Sex and sexuality, social aspects

Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize'Rich, taut and compelling' - Melvyn Bragg, The Guardian'An accomplished display of vocal versatility' - The Literary ReviewThe death of legendary jazz trumpeter Joss Moody exposes an extraordinary secret.

Traumatised by a terrible event in her childhood, Carla van Raay entered a convent at the age of eighteen.

In this eye-opening book, psychologist Jesse Bering argues that we are all sexual deviants on one level or another.

Pleasure is one of the most fascinating aspects of being human.

What if every woman in town suddenly went on strike?

A discourse on the connection between sex, eroticism and love in literature by the Nobel Prize-winning poet and essayist.

By following a group of four contemporary girls - including her younger self - as they come of age in the seventies, Wolf shows how our culture tries to shape and confine women's desire.

Described by Oliver Sacks as 'one of the best scientist-writers of our time', Robert M.

In modern-day media, depictions of ancient Egyptian society are of a highly sexualised, lustful culture, but how accurate are these depictions of a people so shrouded in mystery and legend that it is sometimes hard to tell truth from fiction?

"e;Sexuality"e; may be an eighteenth-century coinage, but as this new study by award-winning historian Louise Foxcroft shows, it has fascinated and frightened us for millennia.

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE HOST OF HIT PODCAST 'WHERE SHOULD WE BEGIN'"e;Esther Perel is magic.

This anthology takes the ever-controversial discussion of pornography out of solely academic circles; it expands the questions about porn that academics might tackle and opens the conversation to those who know it best the creators and users of porn.

This anthology takes the ever-controversial discussion of pornography out of solely academic circles; it expands the questions about porn that academics might tackle and opens the conversation to those who know it best the creators and users of porn.

After the Second World War, Vancouver emerged as a hotbed of striptease talent.

After the Second World War, Vancouver emerged as a hotbed of striptease talent.

Thoroughly updated to include events that have occurred in the decade since it was originally published, this second edition of Making Work, Making Trouble re-establishes this work as the pre-eminent study of prostitution in Canada.

Why have our efforts to 'clean up' prostitution failed?

Thoroughly updated to include events that have occurred in the decade since it was originally published, this second edition of Making Work, Making Trouble re-establishes this work as the pre-eminent study of prostitution in Canada.

The study of pornography is used here for the first time to demonstrate the role of the state in manipulating 'social problems' through moral panic.

In this revealing volume, Black women discuss their sexual lives, from coming-of-age and erotic adventures to AIDS, abuse, and interracial dating.

"Periodista y profesor (no pobre).

'It's brave and honest, and not a moment too soon.

Rose and Rosie are known for their candid and hilarious YouTube videos.

'Funny and honest dispatches from the world of modern dating' Vogue'Bushnell's voice is as knowing and sharp as ever' Washington Post'Bittersweet, amusing and well observed' Viv Groskop, Guardian'Fuelled by chilled ros , Sex and the City scribe Candace Bushnell is masterfully decoding a new era of single life' USA TodayCandace Bushnell gets personal in her new memoir - an investigation into what happens when a woman of a certain age (okay, let's call it 'middle') finds herself not-so-young, free and single in the city.

Everything you always wanted to know about the more curious aspects of sex but were afraid to ask: the history of sex; sex and religion; sex and the law; sexual customs around the world; the biology of sex; the physiology of sex, anatomical curiosities; Gay and lesbian sex; sex and the animal kingdom; the great sex manuals; sex in literature, film and art; sex aids and toys; aphrodisiacs; masturbation; pornography; famous sexual athletes (and famous flops); the language of sex; kinks and fetishes; perversions; urban myths, tales of outrageous behaviour and a catalogue of bizarre facts and figures.

'Before I turn 67 - next March - I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like.

It all started when Ayn's boyfriend pronounced her pornophobic - in defence of his own eyebrow-raising reading material.

Q: Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?

As a result of what she calls 'the only stroke of genius I've ever had', Jane Juska placed a personal ad in a newspaper, that began: 'Before I turn 67 - next March - I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like.

In Whatever She Wants, Andrew Rosetta lifts the lid on the mysterious, sexy and little-known world of the male escort.

Life in Manchester is sexy and stinking.

"e;She incorporates stories from every rank of society, from monarchs to peasants between 1250 and 1450, to tell a sweeping tale of sex and sexuality.

"e;She incorporates stories from every rank of society, from monarchs to peasants between 1250 and 1450, to tell a sweeping tale of sex and sexuality.

'This book will often hurt.

An astute and persuasive page-turnerOBSERVERPowerful'SUNDAY TIMESI challenge any man to read this and still deny theres a problemNEW STATESMAN _____________________________________________________ Too often, we blame women.

This book sheds new light on the ongoing fight to end prostitution through a historical study of its emotional communities.

This book sheds new light on the ongoing fight to end prostitution through a historical study of its emotional communities.

Between the late 1950s and mid-1970s, British cinema experienced an explosion of X-certificated films.

A study of gendered agency under neoliberal structures, seen through the life stories and narratives of Kenyan sex workers.

An ethnographic study of working in sex shops in London''s distinctive Soho area, demonstrating the importance of place in shaping the identities and experiences of workers and customers.

This book provides the first economic analysis of the billion-dollar male sex work market in the United States.

This book provides the first economic analysis of the billion-dollar male sex work market in the United States.

Leading experts from common law jurisdictions examine defamation and privacy, two major and interrelated issues for law and media.

Leading experts from common law jurisdictions examine defamation and privacy, two major and interrelated issues for law and media.

Social Media and Electronic Commerce Law investigates the challenges facing legal practitioners and commercial parties in this dynamic field.

Social Media and Electronic Commerce Law investigates the challenges facing legal practitioners and commercial parties in this dynamic field.

This book outlines social and moral guidelines to combat violent, hateful, and illegal activity on the Internet.