Kindle Price: $13.99

Save $15.96 (53%)

Promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Read with our free app
You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions

Buy for others

Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group.
Learn more

Buying and sending eBooks to others

  1. Select quantity
  2. Buy and send eBooks
  3. Recipients can read on any device

These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold.

Added to

Sorry, there was a problem.

There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Please try again.

Sorry, there was a problem.

List unavailable.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Shere Hite
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality Kindle Edition

by Shere Hite (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 136 ratings
See all formats and editions
A reproduction of the classic text, unavailable now for more than a decade, with a new introduction by the author. The Hite Report, first published in 1976, was a sexual revolution in six hundred pages. To answer sensitive questions dealing with the most intimate details of women's sexuality, Hite's innovation was simple: she asked women, a lot of them, everything--and published the results.
One hundred thousand women, ages fourteen to seventy-eight, were asked what they do and don't like about sex; how orgasm really feels, with and without intercourse; how it feels not to have an orgasm during sex; the importance of clitoral stimulation and masturbation; and to name the greatest pleasures and frustrations of their sexual lives, among many other questions.
The Hite Report declares that orgasm is easy and strong for women, given the right stimulation; that most women have orgasm most easily during masturbation or clitoral stimulation by hand; that sex as we define it is a cultural institution, not a biological one; and that attitudes must change to include the stimulation women desire.
Previous slide of product details
  1. Print length
    800 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Seven Stories Press
  4. Publication date
    January 4, 2011
  5. File size
    2637 KB
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
    Enabled
  8. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  9. See all details
Next slide of product details

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A frankness and directness not usually seen in print … Many female readers can closely identify with these intimate revelations.” –Time


“The first major literary breakthrough in this field since the work of Masters and Johnson.” –The Literary Guild

About the Author

SHERE HITE, one of the great feminists and cultural anthropologists of our time, is internationally recognized for her work on psychosexual behavior and gender relations. Hite has lectured at universities around the world including the Sorbonne, Harvard, Columbia, Cambridge, Oxford, the London School of Economics, and others. Hite also writes regularly for international newspapers and journals. Director of the National Organization for Women’s feminist sexuality project from 1972 to 1978, since that time she has directed Hite Research International. Her continuing study of sexual behavior includes major new discoveries on, for example, male sexuality, teen sexuality, and the relationship of sexuality to globalization. The Hite Report, first published in 1976, has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00541YVZ0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Seven Stories Press (January 4, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 4, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2637 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 800 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 136 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Shere Hite

Shere Hite

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read book recommendations and more.

Customer reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars
136 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Houyhnhnm
5.0 out of 5 stars Heterosexual males would be idiots not to study these lessons
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2021
Verified Purchase
Most of this book consists of women describing sexual experiences in considerable detail. All the women are articulate; some are eloquent or even poetic.

Beyond this entertainment, males can gain tremendous practical knowledge about how to please women sexually. Any man who's interested in the subject (that includes me) should study these lessons, take them to heart, and practice them enthusiastically, not grudgingly.

I revisited the book after reading about the death of the author last year. Every article I read said that Playboy magazine trashed it, calling it "The Hate Report." I thought the magazine promoted sexual liberation and pleasure, so I'm dumbfounded by the harsh criticism. Maybe they disliked the author's feminist commentary. Being a feminist myself, I don't have a problem with it.

Even heterosexual males who hate Shere Hite should look past her comments and listen to the women she surveyed.
20 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Carlos Borzenie
4.0 out of 5 stars Not only mandatory for Females, but also for MALES
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2010
Verified Purchase
The Hite Report: A National Study of Female Sexuality

I first purchased "The Hite Report" in the early 80's.
I am a straight male and a product of the 60's
This is a Sexuality survey of FEMALES,for FEMALES, done BY A FEMALE.
I learned a lot about the opposite sex, and acquired a better understand of a Female's private sexuality.-

YES YES -I told my lady friends "The Hite Report" is Mandatory reading.
Regarding there own personal pleasures, desires, fantasies, wants, and feelings they have had to deal with, they will say "I'm OK" "I'm NOT ALONE"

Now 20+ years later it is still very informative. I purchased 2 additional copies for the Young-ins who tell me it's the "Bomb". Now they think this old geezer is alright.

It is life changing for the Females.
Males will have a better understanding of female's and relationships.

Looks like more copies for the young-ins this Xmas
23 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
kj
3.0 out of 5 stars Came used
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2024
Verified Purchase
Used
Helpful
 Report
zzblooz
5.0 out of 5 stars I am, indeed, NOT alone! Many thanks, Ms Hite.....
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2018
Verified Purchase
Ms Hite has been criticized for not following scientific methods. This book told me what I wanted to know without being too scientific, thank you. Before I married, this book was required reading for any boyfriends I had sex with...So, maybe not SCIENCE, but TRUTH, certainly. I sat around lots of tables talking with lots of women friends about these things, and it was very, very helpful to know what some other women go through and how they feel about a very personal and important part of life. This, being anonymous, gets even deeper, and I'll be forever grateful to Ms. Hite.
18 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Jayber Crow
5.0 out of 5 stars This was a staple of my reading as a teen ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2016
Verified Purchase
This was a staple of my reading as a teen. I read it every year as a reminder that a woman is a gift and it takes very little for a man to separate himself from others if he just pays attention.
15 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Gilbert R Price
5.0 out of 5 stars Review
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2013
Verified Purchase
Opened my eyes and will will allow me to be more considerate and caring to my wife, I love her and with the information provided in this report/study, I can better understand what I need to do to ensure she feels she is loved.
8 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Amazon Customer
2.0 out of 5 stars a very in depth and thorough review of womens attitudes to sex and intercourse.
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2014
Verified Purchase
A full ranging series of interviews and answers to women responses to questions on sex and intercourse. I have to admit as a mere male that I was very confused in the end. I came away with three things in my mind
1. many/some women appear to find lesbian a suitable alternative to heterosexual sex.
2. some women find penetrative sex overly aggressive.
3. Many women like cunnilingus.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

The Scientific Method
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, as always, but hasn’t dated well.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2018
Verified Purchase
It’s still an interesting read decades after I first came across it. However, it hasn’t aged well. The basic feminist premis, that women are silenced and dominated go men was undermined by the following report The Hite Report in Male sexuality. Indeed, in the decades since it first published sex and sexuality has been gone over again and again in the hundreds of women’s magazines.
Report

Report an issue


Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report