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Book review the guide to getting it on
The Guide To Getting It On! is a sexuality guide by research psychoanalyst Paul Joannides, illustrated by the comic book artist Dærick Gröss, Sr. An 8th edition was released in April, 2015.
Contents
- Book review the guide to getting it on
- Structure and content of the Eighth edition
- Style
- English editions
- Translations
- Reviews
- Awards
- References
Structure and content of the Eighth edition
The Eighth edition of the Guide To Getting It On! is 1,152 pages long.
The scope of the book regarding the type of sex discussed is depicted by the way the chapter Kinky Corner begins: "Readers will hopefully appreciate that vanilla is The Guide's favorite flavor. So rather than being an introduction to BDSM, this chapter is an attempt to explain a little of this and that."
Style
The book uses informal language and quotations extensively to illustrate the points the author makes. These quotations are from males and females, of a broad age range, that the author has interviewed during his research or who sent letters to him after publication of previous editions of the book.
It is illustrated throughout with realistic body drawings. It also uses comic-like drawings to maintain a light-hearted approach, such as a drawing of a vagina and a penis, both with eyes, mouth, nose, hands and feet, having a dialogue.
English editions
In the English language, Guide to Getting It On! has had eight editions. [2]
- Guide To Getting It On! A New and Mostly Wonderful Book About Sex for Adults of All Ages (1st edition, June 1996) ISBN 1-885535-14-7. 376 pages.
- Guide To Getting It On! A New and Mostly Wonderful Book About Sex for Adults of All Ages (2nd edition, September 1, 1998) ISBN 1-885535-00-7. 432 pages.
- Guide To Getting It On! (3rd edition, February 2000) ISBN 1-885535-10-4. 698 pages.
- Guide To Getting It On! (4th edition, April 2004) ISBN 1-885535-67-8. 782 pages.
- Guide To Getting It On! (5th edition, September 2006) ISBN 978-1-885535-69-6. 854 pages.
- Guide To Getting It On! (6th edition, January 2009) ISBN 978-1-885535-33-7. 992 pages.
- Guide To Getting It On! (7th edition, October 2012) ISBN 1885535759. 1,184 pages.
- Guide To Getting It On! (8th edition, April 2015) ISBN 978-1885535450. 1,152 pages.
Translations
The Guide To Getting It On! has been translated into 14 languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Croatian, German (Wild Thing: Sex-Tips for Boys and Girls), Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Serbian and Slovenian.
Reviews
Awards
The Guide To Getting It On! has won the following awards: