high heels and a thong, but these aren't bawdy stories, and unless you have a sexual kink for expressive and well-written reportage, you will find little titillation here. What you will find is plenty to think about, and if some of your fun in sexual issues is thinking deeply about them, this will be a very satisfying book for you.
Some of the reports here made me extremely uncomfortable. Take "Battle of the Sexless" by Ashlea Halpern. It starts with a description of how much blood a fellow lost the first time he tried to castrate himself. The first time. Further discomfort can be found in Kevin Keck's "Double Your Panic", wherein he describes how karma has returned for his adolescent fantasies of sexual liaisons with identical twins: his wife is now expecting twins. In "Dangerous Dildos", Tristan Taormino investigates the problem of the toxins called phthalates, often found in soft plastics, but banned from kids' toys or dogs' toys, not adults' toys. Trixie Fontaine in "Menstruation: Porn's Last Taboo" tells the difficulties of breaking boundaries by including menstrual blood in her on-line shows ("I'm just going to keep on offending in whatever ways sound like fun.") All is not darkness and fretting. Rachel Shukert has a funny chapter, "Big Mouth Strikes Again: An Oral Report", about society's view of the oral skills of Jewish women. Kelly Rouba in "Tough Love" reports good news for handicapped people who are interested in sex; a spinal injury doctor says, "There's always a way around the disability," and rehab centers are counting sexual needs as important. Especially remarkable is the chapter "Sex in Iran" by Pari Esfandiari and Richard Buskin, which has to do with fallout from a notorious celebrity sex tape released into that fundamentalist society. Non-procreative sex and the man's need to satisfy his sex drive are acknowledged by Islam, but the film shows a woman obviously enjoying herself. It has changed minds, has hit the governmental status quo, and has broken Iranian film profit records.
Readers who look for good articles on sexual topics may recall some of these, as most are reprints from newspapers, magazines, or websites. It is a stimulating collection, however, with evaluations of unexpected aspects of sexuality that are surprising, shocking, and funny.
Summary of Best Sex Writing 2008
Captures the heart and soul of what?s happening behind the bedroom door, where lust, desire, gender, identity, sex work, and politics collide.
The best sex journalism of the year in one unforgettable book.
Do Jewish girls give better blowjobs? What does it mean to be a modern-day eunuch? Does abstinence-only sex education work? Would you want to work in the pink ghetto or live in the glass closet? How “hung? are African-American men? What happens to a celebrity sex tape star in Iran? Best Sex Writing 2008 answers these questions (and raises many more) as it probes the inner lives of those on the front lines — political, personal, and cultural — of lust.
From dangerous dildos to professional submissives, the erotic appeal of twins, sex work, pornography and much more, these authors delve into the underbelly of eroticism. Probing stereotypes, truths, and the tricky areas in between, Best Sex Writing 2008 opens the bedroom door and explores the complexity of modern sexuality with thought-provoking, cutting-edge essays and articles.
The best sex journalism of the year in one unforgettable book.
Do Jewish girls give better blowjobs? What does it mean to be a modern-day eunuch? Does abstinence-only sex education work? Would you want to work in the pink ghetto or live in the glass closet? How “hung? are African-American men? What happens to a celebrity sex tape star in Iran? Best Sex Writing 2008 answers these questions (and raises many more) as it probes the inner lives of those on the front lines — political, personal, and cultural — of lust.
From dangerous dildos to professional submissives, the erotic appeal of twins, sex work, pornography and much more, these authors delve into the underbelly of eroticism. Probing stereotypes, truths, and the tricky areas in between, Best Sex Writing 2008 opens the bedroom door and explores the complexity of modern sexuality with thought-provoking, cutting-edge essays and articles.
Sex Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Sex Books
The Multi-Orgasmic Couple: Sexual Secrets Every Couple Should Knowby Maneewan Chia, Douglas Abrams, Rachel Carlton Abrams Mantak Chia
HarperOne; Published: 2002; Unknown Binding; Book
Vibrators: 100 of the Best Vibrators in the Worldby Scarlet magazine
HarperCollins UK; Published: 2008-04-28; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.98
Price in other shops:
The Modern Kama Sutra: An Intimate Guide to the Secrets of Erotic Pleasureby Kamini Thomas, Kirk Thomas
Harper Element; Published: 2006-10-02; Paperback; Book
Beyond the Kama Sutra: Discover and experience the Secrets of Erotic Ecstasyby Eleanor McKenzie
Thorsons; Published: 2004-01-25; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.95
Price in other shops:
The Evolution Of Desire - Revised Edition 4by David M. Buss
Basic Books; Published: 2003-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.18
Price in other shops:
A Chicken's Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids About Sexby Kevin Leman, Kathy Flores Bell
Zondervan; Published: 2004-03-16; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.49
Price in other shops:
Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned On Their Sex Lives for 101 Days (No Excuses!)by Douglas Brown
Crown; Published: 2008-06-24; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.96
Price in other shops:
America Unzipped: In Search of Sex and Satisfactionby Brian Alexander
Three Rivers Press; Published: 2008-12-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.88
Price in other shops:
Hot to Make Love All Night: and Drive Your Woman Wild!by Barbara Keesling
HarperTorch; Published: 1997-09-05; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $36.99
How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Taleby Jenna Jameson
It Books; Published: 2010-02-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.99
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
The Best American Erotica 2004Touchstone; Published: 2004-01-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops:
Dirty Girls: Erotica for Womenby Rachel Kramer Bussel
Seal Press; Published: 2008-04-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.00
Price in other shops:
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sexby Mary Roach
W. W. Norton & Company; Published: 2009-04-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.41
Price in other shops:
The Best of Best American Erotica 2008: 15th Anniversary EditionTouchstone; Published: 2008-01-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.71
Price in other shops:
The Best American Sex Writing 2004Thunder's Mouth Press; Published: 2004-11-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops:
PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexualityby Carol Queen, Lawrence Schimel
Cleis Press; Published: 1997-10-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.24
Price in other shops:
Best Sex Writing 2005Cleis Press; Published: 2005-07-26; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.86
Price in other shops:
Best Sex Writing 2010Cleis Press; Published: 2010-05-18; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.68
Price in other shops:
Best Sex Writing 2009Cleis Press; Published: 2009-01-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.99
Price in other shops:
Best Sex Writing 2006Cleis Press; Published: 2006-04-25; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.95
Price in other shops: