Sex Relationships Books

This respectfully written little book gives you the basics for healthy love making. If you are into learning how to use sex as a doorway to communion with your inner self/partner/God & undo any energetic/physical/emotional blocks in your system, than this book will serve as a clear guide. All of David Deida's books are great. I also highly recommend "Making Love" by Barry Long. That book has some helpful information that I have found profoundly improves lovemaking, as well as some mythology that I could do without.

Yes, not all books written on this subject are helpful to everyone. I will not deny that fact. However, this book truly covers a spectrum you rarely see. I do believe every person and couple can benifit from this book.

If you are becoming familiar with David Deida, then this book is one good place to start, especially if you are doing so as a couple. This book describes Deida's view of masculine/feminine polarity, sexual energy, sexual desire, and more. And Deida being Deida, it is about sex and spirituality and growth. The book gives the sense that we are being offered an ancient way or yoga or art. We get the sense that Deida has learned this tantric-esque wisdom from various teachers, and now he is transmitting his knowledge to us. Maybe that sounds strange, but I've come to trust his advice and insights. An audio CD-ROM is included, in which Deida describes a number of experiential exercises. A remarkable aspect about Deida is that some of what he says about women is counterintuitive to men, and some of what he says about men is counterintuitive to women. And you are likely to disagree with some of what he tells you about yourself and your sex. But when you test these things out with the opposite sex, you find out that he's spot on. He's on to things that most of us don't understand, I believe.

Before buying this specific product, take a look at Deida's website/portal. Get a sense of ALL his products and pick the one that makes the most sense. He offers a fair amount of audio material, and if you aren't an avid reader, these may be more helpful. He has recently released a DVD titled "Function, Flow and Glow: The Art of Sexual Yoga," in which he shares his views of therapy, art and spirituality. He claims that he's mostly about teaching the "art" of great sex and loving, though he delves into the other areas with considerable insight and wisdom. The DVD is entertaining and informative (and funny), but I think it is mostly targeted toward the Ken Wilber / integrative spirituality crowd. You might be a bit confused if you are not familiar with the "Integral" world, but I suspect you'll find something of value anyway. I should probably note that Deida doesn't pretend that what he offers is empirically validated science. If that is what you are looking for, you won't find it here.

Another good place to start (even if you are a woman, I believe) is "The Way Of The Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Woman, Work, and Sexual Desire." Many view this as Deida's master work, and I can see why. "Superior" in the title is misleading because it is easily construed as macho-arrogant. But I doubt you'll come away with this impression. I learned about this book a few months ago from a woman in San Diego who is also a psychotherapist friend, and she thought this was a really great book. I've been reading this book over and over since then, and I have to say I agree with her. I learned plenty.

Just wanted to respond to these fear-arousing posts about David Deida being a "follower of a...demonically deluded cult leader". Curiously, these exact verbatim posts have been made to most of Deida's books listed on Amazon (I haven't checked them all). Seems like some kind of organized effort going on here to smear Deida.

I'm a pretty tolerant guy - everyone has a right to their own opinion, etc. But to suggest that David Deida (or Ken Wilbur for that matter) is a brainwashed follower of Satan, and that you will become infected from reading his stuff, seems pretty laughable to me. Any innovator worth his salt has been accused of the same thing, like, you know, DaVinci, Copernicus, Darwin, St. Francis, Martin Luther, Jesus of Nazareth, etc.

These two gifted thinkers, Deida and Wilbur, are cutting-edge intellectuals, ahead of their time. They are leaders, not followers. Neither has any interest in "controlling" you or what you think, although there are obviously some out there who do. Fifty years from now, educated people will still be studying their writings, while "Bubba Free John" will be like that weirdo who had that cult out in California about the comet Kahoutec and the aliens on the dark side of the moon. What was his name again? I rest my case.

I have read two of Deida's books, The Way of the Superior Man, and The Enlightened Sex Manual. I'm a pretty accomplished social scientist myself, but I know when to tip my hat to an Enlightened Master, and Deida is one. If you need the Thought Control Police to tell you what you may or may not read, and you think the Salem witch trials and the McCarthy hearings were right on, then skip on over to Pat Robertson's web site to see what you are allowed to read. For everyone else, Deida has a lot to offer, particularly if you are trying to find your own way in the modern world of gender roles, relationships and sex.

