Everything you always wanted to know about sex* (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Dr. David Reuben (Author), M.D., David Reuben (Author)

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"Sexual satisfaction, sexual safety, and sexual sanity are among life's greatest challenges," says David Reuben, M.D. "The more you know about sex, the more you can enjoy it." No less than 100 million readers learned to enjoy sex more with his original Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* *but Were Afraid to Ask. Now, 30 years later, this classic sex-information book has been updated, reflecting the dramatic changes in medical and psychological understanding of sexuality.

Reuben gives the answer to every sex question you ever wanted to know, and some you wouldn't think to ask. Did you know, for example, that porno stars are not as endowed as they look? Just as the camera adds 10 pounds to the look of a normal person's body weight, it can add a couple of inches to a normal penis. The stars also sometimes use vacuum pumps before--ahem!--big scenes. (We knew you needed to know this.) Reuben explains how to perform the "Three-Headed Turtle," why not to do the "Prince Albert," why Spanish fly is better left to farm animals, and how 20 minutes of aerobic exercise enhances a woman's ability to reach orgasm. His style is friendly and clever--you'll find yourself reading chapter after chapter just for the fun of it. --Joan Price --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

The best-selling sex guide gets a total makeover for its 30th anniversary.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; 1 edition (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312976569
• ISBN-13: 978-0312976569
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #580,239 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Highly disappointing, May 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex: *But Were Afraid to Ask, All New Edition (Hardcover)

I remember reading the original version of this book as a teenager some 30 years ago and thinking I was well-informed on the topic of sexuality. Was I ever wrong! When I read parts of this updated version, I was shocked. It seems the good doctor is uncomfortable with anyone outside of heterosexual married couples. Anyone practicing any form of sexual expression he doesn't quite understand is either lonely, maladjusted, or a sociopath. <sigh>

Among his claims: People into SM are out to recruit you, gays are all promiscous, and that menopausal women become "masculinized." Frankly, I became so disgusted after reading half of the book, I didn't read any further. Dr. Reuben's prejudices are obvious and it is a shame they clouded what might have been a good reference book.

There are many other good books about sexuality on the marketplace that are worth your money. Sad to say, this isn't one of them.

20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for the open-minded., August 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex: *But Were Afraid to Ask, All New Edition (Hardcover)

A better title would be "Everything you always wanted to know about David Reuben's hangups". The things he knows about, he gets right. Unfortunately, he gets everything else wrong. Guessing is fine on Jeopardy, but a professional should try to do better.

An example: "How did the Mayor's daughter contract Syphilis?"

A: "Her country-club boyfriend slept with a black prostitute."

Sheesh. Try "The Joy of Sex". It's ten times better.

22 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dangerously Misleading, April 11, 2001

By	Laura Anne Seabrook (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex: *But Were Afraid to Ask, All New Edition (Hardcover)

I first read this book in the early 1970s and it influenced me in that it delayed my gender transition and eventual sex change surgery by 20 years. When I recently found an updated version in the local library I checked the section on Transsexuality to see if it had been corrected or updated.

What I found was laughably misinformed, out of date, and badly biased. If the rest of the book is as poorly and badly written as this section, then it will cause a great deal of misery for a lot of people, which it could have otherwise have helped.