SoulMates: An Illustrated Guide to Black Love, Sex, and Romance [Mass Market Paperback]

Eric V. Copage (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2001

The First Ever Black Kama Sutra; Soul Mates is the first comprehensive guide to lovemaking designed specifically for black people. Written by Eric V Copage, the best-selling author of the inspirational Black Pearls series, this one-of-a-kind handbook combines down-to-earth language with beautiful illustrations revealing sexual techniques and positions in explicit and exhilarating detail. Taking the reader on a journey of self-discovery, this book explores the human body in all its sensual beauty and unabashed eroticism. Covering the entire spectrum of male-female relationships from finding a mate to developing and sustaining a fulfilling relationship, it examines all aspects of sex, including mood, grooming, seduction, positions for sexual intercourse, and post-coital behaviour. Using the voices of real people, Copage captures the many moods, attitudes, and intimate expressions of sexual love that give the book its uniqueness and depth.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Soulmates is...a tasteful yet frank portrait of Black lovemaking. -- The Source, December 2001

Eric V. Copage's Soulmates...celebrates all aspects of Black love and romance with sensuous images modeled on the Kama Sutra. -- Today's Black Woman, March 2002

About the Author

Eric V Copage is the author of the best-selling Black Pearls series of meditation books. Currently an editor at The New York Times, he has written for Essence and Life. He lives in New York.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Plume (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452281598
• ISBN-13: 978-0452281592
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,290,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just for Us, August 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: SoulMates: An Illustrated Guide to Black Love, Sex, and Romance (Mass Market Paperback)

I've read a lot of books on this subject and it always seemed like something was missing. Now I realize that our cultures and traditions do affect the way we blacks look at love, sex and romance. It is a well written book.
I'd also recommend The RoMANtic's Guide. Excellent ideas for romance for both brothers and sisters.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let's Get It On, July 16, 2005

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This review is from: SoulMates: An Illustrated Guide to Black Love, Sex, and Romance (Mass Market Paperback)

According to Eric V. Copage, SOULMATES deals with the whole range of man-woman relationships in life - from finding a mate, to developing a relationship and sustaining that relationship. As for sex, it deals with mood, grooming, seduction, sexual union, post-coital behavior and contemporary experiences as well as positions for sexual intercourse. Copage was motivated to write this guide because the representation of Black love and sex was null and void in the literary arena. He surveyed parts of the diaspora from Africa, the Caribbean and America and used the Kama Sutra as the framework to support his findings.

SOULMATES is geared toward individuals in longterm relationships, but lends a helping hand to single folks. The illustrations are also very sensual and erotic. I purchased the guide for carnal reasons, but after reading it walked away with a more cerebral understanding of lovemaking. I enjoyed sharing it with my mate and will continue to use what I have learned to enhance our passion. My only complaint is that I would like to have seen more of those sexy illustrations (wink wink).

Reviewed by Aiesha Flowers
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I expected a little more..., October 5, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: SoulMates: An Illustrated Guide to Black Love, Sex, and Romance (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was ok but I expected more. The reviews led me to believe that it was the bomb....NOT! I give it a 4 because the art work was pretty good, and the comments from the participants in the study were pretty much on target from a black perspective. The author covers a lot but not enough on exploring sexual positions and the actual "act" itself.