Of many books from this extraordinary author, this stands out as a great basic sex manual (some of his, and so many other, works seem too basic) with a flashy title (gotta bring home the bacon) and very intimate writing style that makes it hard to put down.

While I was delighted with the flow, and style of this book, as well as the interesting information presented by the author, the oversize font and double-point spacing makes the book appear far weightier than it turns out to be. If you're looking for detailed (or scientific) information about attitudes toward infidelity in different cultures, this is not your book. It's more of a witty journal and travelogue, with brief vignettes of interviews with individuals from across the world about cheating and their attitudes toward it, along with the occasional reference to a study or two.

If you wanted to understand the amount of infidelity in various cultures (including your own) and how people in those cultures view infidelity, where would you look for the information? As the author points out, there are few surveys on this topic. Of those that exist, the reliability of the information is somewhere between poor and zero.

With its track record, we can't trust the US federal government for accurate information. You may recall that we were bombarded with "compelling evidence" of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq by the Clinton administration, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and other prominent Democrats prior to Bush's entry to the White House. Then, the Republicans bombarded us with these same "facts." Yet, here we are in 2008--more than ten years later--and those WMDs still haven't been found.

Similarly, the IRS has released one bogus report after another about the "tax gap" that allegedly exists. But the average American has more debt than cash. The fact the IRS reports defy logic doesn't bother the IRS or our free-spending Congress that has mismanaged things so badly we have a $9 trillion debt that is growing by more than half a billion dollars a day (in March, 2008).

So, we can't go to the government for reliable information.

Nobody has come forth to fund a study to determine the extent of infidelity. What would be the purpose? Perhaps divorce lawyers will someday band together to fund this, but currently they get plenty of work without such a project.

This leaves us with investigative reporting, which is what Druckerman did. Throughout her book, she talks about the various barriers she found in obtaining accurate information or access at all. Thus, by her own accounts, we need to take her findings with the proverbial grain of salt. I don't think she would argue with that point, and that point does not invalidate her book.

In addition to gleaning some insight into the differing mores of various cultures regarding the issue of fidelity, we also see how these cultures handle communicating with outsiders. That in itself is valuable. For example, the Japanese and the French have entirely different ideas about speaking to Americans regarding their society.

Part of the problem Druckerman faced was she traveled to those countries and hired human interpreters to communicate between her and her interlocuters or interviewees. This begs the question, "Did these interpreters filter communication through their own agendas?" Given human nature, the answer is yes. She would have had more success had she used a pocket electronic translator such as the iTravl device.

Another part of the problem Druckerman faced was she was asking people very personal questions, and those people didn't know her. Thus, there is an element of trust that, by missing, undermined her findings. Add to this the typical "tell them what they want to hear" mentality people have (they want to please the folks who interview them--this is a documented phenomenon), and things get even murkier.

Despite this, she found significant differences based on the geography, economic status, and/or social status of the people she contacted. These patterns were fairly consistent within each demographic. Granted, she wasn't polling a representative sample or a statistically adequate sample in terms of size, but then again she didn't present this 293-page book (in small paperback format) as a doctoral thesis up for peer review among sociologists. Such a document would put most of us asleep within minutes, anyhow, so let's give a sigh of relief that this isn't what she decided to write.

Lust in Translation does not purport to be a scholarly work. It's a book that provides an overview. Druckerman approached it with openness and enthusiasm, both of which show through in her writing. So what we gain from this book isn't new scientific analysis of various cultures, but an entertaining look outside our own sandbox.

I found this book interesting from a cross cultural perspective, but must agree with other negative reviews in that the writing suffers from a superficial level of understanding on the part of the author. The nuanced and complex social and ethical issues of infidelity simply cannot be readily captured by jetting into a foreign country for a few days to weeks, arranging some relatively random interviews, and then writing up the results of these investigations as representative of the culture as a whole. There's also a wide discrepancy between some information presented in the book and statistical data from other studies not quoted on the frequency and impact of infidelity. The chapter on the United States reads more like a cautionary tale to those who would consider cheating rather than an unbiased exploration of the topic. At several points in the book the author cannot restrain her own editorial side and this comes through as judgmental text where she lets slip her own personal distaste or disgust at the behavior of others. I had hoped this book would provide an unbiased and balanced perspective, but was disappointed in the "Cosmo-style" peeping Tom approach taken toward looking in the window to other people's private lives.

While Lust in Translation is far from a scholarly examination of infidelity trends across the globe, it does offer a light-hearted look at how many different societies view, practice, and cope with extramarital affairs. Perhaps a carryover from her previous career as a foreign correspondant, Druckerman's tone is that of a boots-on-the-ground researcher who presents stories on a very personal level.

Ultimately, Druckerman makes a convincing argument that today's Americans are overly puritanical when it comes to the way that cheating is handled in this country, however, we can at least bask in the comfort of knowing that the US has one of the lowest rates of infidelity worldwide.

I enjoyed the statistics and stories. I love how she explored cheating and different cultures...and even the economics of cheating in the US...how it's become such a lucrative business to "fix" relationships.

Your book is quite misleading.

Yes, I agree that some relationships end prematurely.
However, others end because it is time for them to end.

I just lost a really good friend because of your book and books similar to yours. For the past month, my ex-boyfriend read this book and had tried to get back together with me. This book gave him false hope. It was painful watching him struggle with our breakup. However, it was more difficult to see him sincerely believe that we could be romantically involved again.

It took introspection, time and maturity on both our parts to become friends after the breakup. Now he wants us to be lovers again.

Your book doesn't cover whether the relationship was healthy in the first place until chapter 8.

Our friendship was healthier than our romantic relationship. And now it is gone. Now he is in even more distraught and has asked us to stop being friends altogether.

I just got out of a relationship of 5 months. My partner told me he was falling in love with me, that he thought I could be "the one", and various other things we all love to hear, such as the whole let's buy the house with the white picket fence and the dog thing and live happily ever after. Naive little me has been wanting to hear this for years, being that I had been in and out of several unhealthy relationships throughout the course of my life and this was all I had ever wanted. Well needless to say he ended up giving me the whole "We're just two different people" excuse and dumped me out of the blue recently. I was distraut. I was in shock, after all he had built up in my head, he was turning around and leaving me with no clear cut examples as to why he had made that decision. Well I was confused and really wanted to figure things out so that I could hopefully get him back. So I was at my local bookstore and I saw this title and decided to pick it up. What I didn't like about the book is that it seemed almost too optomistic. What I mean by that is the authors never touched on whether the relationship is worth salvaging or how to tell if you're just wasting your time and making a fool of yourself by chasing after someone who just might not want to be with you no matter how much you work on yourself or decide to compromise. I felt like it builds your hopes up into thinking that if you follow the strategies, you WILL get you're partner back someday. Well needless to say I'm trying the strategies and my phone ain't ringin'! So I guess I need to put this book down and find one on how to heal a broken heart. ;-(

This book helps couples turn their eyes inward and focus on the self...redirect the focus on basic relationship techniques rather than "just getting back with the person". I found this book helpful to identify needs and understand that needs will change, and that each person in the relationship will need to be informed of the change of needs....

This book will give you guidance, give you a general plan when you feel directionless. There is no set playbook in getting one's spouse back, but this book will point you towards some things you need to consider. In the end, your particular answers are within yourself, not any book. I highly recommend reading it and visiting relationship resource dot com.

Speaking from past personal experience, this was an excellent self-help book for me when I was newly separated. It gives basic but excellent advice on how to deal with your estranged partner, pamper and take care of yourself, etc. The main lesson here is to remain detached but cordial to your ex while working to improve yourself.

I believe that the advice in this book helped me immensely in redefining the relationship with my husband that led to our reconciliation. But even if you don't succeed, you'll walk away from your relationship a better person with your head held high and your dignity intact. Either way, it's a win-win situation.

