Who wrote ‘The Joy of Sex’, first published in 1972?
Sex manual Dr. Alex Comfort was the first visually explicit sex manual to be published by a mainstream publisher. It was followed by "The Joy of Gay Sex" and "The Joy of Lesbian Sex". Its appearance in public bookstores in the 1970s opened the way to the widespread publication of sex manuals in the West. As a result, hundreds of sex manuals are now available in print. Sex manuals and works of the sort became so popular during the sexual revolution of the 1970s that even religious groups developed their own manuals. Most notably, the book "The Act of Marriage" by Christian
The Joy of Sex The Joy of Sex The Joy of Sex is an illustrated sex manual by British author Alex Comfort. First published in 1972, an updated edition was released in September 2008. "The Joy of Sex" spent eleven weeks at the top of the "New York Times" bestseller list and more than 70 weeks in the top five (1972–1974). The original intention was to use the same approach as such cook books as "The Joy of Cooking", hence section titles include "starters" and "main courses". The book features sexual practices such as oral sex and various sex positions as well as bringing