One might think a former Penthouse Forum magazine editor would be in over her head when it came to interpreting the sacred Kama Sutra for contemporary lovers. Surprisingly, Anne Hooper has grasped the subtle, but more important, messages of India's traditional love manuals. She discourages readers from focusing on accomplishing distorted poses, as if they were athletic feats. Instead, she has written a compelling commentary that encourages readers to emphasize pressure points, manners, artistic freedom, and most of all finding and pursuing a loving sexual relationship rather than an overly choreographed one. Almost every page is illustrated with tasteful photos of nude lovers demonstrating the many sacred positions, while Hooper's text offers suggestions on how to apply the ancient teachings to contemporary lovemaking. --Gail Hudson

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Subtitled Classic Lovemaking Techniques Reinterpreted for Today's Lovers. The antiquarian book dealer would describe this as extra illustrated. A pretty standard pillow book with the usual sumptuous D-K color illustrations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Book Description
Anne Hooper's Kama Sutra updates and reinterprets the 2,000 year--old sexual text in a fully illustrated guide that features specially commissioned photographs and information on ways to enrich and diversify one's sex life. In this classic volume of sexual learning, Anne Hooper brings together the best of the eastern sexual teaching, the Kama Sutra, the Ananga Ranga, The Perfumed Garden, and The Tao to create a new classic that encourages an emphasis on pressure points, manners, artistic freedom, and most of all finding and pursuing a loving sexual relationship. She discourages the focus from accomplishing distorted poses----in actuality, they are advanced yoga positions----and instead has discovered the true spirit of these ancient teachings and applied the teachings to contemporary lovemaking.

About the Author
Anne Hooper, best--selling author and member if the Association of Sexual and Marital Therapists, specializes in working with people with sexual, personal, and emotional problems. Her books are the result of years of research and working with couples. She employs a signature approach of question--and--answers, real--life case histories, practical help and extensive full--color illustration in each book. The tasteful, yet explicit photographs are created especially for the books and her language is direct, yet not off--putting. With each of her books she seeks to help individuals and couples achieve their full potential in their physical and emotional relationships using all the resources available to them.

ANNOTATION

Written more than 2,000 years ago, the Kama Sutra focuses on enhancing sensuality with heightened spirituality and erotic satisfaction. Anne Hooper, a noted sex therapist, highlights sexual techniques and interprets ancient wisdom for today's lovers. Full-color photographs and illustrations.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Anne Hooper's Kama Sutra updates and reinterprets the 2,000 year-old sexual text in a fully illustrated guide that features specially commissioned photographs and information on ways to enrich and diversify one's sex life.In this classic volume of sexual learning, Anne Hooper brings together the best of the eastern sexual teaching, the Kama Sutra, the Ananga Ranga, The Perfumed Garden, and The Tao to create a new classic that encourages an emphasis on pressure points, manners, artistic freedom, and most of all finding and pursuing a loving sexual relationship. She discourages the focus from accomplishing distorted poses--in actuality, they are advanced yoga positions--and instead has discovered the true spirit of these ancient teachings and applied the teachings to contemporary lovemaking.

SYNOPSIS

In this classic volume of sexual learning, Anne Hooper brings together the best of the eastern sexual teaching, the Kama Sutra, the Ananga Ranga, The Perfumed Garden, and The Tao to create a new classic that encourages an emphasis on pressure points, manners, artistic freedom, and most of all finding and pursuing a loving sexual relationship. She discourages the focus from accomplishing distorted poses--in actuality, they are advanced yoga positions--and instead has discovered the true spirit of these ancient teachings and applied the teachings to contemporary lovemaking.

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