Customer Reviews

Sex: A Man's Guide

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4 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(2)

 

 

This book covers a wide variety of topics. That's good if you want to know a little bit about just about everything, but I would greatly prefer more expansive coverage of some of the more interesting aspects of sexuality. For example, the book covers "opening lines," sperm banks, infidelity, back pain, pillow talk, and several other less-than-riveting topics while giving short shrift to aphrodisiacs, pheromones, and techniques of increasing sexual pleasure. Besides being maddeningly superficial, some of the information is just plain wrong. For example, the authors mention using wild yams as an aphrodisiac. That's ludicrous. Apparently the authors' knowledge on this matter is not up-to-date, because the old supposition that yams contain a chemical (diosgenin) which can be converted into progesterone in the body has been refuted by countless medical doctors and biochemists. Even if such an endogenous transformation could be effected, progesterone is not a hormone that can increase a man's libido! If I want to hear groundless myths, I can speak with my locker room buddies; when I'm paying for a book, I expect facts instead of a rehash of tired old myths.

I bought this as a gift for my boyfriend and read it before wrapping it up. It covers a wide variety of topics. Even if you think you know it all about sex, you could still learn something from this book. Probably the best part of the book for me, being a woman, was the suprisingly thorough guide of "What Men Want." It was very informative.
The only reason I didn't give the book 5 stars was because it wasn't thorough enough, although it did have a variety of topics, there wasn't really in depth information I was looking for. I would still recommend this book, though.

This book covers a wide variety of topics. That's good if you want to know a little bit about just about everything, but I would greatly prefer more expansive coverage of some of the more interesting aspects of sexuality. For example, the book covers "opening lines," sperm banks, infidelity, back pain, pillow talk, and several other less-than-riveting topics while giving short shrift to aphrodisiacs, pheromones, and techniques of increasing sexual pleasure. Besides being maddeningly superficial, some of the information is just plain wrong. For example, the authors mention using wild yams as an aphrodisiac. That's ludicrous. Apparently the authors' knowledge on this matter is not up-to-date, because the old supposition that yams contain a chemical (diosgenin) which can be converted into progesterone in the body has been refuted by countless medical doctors and biochemists. Even if such an endogenous transformation could be effected, progesterone is not a hormone that can increase a man's libido! If I want to hear groundless myths, I can speak with my locker room buddies; when I'm paying for a book, I expect facts instead of a rehash of tired old myths.

This is a great leave-it-around for your teenager book. It's also a find, and not ever too late, if your parents did not leave one around for you. A wonderful question-answering, question-stimulating text, it answers nearly every question about what is so (not what you think) and what is normal (everything). I've recommended it to a very wide range of persons, and been openly appreciated for doing so. It is not really a how-to book--information, not instruction on deep connection is its forte--but it does support and point the male mind to paths in that direction.

I first became aware of this book when Tommy Lee, of all people, held it up on MTV and said it was his favorite book. After reading it, I know why! This is a great tome to share with the man you love--perfect Christmas stocking fodder! It will provoke endless discussions and endless ... experimentations. I cannot recommend it highly enough!

There are so many myths debunked in the book. This book is great for anybody who wants to learn more about the rumors that are commonly spread about human sexuality.

Every man should be forced to read this when he's born. Yeah, that's what I said. READ IT!

Excellent! Regardless of age, there's always something new you can learn. I recommend this book to my students (who usually get their "facts" mixed up.

So I thought that I knew enough about sex. Wrong! This book contains everything about sex that a man should have learned about sex during his life. If a man want to understand more about sex in term of loving and caring toward the partner, rather than just 15 minutes lust, read this book. This book will certainly broaden a Man's knowledge about everthing about sex.

Full of things you want him to know. From the pleasurable to the healthy. For the gentleman lover.