The Great Sex Weekend [Hardcover]

Pepper;Lever, Janet Schwartz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 12, 1998

According to a recent national survey, for most couples the frequency and satisfaction of sex declines rapidly within the first year of marriage. The sexual "blahs" seem to be an inevitable part of every couple's experience. But most people don't need extensive sex therapy. They need focused attention to their lovemaking and a jump-start to a stalled engine. Not only will this book help couples fight the "ho-hum" problem, it will give them the tools to create passionate and lasting improvement in their sex lives. By devoting just forty-eight hours (or twenty-four for the severely time-restricted) to rediscovering sensual enthusiasm, couples can find the passion often squelched by the enemies of good sex in long-term relationships: routine, neglect, inertia, stress, and fatigue. "Road tested" on dozens of couples, The Great Sex Weekend program is the erotic equivalent of the weekend golf clinic. It offers play-by-play instruction in the belief that most couples like to know exactly what to do. The program can be customized to fit each couple's own level of emotional and sexual comfort. With the expertise and reassurance of nationally recognized sex and relationship experts, The Great Sex Weekend is the ideal bedside companion.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

OK, so those days of wine, roses, and boundless lust are just a bit of dusty memory, off in the hinterland of youth, before kids, stress, and that most deadly foe of romance--routine--derailed the passion. Sex experts Pepper Schwartz and Janet Lever offer no magical elixirs of youth, just a weekend guide to re-ignited love, road-tested by diligent researchers, with specifics on how to partake of a weekend away that's devoted to recovering intimacy and the pleasures of the flesh. Plan your getaway together and fantasize about it; declare a moratorium on work talk and focus on one another; break old patterns and experiment with new techniques (all delineated in the book). Age may not be a state of mind, but good sex certainly is, and it's a state that can be recaptured.--Stephanie Gold

About the Author

Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., and Janet Lever, Ph.D., are best known for their long tenure as the "Sex and Health" columnists for Glamour magazine. Dr. Schwartz is a professor of sociology at the University of Washington and a recognized national authority on sexuality.

Dr. Lever is a professor of sociology at California State University in Los Angeles and co-hosted the national cable talk show "Women on Sex" for five years. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Adult (January 12, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399143777
• ISBN-13: 978-0399143779
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,531,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adventure for the Meek, December 5, 2000

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Katerina Canyon "poetkat" (Marina del Rey, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Sex Weekend: A 48-hour Guide to Rekindling Sparks for Bold, Busy, or Bored Lovers (Paperback)

If it weren't for places like Amazon on the internet, I never would have bought this book. I just don't buy books like this in the bookstore.

My husband and I have a pretty good sex life, yet this title seemed intriguing to me. We're both always so busy with work and kids that the thought of dedicating a weekend to sex seemed exciting.

When I approached my husband with this book, he wasn't as enthused as I was. He said the title just put too much pressure on him for performance. I asked him if he minded if I read the book and maybe used some of the recommendations for our anniversary weekend together. He said he didn't mind, so I decided to go ahead and read on my own.

I read the book. I gathered together the the supplies necessary and packed them. Friday night I followed course of the book with my husband eagerly obliging. I guess he was pleased with the results because Saturday morning he wanted to know what else the book had to offer. We had breakfast in bed and read the book and followed recommendations the rest of the weekend which was thoroughly enjoyable.

I highly recommend this book. I think it would be good for any couple in any state of their marriage.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best way to re-jump-start your intimate relationship, February 20, 2004

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DrFitz (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Sex Weekend: A 48-hour Guide to Rekindling Sparks for Bold, Busy, or Bored Lovers (Paperback)

I'm a therapist who's worked with a lot of couples and this is a common complaint - the spark is missing, sex is routine or doesn't happen enough, or one person is tired of always being the initiator. As long as there are no serious marital problems, this is a great approach - it really is a big boost to intimacy, and a lot more fun than the mostly "in your head" exercises in most books on rekindling desire. It's also kind of neat to plot the weekend together without family or friends knowing what you're up to. That by itself helps to strengthen the intimate boundary around the two of you. And yes, we did "road-test" the book, and it really did have a lasting effect on our relationship. Just the anticipation was enough to put us onto a different level. And afterward, we continued to be a lot more open with each other about what we like, and have been more daring and willing to try new things than ever before in our 28 years of marriage. Don't worry if you don't have the energy to do all of what they suggest, or get the order all changed around. The main thing is to make your mutual pleasure your only priority. And that carries over quite nicely into your everyday life. Also, don't worry if you have a hard time getting used to giving constant feedback to each other - that's a skill that it's hard to develop in one weekend - but it's also a good reason to schedule more weekends at regular intervals. This book can be the best gift you could ever give your partner, because just giving the book sends the message that you want your relationship to be kicked up a notch, and it does it without doing any criticizing or complaining - since any couple can get bored or busy, your partner is a lot less likely to feel defensive. (Saying it's for "bored or busy" people is a great way to make it more palatable, just like the "for dummies" series did). It's now on my small shelf of top books to recommend to clients, no matter how long they've been together, or what age they may be.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars chocolate chips, January 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Great Sex Weekend: A 48-hour Guide to Rekindling Sparks for Bold, Busy, or Bored Lovers (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book. Great for people in relationships, as some of the instruction books are either too technical or too geared at just the act. This is a great guide for setting the romantic tone, destressing, and reigniting the sensuous feelings that got you togther in the first place. It has a checklist of goodies to bring or get like candles, music, feathers, etc. This is a great resource if you have the passion in your relationship but other things, like work or school :) get in the way. What I like is that the author's focus on relaxing, no work talk, etc. I highly recommend this book for couples. The title should say great romantic sex weekend, b/c that's what we had. P.S. I recommend chocolate chips and candles at the very least ;) and have a great weekend