This book was not what I expected. I must admit it was a pleasant surprise. I found it easy to follow and very well grounded in relationships. Even though I am a very visual person and usually find books without at least diagrams a let down...this one was not. There were no pictures but the explanations are so clear...it is hard to get it wrong. The author includes personal stories to help the reader grasp the material and it is a wonderful combination. Great book!!! I highly recommend it!!!!

Maybe it's just me, but when someone is teaching me how to dance, I like a picture (or, better yet, video) of how each move goes. It takes more practice when you're reading about it. Other than that, this is a great book. I learned some new things and can't wait to try them out on a live person!

Bought this book as a present for my friend and she was thrilled! Even better she didn't have to wait long for it to arrive.

What a wonderful book! I did not need pictures just an active imagination. It was easy for me to follow the directions that was given. I would recommend this to all women whether you are shy or insecure or outgoing it will be helpful.

I am practicing the moves. I share my desires with my partner and he is looking forward to me dancing for him. It is all about how we feel -- if we feel good and enjoy what we do then they will enjoy it with us.

She (Mary Taylor) has dvds and videos and other items on her website. It was a big help!!! I can only get better!!

I bought this book implusively, and it's going back. It's aimed at women who are insecure and inexperienced. Renting 9 1/2 Weeks would be a better use of your time, unless you really think you need a pep talk, too. And tips on how to make your own sexy outfits with a glue gun and velcro. Pass.

Noticed an ad for a personal assistant for Dr. Avila today on craigslist. The pay rate is $10.00 an hour in Orange County CA! Now would you trust this guy with your love life? I have no respect for a person who would pay that low.

As a female INTP, I hoped this book would provide more insight as to which types would be more compatible with my type. For INTPs, he gives the life sentence of singleness, as (statistically speaking, according to the author) INTPs have the highest divorce rate, and usually have no idea what is going on if they are even in a relationship. On top of that, he gives dating tips for male INTPs but NOT female INTPs, and so this book is useless for me.

I don't mind the reality that he gives for the INTP--we ARE difficult to partner with, but he gave no hope or advice for actual INTPs. Furthermore, the pairings he does offer for other types are questionable at best. He always has the same advice, it seems, which is to choose the exact opposite of one's type, or to choose an exact match, both of which are generally "no-no" by other MBTI standards as one can lead to serious misunderstandings and the other can encourage the same weaknesses inherent in each partner. I cannot recommend this book at all.

