View the difference between the 1972 and 2002 versions of the book "The Joy of Sex"
"The Joy of Sex" was perhaps the most peeked at, giggled at, and studied by bedroom candlelight masterpiece of the seventies.
Published in 1972 "the Joy of Sex" was a quiet sensation, an accepted piece of coffee table scandal in some circles and a liberation manifesto in others. The simple white softcover sex manual and its hirsute heroes were born of one couple's erotic exploration, and the simple idea that bedroom fun could spread from the fringes of society to every suburban bedroom.
British medical doctor Alex Comfort was encouraged by the success of his rough draft in the small circle of friends, and since that initial publication through 8 million copies and 20 languages. Now 30 years later, Alex Comfort's son is reissuing the book with some major changes. "The Joy of Sex," Come again?
