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Alex Comfort


Born
in The United Kingdom
February 10, 1920

Died
March 26, 2000

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Genre
Nonfiction


Alexander Comfort, M.D., Ph.D. (10 February 1920 – 26 March 2000) was a medical professional, gerontologist, anarchist, pacifist, conscientious objector and writer, best known for The Joy of Sex, which played a part in what is often called the sexual revolution. He was also the author of many other books on a variety of topics.

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Average rating: 3.73 · 4,407 ratings · 351 reviews · 158 distinct works • Similar authors
The Joy of Sex
3.62 avg rating — 3,029 ratings — published 1972 — 123 editions
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The Illustrated Koka Shastr...
3.79 avg rating — 343 ratings — published 1977 — 21 editions
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More Joy of Sex
3.68 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1975 — 25 editions
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The New Joy Of Sex and More...
3.94 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions
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Tetrarch
3.48 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1980 — 7 editions
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The Facts of Love : Living,...
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3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1980 — 7 editions
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The Anxiety Makers: Some Cu...
3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1967 — 9 editions
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Authority and delinquency
3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions
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Sexual Positions (The Joy o...
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3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions
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Sex in Society
3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1964 — 6 editions
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“If you don’t love your body, change your mind; if your partner doesn’t love your body, change your partner.”
― Alex Comfort, The Joy of Sex: The Ultimate Revised Edition
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“Sex is the most important sort of adult play. If you can't relax here you never will”
― Alex Comfort
tags: inspiration
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“I do not believe the fable that men read travel books to escape from reality: they read to escape into it, from a crazy wonderland of armaments, cant, political speeches at once insincere and illiterate, propaganda, and social injustice which the lunacy of humanity has constructed over a period of years.”
― Alex Comfort
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