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| Authors | Cathy Winks, Anne Semans |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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The Good Vibrations Guide to Sex is a sex manual co-written by Cathy Winks and Anne Semans, [1] [2] and published by Cleis Press. The authors run the Good Vibrations sex shop chain. The book is billed as "the most complete sex manual ever written". [3]
Debby Herbenick writing in The Courier-Journal recommended this book for knowing about communication during sex and tips for exploring different aspects of sexuality. [4] The San Antonio Express-News describe this book as "two of the best general sexuality references", the other being Pucker Up by Tristan Taormino. [5]
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