Years ago, I set about writing a book aimed at assisting "romantically challenged men" to find, win and keep (if desired) a woman. It focussed on enhancing financial status; physical shape and fitness; charming the ladies; relaxation; meditation; setting and achieving goals; understanding sexuality; advanced massage techniques (sport, remedial, relaxation and erotic) and advanced lovemaking techniques. In these areas, it went into considerable detail, yet there still seemed to be a dimension missing from it. It didn't focus on determining what "Ms Right" should be like for any given male; or how to identify her out of dozens or even hundreds of women; or how best to treat her, beyond what was contained in the massage and lovemaking sections.
Dr. Alex Avila's "LoveTypes" brought to light that which was missing from my own book. I was first exposed to the MBTI concept through joining a singles website and it led me to purchase the book, as interest in the concept grew.
Concurrent with this, I just happened to meet a fabulous lady to whom I became fiercely attracted just on first sight alone. The attraction appears to be mutual. I had not read "LoveTypes" at that time, however and one might suspect that allowing things to go forward with this lady regardless of the value of Dr. Avila's teachings could prove disastrous in the long run. It might appear to be even more so, given that I strongly endorse the MBTI system after studying it at considerable length and in great depth.
No way! Since I learned to classify people according to the MBTI system, I applied that to what I know of the lovely lady and there is EVERY indication that she is an ISFP Gentle Artist - the ESFP Performer's best match!
I'm ecstatic!
I believe the MBTI system has not yet evolved to its full potential extent, pointing out that each of the four indicator scales I/E; S/N; F/T and P/J are one-dimensional. I am of the opinion that the application of an extra dimension (based upon intelligence) to overlay each of these four would be the next valuable evolution in the system. I also feel that inborn traits, while a strong influence in MBTI determination, are not so absolute as the good Doctor believes. I am convinced an individual can evolve to the extent that progressively inheriting a different MB Type is not only possible, but natural in some people. As an adolescent, I, myself was a clear and definite INTP, but over time and now approaching 50, evolved into an ESFP with residual NTP traits still strongly enough in evidence to give me a secondary ENTP Innovator typing, but no longer dominant. Here is where I suspect a problem with the way the system sees the way the four existing dimensions operating. If a person is perfectly ambivalent in one of the dimensions - say, S/N, then whether they type as a Sensor or Intuitive in a seven point test can be one way on Wednesday and the other on Friday, depending on mere fleeting changes in frame of mind. It happens with me in the S/N and F/T dimensions and in any case, I recognise a greater capacity in myself than many people have to use BOTH ways to process input and BOTH ways of making decisions - not either exclusively, nor one necessarily more than the other. The capacity to use both exists in each of those two dimensions; therefore I use that capacity, naturally. Alright - it's a thing acquired over decades, but is so ingrained and habitual as such that it's natural to the full extent that really matters here. Speculating on this has led to me call into question the validity of regarding the four pairs of preferences as true opposites. Is it not possible to be capable of drawing one's energy and motivation both from within and without at the same time - to be both autocentric and extroanthropic, as it were? Is it not possible to perceive both the whole forest AND the individual trees at the same time? I suspect it is, as I like to think I do. And this is where the notion of INTELLIGENCE comes into it. Most people probably have the ability to swing more towards one preference in a given dimension at a given time - then the opposite way at a different time - but since when is swinging both ways at once impossible for everybody?
Well, it's food for thought, but NOT a criticism. Dr. Avila's book is certainly based on valid principles and I found it extremely valuable. Knowing, thanks to this book, the right general approach in my treatment of my Lovely Lady In Red cannot fail to make a difference! When I go back to finishing that book of mine, it will be to weave the MBTI system into its text together with pointers to other worthwhile reading such as "LoveTypes". Highly recommended!

The author introduces the ideas associated with Briggs-Myers personality traits classification to the area of romantic compatibility. He does a good job of explaining the adjustment patterns of all sixteen such types. The book is easy to read. With a few exception, his recommendations boil down to: (1) Stick to your own MBTI type, or (2) A female I, F, or P will also be compatible with the corresponding male E, T, or J. (And vice versa). I believe author's recommendations are undamentally sound. The book is aimed at singles who are still looking, not at couples working through their differences. Though the later group may also find the book interesting and useful.

Weaknesses: (1) The author seems to borrow a lot from Keirsey and Bates' book "Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types" (There's a newer edition of this book). (2) It is not clear what additional/original research was supplied by the author; or the depth, breadth, and rigor of such "research". (3) The personality characteristics author describes are those of a well adjusted person of that Briggs-Myers type. There is no description of how these types behave in a relationship when they feel "under stress". (4) The personality test in the book is a McTest, useful for entertainment purposes only. (For a few bucks you can get a professional caliber test on the Web).

Still, on the whole this is a good book. If you are interested in getting a better understanding of the mechanics of romantic compatibility, and you never looked at it from the point of view of MBTI classifications, this book is highly recommended.

I had taken the Myers-Briggs personality test about four times before a friend of mine showed me this book. Having had the exact same results from the personality test each time, I had a lot of faith in the system and thought that this book could offer some great insights into comaptibility and the dating scene in general. I was not disappointed. I recognized my last failed relationship immediately and finally understood what it was that went so terribly wrong. Since I am an extreme in three of the components of my type, I have little patience for people whose types are the exact opposite of mine. What's more, the relationships that affected me the most, the ones in which I felt the most connected to my partner, were the same "perfect matches" that Dr. Avila recommends. The most refreshing part of this book was the fact that Dr. Avila makes no judgments about personality. One type is not preferrable over another. The personality traits I had previously seen as flawed or less desirable are now simply differences. In other words, they're not my type! The only part of this I was uncomfortable with was the advice on getting close to your match and making them fall in love with you. Because I am a romantic at heart, I squirm anytime anyone suggests being someone you're not in order to win someone's affections, though, in the end this is not what he intends. Still, I highly recommend this book especially to those who are intropspective and love psychology.

