When it was published in 2004, “She Comes First” was selected as one of the Best books of 2004 by Amazon editors. He is a frequent guest on popular TV shows such as “The Today Show” and “The Dr. He specializes in couples’ therapy and sex therapy but works with individuals on a regular basis as well. Ian Kerner, PhD, is an American author and sex counsellor. Yes, that’s exactly what Ian Kerner’s book is all about. Now look back at the title and read the subtitle once again: “The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman.” The title of this book, “She Comes First” is a pun. Lib., Los AngelesCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.4 min read ⌚ The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman An important book, but one best sampled in small doses. No matter what the situation, the narrative voice is invariably eloquent and intelligenttoo much so, at times. Acutely sensitive, intensely analytical, he writes with "the authority of being on one's knees in front of the event" (to quote one of his characters). Brodkey's subject is the Sturm und Drang of human relationships, especially sexual relationships. The stories are "classical" only in the sense that they avoid trendy experimentation: there isn't a trace of minimalism, metaficiton, or magic realism. The present volume collects, in chronological order, magazine work of the past three decades. From Library JournalSince 1958, when he published a book of short stories called First Love and Other Sorrows, Brodkey has become something of a mystery man.
These 17 short stories represent the best of Brodkey's work over three decades.From the Trade Paperback edition.From Publishers WeeklyThese 18 stories "are freighted with a magnificence of language that reveals Brodkey's singular ability to convey the truth and complexity of a moment in time, frequently as seen through the eyes of a child," found PW, noting the delicacy and sadness of the "exquisitely rendered narratives." Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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