The Mammoth Book of the Kama Sutra [Paperback]

Maxim Jakubowski (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mammoth Book of | Publication Date: September 30, 2008

In this updated and expanded edition of the Kama Sutra, a total of 50 positions are illustrated and explained for the modern reader, featuring both the techniques in the original plus a number of modern ones. Each explanation is accompanied by a specially commissioned illustration for easy reference that allows the reader to gain a better understanding of the position. Also included are a number of stories of how some of the positions developed as well as a full history of the Kama Sutra.

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• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Running Press; Upd Exp edition (September 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762433930
• ISBN-13: 978-0762433933
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #366,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot! From The Front To The Back, September 27, 2008

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brainhoney "K" (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mammoth Book of the Kama Sutra (Paperback)

If you are wondering why there isn't an image of the cover, there is one simple reason ... the cover is hot. That is just where the "heat" starts. The temperature rises with every page.

THIS ... is the Illustrated Kama Sutra you imagined. It contains clear how-to's with elegant brushed ink illustrations for each story. Kama Sutra enthusiasts and newbies will definitely enjoy the exotic stories of how the positions were created.

These seXXy stories will sear into your imagination and fill you with "the burn." Word to the sensually wise -- have a partner, toy, or hand ready. So worth every penny.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great bedtime reading, July 22, 2010

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Zhang Yu Huan "student" (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mammoth Book of the Kama Sutra (Paperback)

This book was a wonderful surprise. There are twenty-four erotic confections set in early medieval India, some "realistic", some fantasy, written by assorted authors -- I particularly liked Andrea Dale's The Tale of the Tigress, in which a noble hunter meets a passionate forest goddess. With one exception, these are sunlit, joyful stories that I think Vatsyayana would have enjoyed.

The editor, Maxim Jukubowski, must be congratulated for adding an essay by Trisha Telep which puts the Kama Sutra into its social context, and makes plain Vatsyayana was prescribing a sexual ethic and an etiquette for wealthy young men of leisure, and that the techniques of the notorious second chapter were only a small part of his teaching.

In addition, fifty-one illustrations by Louisa Minkin and Carolyn Weltman, mostly of postures from the Kama Sutra (augmented with those from later works such as the Ratiratnapradipika, the Smaradipika, and the Ananga-Ranga ) help support the mood elicited by the stories (and maybe give you and partner some ideas!).

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for the illustrations, September 10, 2009

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Misty D. Chambers (Glendale, AZ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Mammoth Book of the Kama Sutra (Paperback)

I ordered this book as I thought it would have alot of illustrations. It didn't. This book is more for the story behind the sexual positions. While it makes for a great read, do not expect good pics.