I loved this book, I am a Catholic, I go to church and I went to Catholic school K-12! This book is everything me and my girlfriends did and did not talk about! This book is truly for the modern Catholic girl! I wish there was a Catholic Boys Guide to Sex cause I'd give it as a gift to my guy friends!

For all those decrying this book for leading people astray, keep in mind that it is meant to be a satirical, funny book and it succeeds very very well in that mission. It never pretends to be anything other than it is - if you picked it up in a bookstore, you would find it in the humor section, not the religion. As a very Catholic woman who spent 13 years in Catholic schools and still practices faithfully, I found this book absolutely hysterical - would I use it as a guidebook? Certainly not, but as far as humor goes, it just nails it.

I give it two stars because I like the illustrations, but this is not for young women.

Bad mind-body problem Catholic-bashing from within the fold (I think they call those wolves?). Not good for your daughter.

Good books are:
"Dear Newlyweds" by Pope Pius XII, for older girls;
"The Catholic Girl's Guide" by Rev. F.X. Lasance remains excellent.
His "Young Man's Guide" is the counterpart for boys.
But in our own time:
"Theology of the Body"
and "Love and Responsibility." By Pope John Paul The Great.

The Catholic Girl's Guide to Sex
Horrible book. Unfortunately, I knew little about it and bought it assuming the title was correct. The 1st chapter was slightly promising because it actually stated the Catholic Church position that sex outside of marriage was wrong. After that the book went totally downhill and into the pits of hell.

The book amounts to "advice" from New York City lay single "Catholic" women on what they think is morally ok to "do any way" in regards to sex (hint: nothing is really off limits to them). This by no means is a guide to anyone who wants to be a faithful Catholic. It's a road map to perdition giving 'permission' for pre-marital anything including raunchy advice on porn films, sex toys, and returning to a previous sexual conquest to not increase your sexual partner count. Disappointed.

The book gives BAD BAD ADVICE never to be followed by faithful Catholic women and girls. I think the authors premise was more "like if you are going to sexually sin anyway do it like this". Forgive them Father they know not what they do - they are leading young Catholic females into perdition. MARK 9:42 "And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck."

Let's pray for the conversion of the hearts and souls of our Catholic sisters in Christ, Melinda and Kathleen (the authors). They have no idea what they've done by trying to force their un-Christian lifestyles onto mainstream Catholic teaching. Sorry ladies, you need a much BIGGER DISCLAIMER that THIS IS NOT APPROVED BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

The book appears to poke fun at real cultural issues that abound poorly educated Catholics but that's sad because it misses the boat on the fact that there is nothing meant to ever be guilt ridden about Catholic sex. Catholic sex should be an expression of the overall relationship two people have & marriage for more reasons that I can count for a Catholic is the best way to express that sexual intimacy. The reason why I found this book to be disappointing is because it's sad that so many Catholics (lapsed or practicing) feel this badly about sex because of some warped Puritanical vibe that has taken over the body, sex, & the beauty of the two becoming one in a marriage making it into something it never was or ever should be in the Western World. Catholicism does not view sex as dirty, bad, sinful, or something to be ashamed of, this is a mistaken belief that many have mislabeled as Doctrine. Instead sex is more than just a physical moment that leaves someone the next day to do the "walk of shame". Nope, it is a powerful and sacred experience that should be pleasurable & meaningful within marriage (note all religious groups hold the marriage standard so Catholicism has no difference there). If one feels guilt for certain sex choices then maybe taking the time to look at his/her own responsiblity for those choices would fix that instead of trying to pass the buck onto the Church. As a Catholic gal myself it makes me feel real sympathy for these ladies & those who find the book to be "truth" instead of satire because it means they have never experienced the really beautiful & intense nature of the total completeness that exists in Catholic sexual, emotional, & spiritual intimacy with one's spouse that is beyond this world.

This is a cute little book from generations ago. It is very small, like a keepsake book from Hallmark. Some of the statements are so dated, they have become humorous.

