Magnificent Sex, Peggy J. Kleinplatz, PhD
Magnificent Sex, Peggy J. Kleinplatz, PhD
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Magnificent Sex
Lessons from Extraordinary Lovers

Author: Peggy J. Kleinplatz, PhD, A. Dana Ménard, PhD

Narrator: Holly Adams

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/16/2021


Synopsis

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!

Contains mature themes.

About Peggy J. Kleinplatz, PhD

Peggy J. Kleinplatz, PhD, is a professor in the Faculty of Medicine and director of sex and couples therapy at the University of Ottawa, Canada. She was awarded the Prix d'Excellence in 2000 for her teaching of human sexuality. She is a certified sex therapist and educator. She is director of the Optimal Sexual Experiences Research Team of the University of Ottawa and has a particular interest in sexual health in the elderly, disabled, and marginalized populations. Kleinplatz has edited four books, notably New Directions in Sex Therapy: Innovations and Alternatives, winner of the AASECT 2013 Book Award, Sadomasochism: Powerful Pleasures with Charles Moser, PhD, MD, and Sexuality and Ageing with Walter Bouman, MD. In 2015, Kleinplatz received the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists' Professional Standard of Excellence Award.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Misty on April 22, 2020

The hottest new findings in the field of sexology! A solid, research based book for anyone interested in developing the kind of sex worth having in their lives. An invaluable tool for individuals or couples of any configuration or persuasion, Sex Educators and/or SexTherapists alike. Eight major com......more

Goodreads review by Sumit on November 18, 2022

A brilliant book that I fear most people will never find nor read. Given the endless studies on sexual pathologies, the authors set out to study the opposite end of the spectrum - optimal sexual experiences. They used an open-ended methodology where they would ask study participants to describe thei......more

Goodreads review by Kelvino on January 02, 2024

Sourced in Conversations on Love, this is really such an interestinggggg book though, I think everyone should have a look at this book. Sexology and neuroscience are the two fields I'm most excited to see progress in the future as they're relatively new but really neglected. In any case this book pr......more

Goodreads review by Willa on April 24, 2025

The subject matter of this book is extremely interesting to me and a huge part of why I wanted to be a sex therapist — to help people not just get well/heal from trauma, but to go further: towards self actualization. I like that the research questions were asked through dreaming big. This book prese......more

Goodreads review by Asia on June 01, 2024

Mega ciekawa analiza badania dotyczącego tego, co czyni seks wspaniałym. Moim zdaniem, pozycja obowiązkowa dla każdej osoby, która chce uprawiać coraz przyjemniejszy seks. Szkoda, że niedostępna po polsku, ale język jest względnie prosty, więc polecam zainteresowanym, którzy trochę angielskiego znaj......more