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Publisher: Hunter House; 5th edition (December 1993)The exercises in this book — to be done both with and without a partner — increase the sensual awareness of touch and encourage individuals to focus on their own desire, as well as looking for ways to please their partner. They can be performed by people of any sexual orientation, at any level of experience, and lead naturally to greater passion, sensitivity, and pleasure. This edition has been rewritten for greater clarity and includes the latest information on contraceptives, male and female desire, talking sexy, and oral sex as well as achieving mutual orgasm, including advanced lovemaking techniques such as shifting focus, peaking, and plateauing.From Library JournalKeesling, author of Sexual Healing (Hunter House, 1990), returns with a second map for sexual explorers. Contrary to conventional sexual advice that suggests the need to please your partner at the expense of pleasing yourself, she asserts that acquiring the skills to focus on your own sensations and pleasures will lead you to becoming more sensitive to the needs and feelings of your partner. To this end, she guides the reader away from the Western understanding of the mind and body as “separate” and instructs readers in “sensate focusing” exercises. Unlike other self-help texts that target sexual dysfunction, Keesling’s book is for people with relatively healthy sex lives who are interested in enhancing their sexual experiences. Recommended for public libraries.- David R. Johnson, Arnold LeDoux Lib., Louisiana State Univ., Eunice