The Joy of Sex

Dr Alex Comfort, M.B., D.Sc., was one of the world's leading experts in the field of human sexuality and renowned for his frank and funny writings on love and sex. 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. A member of the Royal Society of Medicine and an Associate Member of the American Psychiatric Association, he died in March 2000, aged 80.

Ingredients: love; fidelity; safer sex; tenderness; women (by her for him); men (by him for her); nakedness; exhibitionism; being in tune with your body and that of your partner; exploring all the erogenous zones. Appetizers: real sex; food; dancing; exercises; clothed intercourse; femoral intercourse; kisses; handwork; pattes d'araignee; friction rub; feathers; tongue bath; blowing; bites; fighting. Main courses: postures; mouth music; variety; matrimonial; missionary position; positions for the more adventurous. Sauces: playtime; Chinese style; Indian style; Japanese style; Turkish style; South Slav style; clothes and accessories; leather, rubber and masks; equipment; pornography; bondage, harness and chains; vibrators; foursomes. Venues: beds; bathing; jokes and follies; open air; swings; rocking chair; railways; motorcars; horseback; remote control. Health and other issues: AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases; health and doctors; virginity; frigidity; frequency; excesses; impotence; menopause; age; obesity; bisexuality; pain; fetishes; transvestism; birth control; infertility; termination. (Part contents)