The Bluffer's Guide to Sex
By Sarah Brewer and Tim Webb
 
Extracts from the book

 
Genitalia
A cursory look at the design and anatomical positioning of the male and female sexual organs shows that when God designed homo sapiens, aestheticism and ease of access were not high on the job description.
 
Sperm wars
To get past the cervix, climb up the uterine wall and find a Fallopian tube a sperm must be armed with the physiological equivalent of an oxyacetylene torch, a set of Alpine crampons, several large-scale Ordnance Survey maps and a gold American Express card. Once there, the chances of meeting a willing egg coming in the opposite direction, in the dark, are only around one percent.
 
Kissing
Attitudes to sexual practices vary widely from culture to culture. Even something as innocuous as the kiss is not universally popular. The Inuit rub noses for fear of chapped lips, the Kwakiutl Indians suck each other's tongues and the Sirionos of South America appear to lack any intermediate show of affection between wishing each other 'Good evening' and the commencement of rutting.
 
Reviews

 
For a veneer of knowledge that will get you by at most times, the Bluffer's Guides are a valuable aid.
Greenock Telegraph
 
The Bluffer's Guides take subjects in a light-hearted vein and give enough information and jargon for the reader to hold his own among experts.
The Daily Express
 
Table of Contents
 

Introduction

The Bare Facts
The Male
The Female

How It All Works
Hormones
Libido
Pheromones
Orgasms
Sperm
Fertilisations
Level of Activity
Erogenous Zones
Orientation
Social Factors

Contraception

Coitus Interruptus
Rhythm Method
The Sheath
The Diaphragm
The Sponge
Spermicides
The Coil
The IUS
The Pill
Emergency Contraception
Sterilisation
Alternative Contraception

Sex Around the World
Mutilation
Education
Habits
Beliefs
Tantric Sex

Sex Manuals
The Original
The Jade Room
Kama Sutra
The Art of Love
Priceless Recipes
The Science of Coition
The Perfumed Garden
Psychology of Sex
Sexual Behaviour
Human Sexual Response


Sexual Heroes
King David and King Solomon
Chou Hsin and Yang Ti
Messalina
Cleopatra
Casanova
Catherine the Great
The Also Rans

Sex and the Law

History of Sex

Glossary

 
Author: Sarah Brewer and Tim Webb
Format: 64 pages, pb
Published: 01/10/06
NEW EDITION
Price: £4.99
ISBN-10 & ISBN-13:
1-903096-93-6
978-1-903096-93-2
  
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