The Guide to Getting It On

The Guide to Getting It On

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Curated by Alexander Institute since 1997.
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The story

Paul Joannides's encyclopedic guide has earned its reputation as one of the most comprehensive, genuinely sex-positive books ever written — hundreds of pages covering anatomy, technique, communication, and the awkward, funny, human realities the textbooks skip. What sets it apart is its tone: frank and inclusive without ever turning clinical or crude, equally useful to a curious beginner and a long-partnered couple. It treats sex as something to understand and enjoy rather than perform. Best kept on the shelf as a reference you return to over the years, whenever a question comes up that you'd rather not Google.

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