Talk Dirty to Me: An Intimate Philosophy of Sex (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780385468558)

We live in a world in which almost every public image--every interaction--carries an element of sexual desire. And yet it is nearly impossible for us to talk openly and honestly about sex. Talk Dirty to Me is author Sallie Tisdale's frank, funny, and provocative invitation to the conversation we've been waiting for--but have been too afraid to start.

Sallie Tisdale shuns the dry style of academics and takes us on a journey through gender and desire, romance and pornography, prostitution and morality, fantasies and orgasm. She guides us through her field research of peep shows, XXX stores, and even the pornography collection of the British Library. Interweaving her own personal feelings, experiences, and revelations, she presents a brilliant, fascinating, and wholly original portrait of sex and sexuality in America, while encouraging us to explore and create our own "intimate philosophies."

Author: Sallie Tisdale
ISBN-10: 0385468555
ISBN-13: 9780385468558
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 10/01/1995
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.22w x 0.74d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 04/28/1996 pg. 36
Publishers Weekly 10/02/1995