An essential exploration of women's sexuality that willradically transform your sex life into one filled withconfidence and joy.
Emily Nagoski is Wellness Education Director and Lecturer at Smith College, where she teaches Women's Sexuality. She has a PhD in Health Behavior with a doctoral concentration in human sexuality from Indiana University (IU), and a master's degree (also from IU) in counseling, with a clinical internship at the Kinsey Institute Sexual Health Clinic. She has taught graduate and undergraduate classes in human sexuality, relationships and communication, stress management, and sex education. She is the author of three guides for Ian Kerner's GoodInBed.com, including the Guide to Female Orgasm, and she writes the popular sex blog, TheDirtyNormal.com.
‘As a literary work, Nagoski’s book deserves plaudits for the rare
achievement of merging pop science and the sexual self-help genre
in prose that’s not insufferably twee … ‘You are normal!’ doesn’t
sound much like a battlecry, but in a world keen to sexually
homogenise women from the gap of their thighs to the shape of their
mons pubis, the sentiment lands like a bomb.’
*The Guardian*
‘Come As You Are screams female empowerment loud and proud.’
*Independent*
‘It's the science of sex, decoded and demystified. Want to be
educated on the latest findings about female genitalia? Of course
you do. Empowering and sex-positive at best, this informative read
makes for an enticing bedfellow.’
*Refinery29*
‘Emily Nagoski’s liberating insight into female sexuality is
life-changing.’
*The Sun*
‘At its core Come As You Are is a battle cry to feel confident in
your own skin and banish the question “Am I normal?” once and for
all.’
*Bustle*
‘This is the best book I have ever read about sexual desire and why
some couples just stop having sex, and what they can do about it.
Come as You Are is an absolutely necessary guide for all couples
who want to understand the ups and downs in their own sex life. It
is a must read!’
*John Gottman, PhD, author of The Seven Principles for Making
Marriage Work*
‘Emily Nagoski has written one of the most important books about
sex any woman (or anybody else) could ever pick up, full of
insights that are both fascinating and deeply useful. Synthesizing
new research and theory about sexuality with old-school
sex-positive information of the sort you didn't learn in sex ed
(unless, perhaps, you are a Unitarian, or Scandinavian, or lucky
enough to be in Dr. Nagoski's class), I guarantee Come as You Are
will open minds and change lives.’
*Carol Queen, PhD, founding director of Center for Sex &
Culture*
‘Wonderful new language to help us articulate to women (and their
lovers) what is going on.’
*Huffington Post*
‘I recommend this book a lot … so much just clicked for me when I
read this book.’
*Hannah Witton*
‘Emily Nagoski is worth her weight in TED Talks, and Come as You
Are is a master-class in the science of sex.’
*Ian Kerner, sex therapist and bestselling author of She Comes
First*
‘This is the best book I have ever read exploring the science of
female sexuality. I am a total evangelist for Nagoski’s work … You
think you know how women’s sexuality works? I can guarantee that
you do not. Not until you read this, anyway. The book is definitely
great for college students and for bright high schoolers as
well.’
*Peggy Orenstein, author of Girls and Sex*
‘[Nagoski] explains that all the questions she’s asked about sex
can be condensed into one, ‘Am I normal?’ Come As You Are is a
collection of answers to that question, informed by current
science, as well as personal stories. She intends to ‘empower’ her
readers ‘to reach for and achieve [their] own profound and unique
sexual potential’ … Readable and accessible through a comprehensive
index, Come As You Are will help many women concerned about their
sexuality.’
*Canberra Times*
‘This title is both a manifesto and a sex education manual that
will empower women to be at peace with their bodies and their
sexual well-being ... An essential purchase for consumer health and
women’s health collections. This book will empower women to fully
understand why their sexual desire is so different from men’s.’
STARRED REVIEW
*Library Journal*
‘Absolutely jam packed with helpful insight into a better sex life.
You'll want to tell all your friends immediately.’
*Ladies Come First*
‘Like a punch to the gut. When I read the passage that made me
realise — after all these years — that I was not actually broken, I
began to cry … I wished [Nagoski] was someone who was actively in
my life, someone I could reach out to for grounding every time I
momentarily forgot the lessons in her book.’
*Book Riot*
‘Lots of books — and articles and experts — claim to have the keys
to transform your sex life. This one actually has it. It isn't as
fast as taking a pill, but it will last a whole lot longer. You
will find no hot new bedroom moves — it's that deeper-level soul
stuff. You know, the stuff that actually works.’
*Salon*
‘A fantastic resource.’
*Irish Independent*
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