“Try new sexual positions. The bestselling
guide to a rewarding sex life and a deeper relationship. Looking for the
straight facts on sex? In this friendly, authoritative guide, renowned sex
therapist Dr. Ruth gives you the latest on everything from oral sex and popular
positions to new methods of birth control. She also debunks sex myths and
covers new therapies to manage low libido, overcome sexual dysfunction, and
enhance pleasure.
Praise for Dr. Ruth and Sex For Dummies –
"Her energy level is higher than that of a
charged particle." (People Magazine)
“Dr. Ruth writes the way she talks --
enthusiastically, nonjudgmentally, and informatively. . . ." (Booklist)
"Her name and the distinctive thrill of
her voice have become inextricably linked with the subject of sex." (New
York Times)
Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer is a psychosexual
therapist who helped pioneer the field of media psychology with her radio
program, Sexually Speaking, which first aired in New York in 1981. Within a few years, she
had built a communications network to distribute her expertise that included
television, books, newspapers, games, calendars, home videos, and computer
software.
Dr. Westheimer studied psychology at the
Sorbonne in Paris, received her Master’s Degree in Sociology from the Graduate
Faculty of the New School of Social Research and her Doctorate of Education
(EdD) in the Interdisciplinary Study of the Family from Columbia University
Teacher’s College. Working at Planned Parenthood prompted her to further her
education in human sexuality by studying under Dr. Helen Singer Kaplan at New
York Hospital–Cornell University Medical Center. She later participated in the
program for five years as an adjunct associate professor. She has also taught
at Lehman College,
Brooklyn College,
Adelphi University,
Columbia University,
and West Point. She is currently an associate
fellow at Calhoun College at Yale University, where she teaches a class on the
family, a fellow at Butler College at Princeton University, where she teaches a
class on the Jewish family in the Department of Judaic Studies, and an adjunct
professor at New York University. Dr. Westheimer is a fellow of New York
Academy of Medicine and has her own private practice in New York. She frequently lectures around the
world, including at universities, and has twice been named “College Lecturer of
the Year.” She has received honorary doctorates from Hebrew Union
College—Institute of Religion, Trinity College, and Lehman College, as well as
a Medal of Excellence from Columbia Teacher’s College. Dr. Westheimer has
written 31 books. Some of the others include Dr. Ruth’s Encyclopedia of Sex,
Dr. Ruth’s Sex After 50, The Art of Arousal, The Olive and the Tree: The Secret
Strengths of the Druze, and Rekindling Romance For Dummies. And Dr. Ruth can be
found on the Web at www.drruth.com.
Pierre A. Lehu has been Dr. Ruth’s “Minister of
Communications” for more than 25 years. He has co-authored 13 books with her.
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