Noted publicly for such films as Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, and The Shining, among others, privately Stanley Kubrick lives in seclusion. Now biographer John Baxter breaks through the mystique to reveal the man behind the movies, timed to coincide with the release of Kubrick's latest film--Eyes Wide Shut....

Averitable smorgasbord of sin, John Baxter's Carnal Knowledge is a delightfully unabashed education in sex and erotic culture. Would you ever consent to a knee-trembler at a love hotel? Would you enjoy a hot lunch while watching kinbaku? Would you consider wearing a French tickler, a merkin, a strap-on, or pasties . . . or would you rather just go commando at the Mine Shaft? From Deep Throat to Debbie Does Dallas, from the mile-high club to the Emperor's Club, John Baxter explains it all to you in this decadently definitive work on the many ins and outs of s-e-x, guaranteed to tantalize, edify, and titillate whether you're a novice or an expert in the arts of eros.

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