The pair of little books "Dont's for Wives/Dont's for Husbands" sheds an amazing light into the common sense approach to marriage that has worked through the ages. My husband and I got a kick out of them. Written in 1913, before Women's Sufferage had brought women the right to vote in some areas, the advice is remarkably well balanced and I'd say rivals Dr. Laura's in the areas of courtesy bringing bliss! Patience is a theme, as is compromise, appreciation of each other's differences in opinion, turning off your ego, and realistic statements about love not being bought, and making sure you stay on the same "team" with your spouse.

Buy these books as a pair, the differences are also entertaining. Only the "Wives" version has a chapter on "Avoiding Discord"! The author aptly states, "Takes two to quarrel, don't be one of them!"

This book is terrible. I read My Horizontal Life which was so good I could not put it down! This book wasn't funny, was boring, and I felt like I was struggling to keep reading.

I just recently finished reading this book and I think it really is amazing. Angel Adams covers everything and she is absolutely right! Thank you for being so honest and insightful. It was a real pleasure reading about things that I have personally experienced and knowing that i'm not the only one. I think every woman should read this book, not only will she see herself as less awkward and desperate, but she will understand that dating is difficult and sometimes we shouldn't take it to heart, but just laugh at it.

Now here is a woman who has her fingers on the pulse of sexuality... literally! To say this is a book of sharing would be an understatement. Angel also let you in on what she was thinking at the time when these escapades were going on. She is not afraid to laugh at herself and the little world she has created. And in turn, you laugh along with her. This woman probably knows more about men then we know about ourselves and is never short on words there. An easy read and easy laughs, thanks Angel.
So... when is the movie coming out???

Reading this book is like sharing dirty little secrets over a few drinks with your best friends. I was literally laughing out loud several times and blushing furiously at others. Angel is irreverent and brutally honest in her views on the dating world. Sarcastic, Funny and not a little bit Jaded. It's a very fun read.

After reading other reviews on this book, I was excited to get it and start reading immediately. However, reading this book seemed more like a lecture and less like entertainment. I had a hard time getting into it (never really did) and I barely cracked a smile. Every time I did start getting into the story, grammatical errors would distract me. They weren't even advanced errors. Proofreading would have done this book wonders, but the addition of a sense of humor would have really made this a book worth reading.

I have read a lot of marriage-related material lately, and I would recommend this book as the most succinct. It's a quick read and gives lots of good Biblical advice, plus cites several other books which would be of interest. If everyone read this book and took it to heart, there would be no divorces!!

This was an excellent no nonsense book filled with candid information that is empowering to women.

Written by none other than one of the savviest sexdox around. Dr. Joy has written a truly valuable book about how to be an empowered woman, avoid the pitfalls of obsessive going-nowhere relationships and stay sexually alive and flourish. I love the idea that any woman can be a fearless and smart "babe." I can't think of a better way for women to learn how to be their esxual best...please feel free to read about it on my site at: www.yoursexcoach.com, too...all best, Dr. Patti

I loved this book and have gotten so much out of it personally. A few friends who have also read the book and I have formed a Babe Group where we conference call every few weeks to go over various chapters and work on the exercises together. It's been beneficial for my own erotic sense and for my relationship. I highly recommend it!

As a woman and a mental health professional, I believe this book is a necessary book for all women who want to explore, touch and know their full selves. It approaches the topics of women's sensuality and eroticism as a necessary part of being a woman rather than something that would be nice if only we had the time. Dr. Davidson's approach is intelligent, full of humor, holistic and expansive. I have used this book personally and refer it to all my female clients. Here we can see what a strong, intelligent, sensual woman who is not afraid of her sexuality can look like! Thank you for this book!

This book is terrific and I highly recommend it. It goes beyond its stated goal of helping you achieve the sex life you want. It's really about overcoming any number of self-esteem issues that you can undertake on your own to become a more authentic, self-actualized person -- which, naturally, will also put you in closer touch with your erotic center. It's clearly one of the wisest, most responsible and intelligent self-help books I've ever read. And, believe it or not, I think any guy with self-esteem, sexuality or authenticity issues can learn from it also.