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

Dan Anderson (Author), Maggie Berman (Author)

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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.

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

“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 )

“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 )

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

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

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

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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: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #335,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 36 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

This review is from: Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man (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.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Natural Redhead "redxross" (the South) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man (Hardcover)

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?

41 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A great concept is wasted by the authors of this book, August 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man (Hardcover)

I was very dissapointed in this book. I made the assumption that a book like this would be targeted towards women who like sex and want to be better at it. This book treats sex as though it is a chore that women must perform if they ever hope to acquire jewelry. It assumes that the reader doesn't enjoy doing certain sexual things with her man. In my experience, women like that wouldn't buy a book like this anyway. Also, one of the reasons that a woman would ask a gay man sex advice, is to learn more about the pleasures of anal play for a man. This book all but says that your man is probably gay if he enjoys anal stimulation. This is absolutely a false assumption. I found in this book, that neither of the authors, the straight woman or the gay man, had any sex tips of value for pleasing a straight a man other than the very basics found in any sex book.