Books like Our sexuality
Our sexuality by Crooks, Robert reads as informative, comprehensive. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
What Our sexuality is like to read
Reading this feels like sitting in a well-organized lecture: dense but approachable coverage of human sexuality delivered in a calm, nonjudgmental, textbook register. Best for: students and instructors needing a comprehensive, factual survey text for a Human Sexuality course.
The joy of sex
Alex Comfort · 1972
A frank, warmly illustrated encyclopedia of sexual practice organized like a gourmet menu — browsable, unembarrassed, and cheerfully instructive rather than clinical.
Come as you are
Emily Nagoski · 2015
A warm, science-backed guide that reframes female sexuality through the dual-control model, blending research with reassuring, shame-dismantling anecdotes.
She Comes First
Ian Kerner · 2004
Both explore relationships
Masters and Johnson on sex and human loving
William H. Masters · 1986
A clinically candid, research-grounded survey of human sexuality and intimacy, delivered with compassionate authority and practical guidance rather than narrative drama.
Becoming orgasmic
Julia Heiman · 1976
A guided self-help program for women reassessing their sexual histories and expanding their sensual awareness, with frank attention to trauma recovery and partnered intimacy.
Erotic fantasies
Phyllis Kronhausen · 1970
A clinical-academic survey of erotic fantasy material organized by subject, presenting extracts alongside analytical commentary rather than narrative.
Women on Top
Nancy Friday · 1991
A frank, first-person mosaic of women's sexual fantasies drawn from interviews and letters, framed by Friday's sociological commentary.
Queer Science
Simon LeVay · 1996
Same nonfiction feel
Attached
Amir Levine · 2010
An accessible pop-psychology primer that sorts readers into anxious, avoidant, and secure attachment styles and applies the framework to dating and partnership.
Hold Me Tight
Sue Johnson · 2008
A warm, instructive guide walking couples through EFT's seven conversations, blending clinical framework with case-style vignettes and practical exercises.
The seven principles for making marriage work
John Mordechai Gottman · 1999
A practical, research-grounded guide that translates decades of observational marriage studies into seven digestible principles, complete with exercises and questionnaires readers work through as they go.
Looking out/looking in
Ronald B. Adler · 1974
A friendly, example-rich textbook that walks students through interpersonal communication concepts with everyday scenarios and practical exercises.
About Our sexuality — what the genome says
Is Our sexuality a complete story or a cliffhanger?
It's a complete, standalone-satisfying story.
Who is Our sexuality for?
students and instructors needing a comprehensive, factual survey text for a Human Sexuality course
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