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A veritable buffet of human sexuality. . . . No matter how good you think your sex life is, this book is bound to give you a few ideas on how to make it even better.

Tristan Taormino has garnered popular and critical raves for talking unabashedly about every sexual taboo. In Down and Dirty Sex Secrets, she uses her singular voice to redefine the sex primer. Tristan breathes new life into the classics -- oral sex, multiple orgasms, and hitting that elusive G-spot, just to name a few -- with humor, intelligence, and firsthand expertise. But she also introduces a new set of sexual fundamentals -- strap-ons, female ejaculation, erotica, S&M, sex toys, and more -- for all those looking to expand their sexual repertoire and improve their sex life dramatically. Quite simply, this is an indispensable guide to mind-blowing, twenty-first-century sex....

Relationship expert and bestselling author Tristan Taormino offers a bold new strategy for creating loving, lasting relationships. Drawing on in-depth interviews with over a hundred women and men, Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships explores the real-life benefits and challenges of all styles of open relationships--from partnered nonmonogamy to solo polyamory. With her refreshingly down-to-earth style and sharp wit, Taormino offers solutions for making an open relationship work, including tips on dealing with jealousy, negotiating boundaries, finding community, parenting, and time management. Woven throughout the book are the diverse voices of real people--from a woman with two husbands and a suburban swinger couple to polyamorous parents and a gay male triad--who candidly share their struggles, fears, hopes, and the secrets of their success in open relationships. Opening Up will change the way you think about intimacy--and will help you decide if an open relationship is right for you....