Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (book)
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| Author | David Reuben |
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| Cover artist | Lawrence Ratzkin |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Sex |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | McKay |
Publication date | June 1969 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 368 pp. |
| ISBN | 0-06-019267-4 |
| OCLC | 39856116 |
| 306.7 21 | |
| LC Class | HQ31 .R436 1999 |
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) is a book (1969, updated 1999) by U.S. physician David Reuben.
Overview
It was one of the first sex manuals that entered mainstream culture in the 1960s, and it had a profound effect on sex education and in liberalizing attitudes towards sex.[1] It was the most popular non-fiction book of its era and became part of the Sexual Revolution of modern America.
The book was No. 1 best-seller in 51 countries and reached more than 100 million readers.[1] In 1972 it was parodied by Woody Allen in the comedy film of the same name and received a favorable response from movie critics.[2]
Reuben takes a very dim view of male homosexuality, characterizing the typical gay male sex life as a series of anonymous bathroom encounters, and defines a trans woman as a "surgically mutilated male homosexual".[3]
References links
- 1 2 CNN - Sex doctor David Reuben is back with some new advice February 5, 1999. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ↑ Reuben, David: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask), 1969, McKay ISBN 0-06-019267-4