Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man [Hardcover]

Dan Anderson (Author), Maggie Berman (Author)

Book Description

Release date: August 23, 1997

Since primitive times, women have gazed over campfires, fumbled out of their bearskins and wondered how to best please their tool-wielding mates. Grunting males have offered little help or guidance for their eager-to-learn companions, instead occupying themselves with chest thumping, sports on cable and other testosterone-driven posturing.

It took eons of Darwinian development for women to realize that the answers to their many questions were as close as the nearest telephone. Who better to unveil the mysteries of the he-man psyche that a woman's best friend, the master of clever and refined thinking, the gay man? He knows exactly when, where and how to elicit that ultimate ooh-ooh, because he knows all too well what he wants.

Enter Dan Anderson and Maggie Berman, whose biologically determined friendship transcends the battle of the sexes, freeing them to dish and compare notes. Their guide to male pleasure, Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man, is the culmination of their intensive lifelong survey on the subject. Two fearless and dedicated scholars, Dan and Maggie bucked the system, at times even descending into the trenches themselves. Now the wisdom gained from the years of devoted scholarship can finally be divulged to the heterosexual public.

Sex Tips contains such highly classified man-pleasers as:

• The Flying Wallenda Position

• The Upstanding Citizen

• The Princeton Belly Rub

• Tinglers

• Backsliders

• Combo Platters

So, if you hunger to be the most dazzling lover on the planet, Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man will give you the inside track on how to drive your man to new heights of ecstasy. Double your pleasure, double your fun—and double the new ways he'll find to thank you.

What the man in your life won't tell you . . . but wants you to know

He knows what he wants . . . now you will too!

Foolproof First Moves!
"Wait a second . . . let me get that thread off your pants" or "Wow, you've been working out. Make a muscle."

Tips on Grips!
You want to hold a Diet Coke, but you don't want to crush the can and why you should have refrigerated cookie dough on hand the next time the girls come over.

Powerful Discoveries!
"The Princeton Belly Rub"—what they really teach you in the Ivy League.

Magic Techniques!
Up, Twist, Over and Down . . . The stroke that'll have more men fighting for you than for Helen of Troy

"You'll have the confidence of knowing that you were the best thing in bed he's ever had and, remember, it's the toe-tingler that gets the tennis bracelet."

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Who is best equipped to give sex tips to heterosexual women about how to please a man in bed? Why, gay men, of course. Who would know better than gay men what makes men happy? Dan Anderson (gay) and best friend Maggie Berman (straight) have collaborated on this how-to book for women who feel that their lovers are afraid to ask for what they want. Chatty, informative, and graphic--in a clinical, not sexy way--Anderson and Berman have borrowed a little from Helen Gurley Brown, a little from Miss Manners, and a lot from Masters and Johnson to show women how the other half loves. Never smug and mostly useful, Sex Tips shows that sexual orientation can as easily be a potluck as a culture clash.

Review

“Chattily didactic, the book offers witty—and yes, explicit—desciptions of all manner of how-tos, how-tease and how-t’OOH!s.” (Daily News )

“The best-kept secrets of sex experts (and a few sexually satisfied women) are now up for grabs—and road-testing.” (Cosmopolitan )

“What the man in your life won’t tell you...but wants you to know.” (Condomania.com )

“This book gives very specific advice on how to knock his socks off . . .” (Dating911.com )

“A cannily entertaining romp through the nuts and bolts of sex from the male perspective.” (Salon.com )

“A primer that takes dish deeper than a Chicago-style pizza.” (New York Post )

“You might want to check out Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man.” (Glamour )

“The dishy, humorous voice the authors developed makes this a nonthreatening sex manual.” (Philadelphia Weekly )

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: It Books; 1st edition (August 23, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060392320
• ISBN-13: 978-0060392321
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #436,324 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

67 of 70 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Did what few could do! September 14, 2004

By Natural Redhead

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

If I might say so myself, I was a toe-tingler before I read this book. Now I'm a full-body tingler! Typically I don't bother with sex manuals because they either suggest technically impractical/impossible/silly maneuvers, or else tell me things I already knew. This one is different - funny, practical, and provides general guidelines as well as specific suggestions. I will endorse the advice therein for two reasons: One, the book includes some of my own tried-and-true techniques. Two, I tried the ones I didn't already know. They didn't seem contrived at all, and they did add to the experience. The non-technical illustrations in this book are absolutely charming, I love them. If I have one criticism, it's the book's frequent suggestions that good sex leads to financial reward. I bought this book intending to rock my man, not just shake the change out of his pants. A smart girl can get that without sex anyway. Hmm, maybe I should write a book of my own?

47 of 52 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars If you buy one sex manual this year, it's this one! April 8, 1998

By A Customer

Format:Hardcover

I found Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man to be a refreshing break from other sex manuals that are clinical and cold, or thinly veiled porn. Sex Tips is enjoyable due to its friendly, fun tone, and compares itself to "a good coach for the sport of our choice."

The authors handle sensitive material and any squeamishness towards sex by being humorous and upbeat but straightforward. For example, the chapter on oral sex provides the insight, "Remember that Mr. Stiffy is your friend and that he will feel only as comfortable as you do."

The scope and detail of the content was the most impressive aspect of Sex Tips. Many tips are actually pages long and contain step-by-step drawings. Entire chapters are devoted to usually neglected subjects like what to do with the testes during sex and the etiquette of declining an unwanted sexual encounter or act.

The only flaws are the jokes about women being good at sex for material gains and the authors' occasional tendency to dismiss an act they dislike, thus undermining the overall thoroughness. But compare these down notes to the usual "have sex in the dark so he can't see you" attitude of other sex manuals for women, and Sex Tips is obviously one of the more femme-positive books around. Overall, I recommend this book to women who love (sex with) men.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Hey, stick to the basics September 3, 2000

By Kirin

Format:Hardcover

I think it's accurate to say this is mainly the basics, but that is its strength, not its weakness. I bet you think you know all the basics, right? Are you sure? I would say a lot of women don't really know as much as they think they do (neither do most guys, I admit), and this book provides a good, no nonsense body of information. I was proud of my girlfriend for buying this book!