Male Sexuality: A Guide to Sexual Fulfillment [Hardcover]

Bernie Zilbergeld (Author), John Ullman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1978

Designed to help men tailor their sexual behavior to their own individual needs and values, this work centers on the human and emotional aspects of sex for men

Product Details

• Hardcover: 334 pages
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T); 1st edition (January 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316987921
• ISBN-13: 978-0316987929
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,035,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Talk About an Identity Enhancement, September 20, 1999

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This review is from: Male Sexuality: A Guide to Sexual Fulfillment (Hardcover)

As a woman who is searching for the man of her dreams, I ran across this book, in a used bookstore, last week. I was stunned by how I have played into, and been held back by the 10 myths.

I was reading page 88 of this book, while sitting in a coffee shop, and even though the male sitting across the table from me was a stranger, I just had to ask him to read "The Letter From Your Penis" exercise. Luckily, he is a resident. We had a great conversation, which ended with his walking away, and into the bookstore, next door. This book affirmed my right to ask for and get what I want. I used this book to think back on past relationships, who I was, who he was, and what mattered then. Many of the exercises were easy for me to turn into being exercises about my own sexuality, my childhood programming, and what it means to be a great lover to the man of my dream. And, although I am not in a relationship right now, I am so grateful that reading this book, has enhanced what I will ask for, expect and get, in a man, long before either of us are off our feet.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This review is for an older version of book., July 8, 2003

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James McDonald (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Male Sexuality: A Guide to Sexual Fulfillment (Hardcover)

This review is based on the 1978, Third Printing version. Some of the subject matter and chapters thereof may need some updating, however it is still a good read. Contents include Men And Sex, Learning About Sex. It's Two Feet Long. Hard As Steel, And Can Go All Night: The Fantasy Model Of Sex. The Fantasy Model Continued: The Process and Goals Of Sex, Where Are You Now?, Your Conditions For Good Sex And How To Get Them, The Physical Aspects Of Sex. Touching, The Importance Of Relaxation, Masturbation: From Self-Abuse To Pleasure and Self-Help. Viginity and Sexual Abstinence, Dealing With A Partner, Some Things You Should Know About Women. On Not Lasting Long Enough, Starting To Develop Ejaculatory Control, Lasting Longer With A Partner, Erection Problems, or why the damn thing won't act like it should, Resolving Erection Problems I, Resolving Erection Problems II, Male Sexuality and the Aging Process, Male Sexuality and Medical Conditions, The Uses of Sex and Sex Problems, Sex and Liberation. There is a wonderful index to help you find a word and look up something specific.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Men have been duped about sex." --Bernie Zilbergeld, June 2, 2005

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This review is from: Male Sexuality: A Guide to Sexual Fulfillment (Hardcover)

This is a classic work, one that I have heard referred to as the only "perfect" book in psychotherapy.

Regardless of your sexual experience, your level of sexual satisfaction, or your sexual functioning, this book will enlighten you as to the damaging myths that men unconsciously absorb throughout their lives. If you do have lower levels of sexual satisfaction or functioning, this book provides enormously helpful exercises and advice.

One of the most powerful chapters explains the origins and impact of the sexual myths that most of us are captive to. I'll list a few briefly here just to give you a flavor of the book's approach and emphasis. "In sex, as elsewhere, it's performance that counts; the man must take charge of and orchestrate sex; a man always wants and is ready to have sex; sex equals intercourse; sex requires an erection; good sex is a linear progression of increasing excitement terminated only by orgasm; in this enlightened age, the preceding myths no longer have any impact on us." To illustrate the pervasiveness of these myths, Silbergeld quotes liberally from literature and film. (Henry Miller in particular comes off looking rather silly.)

In my sincere and deeply felt opinion--I know it sounds trite--all men should read this book.