There are many sex manuals on the market so how do you know which ones are worth buying? Here's our Top 10.
- The Orgasm Diet: A Revolutionary Plan to Lift Your Libido and Bring You to Orgasm by Marrena Lindberg. Three Rivers Press, 2008. A diet for orgasm that includes dark chocolate and red wine! Friends who have tested this book have reported positive results. It’s not a quick fix but combined with regular PC exercises, will deliver the goods.
- The Multi-Orgasmic Couple: Sexual Secrets Every Couple Should Know by Mantak Chia. HarperOne, 2002. Chia was a student of Taoist masters and founded the Healing Tao System in 1979. An inspirational book full of practical exercises. He explains how to conserve sexual energy and the Taoist philosophy is very much geared towards female pleasure (the nine levels of orgasm…)
- The Ultimate Guide To Anal Sex For Women by Tristan Taormino, Cleis Press, 2006. An in-depth, authoritative and frank guide to anal sex written by a respected author.
- The Complete Kama Sutra: The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the Classic Indian Text by Mallanga Vatsyayana, Inner Traditions Bear & Co, 2003. The first translation to illustrate all 64 sexual positions in the Kama Sutra. This is also a manual about the art of living.
- She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring A Woman by Ian Kerner, Souvenir Press, 2005. A detailed guide explaining how to give a woman fantastic oral sex. Kerner has a PhD in Clinical Sexology and is clearly very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about how the body works. It should be on every man’s bookshelf.
- Sex For One: The Joy of Self-Loving by Betty Dodd, Random House Value Publishers, 1996. A classic on the art of self-pleasure. Dodd has been working in the field of human sexuality for decades and writes from personal experience, which gives her books warmth. One of the first books to explore masturbation in a positive way and she explains how to masturbate with a partner to enhance sex.
- Em & Lo: How to Do Everything. Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 2008. Em & Lo write stylish, hip guides about modern sexuality. Full of witty tips and over 300 explicit photos by cult photographer Rankin. Explores foreplay, positions, toys and erotic photography. Great for the coffee table.
- The New Joy of Sex by Susan Quilliam. Mitchell Beazley, 2008. Relationship psychologist Susan Quilliam has updated the 1972 bestseller. TNo more beards but over 40 new entries bring it up-to-date.
- Female Ejaculation and the G-spot by Deborah Sundahl. Hunter House, 2003. Sundahl has transformed our perception of female ejaculation. She explains what the G-spot is, how to find it and gives a history of female ejaculation. A fascinating and important read.
- Sex Toys 101: A Playfully Uninhibited Guide by Rachel Venning and Claire Cavanah, Fireside, 2003.This is a glossy, illustrated guide to sex toys from the founders of Babeland. Colourful, informative and fun to read. If you're unsure about what toys to buy, read this first.
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