50th ANNIVERSARY FACSIMILE EDITION

A bestseller since it was first published in 1972, Alex Comfort's classic work celebrates human physical intimacy with such authority and clarity that a whole generation felt empowered to enjoy sex. It was ground-breaking and unique in the wide range of subjects it discussed and in its reassuring authority and sense of fun. No other book has come close in providing such a wise, witty, uninhibited - sometimes delightfully eccentric - guide to lovemaking. A cultural landmark, the original illustrations are absolutely iconic.

A facsimile edition of the original illustrated sex guide - rereleased to celebrate the launch of the new Cameron Diaz/Jason Segal/Jack Black movie Sex Tape (Columbia Pictures, September 2014), which features the book.

About the Author

Dr Alex Comfort, M.B., D.Sc., (1920-2000) was a leading expert on human sexuality and one of the most versatile authors of the 20th century.

A pioneer in the study of old age, co-founder of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, anarchist, social commentator, novelist and poet, he wrote over 50 books and countless scientific papers. Dr Comfort also worked as head of research on gerontology at University College London, a lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University and Adjunct Professor at the Neuropsychiatric Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles. A member of the Royal Society of Medicine and an Associate Member of the American Psychiatric Association, he died in March 2000, aged 80.

Reviews
The Joy of Sex is to the bedroom as Delia Smith is to the kitchen. -- Rowan Pelling * The Daily Mail *
The one album on lovemaking you should have. * The Sunday Times *
A classic for anyone who needs to know about sex. * The Sunday Telegraph *
Witty, fanciful and mercifully free of moralising. * Time Magazine *
The Joy of Sex brought hairy, naked people into homes around the country. * The Independent Magazine *
An intelligent sex manual that is serious without being solemn. -- Desmond Morris
Intelligent and helpfully free from prudery. * Independent on Sunday *
Invaluable... Beautifully written. * The Daily Telegraph *
Witty, raunchy and practical. * Journal of the Institute of Health Education *



Book Information
ISBN 9781845339647
Author Alex Comfort
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Mitchell Beazley
Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 1080g
Dimensions(mm) 264mm * 184mm * 32mm