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.[1] A 6th edition was released on January 20, 2009, with a 2011 updated version of the 6th edition released in January 2011.[2]
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[edit] Structure and content of the Sixth edition
The Sixth edition of the Guide to Getting It On! is 992 pages long. It is divided into nine sections, described below, each containing a number of shorter chapters.
- How to & Then Some: 27 chapters (374 pages) which discuss the full spectrum of sexual expression and its practical aspects, starting from romance and kissing through the different ways people have sex.
- Your First Time: Two chapters about losing one's virginity.
- Technology & Culture: deals with internet dating, cybersex and MRIs of Sexual Arousal.
- Orientation & Gender: discusses sexual orientation (hetero- and homosexual) and gender benders, and Intersex or disorders of sex development.
- Sex & the Human Condition: deals with sex for the disabled, sex and cancer, sex and diabetes, sex and hysterectomy, having sex after you have experienced rape or abuse, when your partner snores or has excessive flatulence as well psychological states that affect sex life.
- Beyond Vanilla: discusses threesomes, double penetration and kink in general.
- Below the Belt: deals with vulva care, sex and the menstrual period, hair removal and related problems, STIs, premature ejaculation, delayed ejaculation, hypospadias and erection problems and other sexual problems.
- Pregnancy (or Not) & Parenting: discusses birth control, adoption and sex related issues of pregnancy and explaining sex to children for their parents.[3]
- Sex in History & Popular Culture: discusses cultural and historical aspects of sex, including hooking-up sex, Barbie as a cultural icon, a history of the breast and bra, what's masculine, feminine, and erotic, marriage, sex in the military, sex and God, and an extensive chapter on sex in America during the 1800s from a US perspective and how it helps understanding sex today.
An extensive glossary of sexual slang terms is included at the back of the book.
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."
[edit] 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.
[edit] English editions
In the English language, Guide to Getting It On! has had six editions. This is a link to the covers of the six US editions plus one separate UK edition.[4]
- The 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.
- The 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.
- The 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 1-885535-69-6. 854 pages.
- Guide to Getting It On! (6th edition, January 2009) ISBN 1978-1-885535-337. 992 pages.
There has also been a 2011 update to the 6th edition which contains significant updates in the chapters on Sexual Orientation, Birth Control, Gender Bending, Premature Ejaculation, and Chapter 74, which was renamed "The Panty-Dropping Pill, Patch and Shot." There were also dozens of smaller changes, corrections and updates.[5]
[edit] Translations
The "Guide to Getting It On! has been translated into 13 languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Croatian, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Serbian and Slovenian.[6]
[edit] Awards
The Guide to Getting It On! has won the following awards:[7]
- American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists Book Award.
- Ben Franklin Book Award.
- Firecracker Alternative Book Award.
- Sexuality.org Best Heterosexual Book Award.
- USABookNews.com Best Book Award.
- American Foundation for Gender & Genital Medicine Book Award.
[edit] References
- ^ "About the Author, Illustrator and Press". Goofy Foot Press. 2008. http://www.goofyfootpress.com/book/about-author/. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- ^ Goofy Foot Press, publisher of Guide To Getting It On 2011 update information
- ^ Paul Joannides (2009). Guide to Getting It On!, pages 683–762. 6th edition. Oregon: Goofy Foot Press. ISBN 978-1-885535-337
- ^ Goofy Foot Press, publisher of Guide To Getting It On, Covers of the six US editions
- ^ Goofy Foot Press, publisher of Guide To Getting It On List of changes in the 2011 update of the 6th edition of the Guide To Getting It On
- ^ Goofy Foot Press, publisher, Guide To Getting It On Images of foreign covers from the US publisher
- ^ A list of awards that the Guide To Getting It On has won
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