02043    a2200301   450000500170000000800400001702000220005703700360007904000070011504100080012207200170013007200150014707200170016207200160017907200150019507200130021007200150022307200140023807200210025207200170027310000210029024500550031125000060036626000320037230000100040452013060041470000210172020250526161930.0250430042020GB        4           eng    a9780367181376qBC  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 21.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJBFK22thema7 aJMF2thema7 aJKSN22thema7 aMKMT2thema7 aJFFE22bic7 aJMF2bic7 aJKSN22bic7 aMMJT2bic7 aPSY0360002bisac7 a306.72bisac1 aPeggy Kleinplatz10aMagnificent SexbLessons from Extraordinary Lovers  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20200319  a204 p  bWinner of the 2021 SSTAR Consumer Book Award! What makes sex magnificent? What are the qualities of extraordinary erotic intimacy and what are the elements that help to bring it about? Is great sex the stuff that people remember nostalgically from the "honeymoon" phase of their relationships, or can sex improve over time? Magnificent Sex is based on the largest, in-depth interview study ever conducted with people who are having extraordinary sex. It gathers the nuggets for remarkable sex from the "experts", distilling them into an attainable blueprint for ordinary lovers who want to make erotic intimacy grow over the course of a lifetime. Looking at factors including individual and relational qualities, empathic communication and the myths and realities of magnificent sex, this book offers accessible and evidence-based guidance for lovers and therapists alike. It is replete with frank and often humorous interviews with straight and LGBTQ individuals and couples, those who are "vanilla" and "kinky", monogamous and consensually non-monogamous and healthy and chronically ill. This illuminating book explores the implications of the findings to develop a model that effectively tackles the common problems of low desire and frequency. The "cure" for low desire is to create desirable sex!1 aA. Ménard4A01