What really goes on between the sheets? It takes research to discover the truth about sex. But studying people's sex lives has not always been easy, safe, or even legal. This book traces the curious history of sexology and details the surprising findings of these brave researchers who have dared to ask the tough questions.
Written in a breezy style, the book reveals how we came to know what we know about topics from birth control to homosexuality, open marriage to surrogate sex therapy. Included are the most significant events and colorful individuals, such as the idiosyncratic German transvestite Magnus Hirschfeld and the controversial Alfred Charles Kinsey, who shattered the Puritan facade of 1950s America.
Written in a breezy style, the book reveals how we came to know what we know about topics from birth control to homosexuality, open marriage to surrogate sex therapy. Included are the most significant events and colorful individuals, such as the idiosyncratic German transvestite Magnus Hirschfeld and the controversial Alfred Charles Kinsey, who shattered the Puritan facade of 1950s America.
