Are We Having Fun Yet?: The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Sex [Hardcover]

Ph.D, Lisa Douglas (Author), Ph.D., Marcia Douglass (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 3, 1997

Not since The Joy of Sex has a book exploded sexual myths and attacked the status quo in the way Are We Having Fun Yet? does. So many women are dissatisfied with their sexual relationships - even all these years after the "sexual revolution." But what is it that women really want? Authors Marcia and Lisa Douglass answer this ever-present question in their groundbreaking book, revealing for the first time how women really like their sex, and what men can do to satisfy their female partners more fully than ever before. By explaining how women's sexuality is influenced by societal forces (such as the images of women portrayed in the media and of what a female body is "supposed" to look like in America), they explain why it has been so difficult for women to come into their erotic own. They show how we fall into sexual patterns that are taken for granted, and how men and women can reverse those patterns for more and better quality pleasure. They discuss how language - in particular how we talk about or censor discussions about sex - affects our everyday practices, in ways many readers will have never realized. Are We Having Fun Yet? provides a detailed explanation of the female anatomy, with new discoveries about little-known areas for stimulation. A complete discussion of how to achieve the utmost in orgasmic pleasure is also included. Finally, the authors show how women can begin a true sexual revolution by talking openly about sex and by demanding sex on their own terms. Are We Having Fun Yet? will help women take control of their sexuality in ways that will change not only how they relate to their bodies, but how they live in the world.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion; 1st edition (July 3, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786861975
• ISBN-13: 978-0786861972
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,289,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tired of Cosmo?, January 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Are We Having Fun Yet?: The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Sex (Hardcover)

Not for everyone - but for the right ones. If you've read the sex columns in different magazines, they often focus on "wild things". Sex in the air, at sea or on the road. This book changes all that. It deals directly with what's stopping us in bed, and deals with "the male perspective" on sex. Being a man myself, I found that this book revealed more than magazines could ever do. And doing so in a way that made me want to try it out, instead of feeling inadequate as a lover. I passed it on to my girlfriend - and she likes it too! To me it opened up to the fact that we're not supposed to change our partner to our own liking, but stop and think about the concept of "pleasure". Why do anything in bed when it doesn't feel good? This book won't give you an orgasm as soon as you put it down. What it can do is take away the "Cosmo"-filter that's, frankly, not helping anyone. Why read about "wild" sexual confessions when we can't open up to the pleasure of giving and receiving good sex?

Even though I've considered myself happy with my sex life, I've also had this nagging thought that everyone's doing it better, hotter, more daringly. Not anymore. The authors have given me a basic knowledge to work from, from a female perspective. And you know what? I like it.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Women should not settle for less!, November 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Are We Having Fun Yet?: The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Sex (Hardcover)

This book lets women know the facts about orgasm. Intercourse is not the only way people have sex, but merely one of the many wonderful options. I have a teen and will make sure that she reads this book someday. Changing the way we look at sex will save many relationships. Great job! I hope to see more books and TV or radio appearances. Attention men: Read this book you will not be sorry.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Title Change, January 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Are We Having Fun Yet?: The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Sex (Hardcover)

As the other reviews show this is a fantastic book with a lot of good information, that is out of print. However, the book has been re-released in paperback as "The Sex You Want: A Lovers' Guide to Women's Sexual Pleasure" So check it out. The art work alone is worth the price of the book.