The Guide to Getting It On
by Paul Joannides
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Author: Paul JoannidesIllustrator: Daerick Gross Sr.
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-01-20
ISBN: 1885535333
Number of pages: 928
Publisher: Goofy Foot Press
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Summary: 5 Stars
Four Things I Love About This Book:
1. The sixth edition of Guide to Getting It On is almost 1,000 pages divided into 81 essays. Whether the focus of any given essay is instruction (Handjobs), information (Sex Lubes: A New Look), troubleshooting (When Your System Crashes), sex in pop culture (Barbie the Icon), or what have you, the writing is entertaining. I especially appreciate the inclusion of recommendations for additional resources on any given topic.
2. I am compelled to love any book that specifically rolls its eyes at the UCMJ's article on sex: "....The UCMJ ... prohibits sodomy, which is defined to include oral sex. If that isn't a recipe for `boring,' it's hard to know what is." (p.833, Sex in the Military).
3. I also appreciate the pervasive attitude throughout the book that great sex is less about Cosmo's recycled tips-du-jour (twirl your tongue! play with his anus! smell like baked goods!) and more about self-knowledge, communication, curiosity, and a certain level of comfort with potentially embarrassing situations:
"Author Julia Hutton interviewed eighty people to find out how each person defined `good sex.' Needless to say, she got eighty different answers. According to Ms. Hutton, `The interviews suggest that sexual savvy depends less up on how-tos than on self-knowledge, which evolves slowly, awkwardly, and through many different routes.'" (p.131, Talking to Your Partner About Sex)
"Nina Hartley gives the other actors verbal cues about what feels good and what doesn't. You would think it would be just the opposite. Here's a highly intelligent porn pro like Nina Hartley. She has hand-picked her co-stars. You would think she wouldn't have to say a word to them about what feels good. Shouldn't veteran porn stars automatically know? Not so. Nina Hartley doesn't expect anyone else to know what's going on inside of her body. She makes her suggestions with humor and respect, but she lets the people who she is having sex with know what feels good to her and what doesn't." (p.558, Double Penetration)
4. There's also something to like about a book on sex that is massive and yet still only gives you relatively shallow introductions, that points you in the right direction, and that for all its pages cannot fit everything there is to know and try.
Summary of The Guide to Getting It On
With 15 new illustrations, five new chapters, 48 additional pages and 2,753 updates, this fully revised and expanded 6th edition of the Guide To Getting It On is the best ever. You will be hard-pressed to find a single page of this down-to-earth sex book that doesn't bring a smile, a blush of crimson, or a moment of awe. Few books on sex are as satisfying.Self-Help Books
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