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Alex Comfort

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born

February 10, 1920 in The United Kingdom

died

March 26, 2000

website

http://www.alexcomfort.com/

genre

Nonfiction

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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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Books by Alex Comfort

Average rating: 3.58 · 937 ratings · 88 reviews · 43 distinct works

	The Joy of Sex 3.46 avg rating — 720 ratings — published 1972 — 39 editions	My rating:
	More Joy of Sex by Alex Comfort, Christopher Foss (Illustrator), Charles Raymond (Illustrator) 3.65 avg rating — 34 ratings — 10 editions	My rating:
	Koka Shastra: Medieval Indian Writings on Love Based on the Kama Sutra by Alex Comfort, Charles Fowkes 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	New Joy of Sex/More Joy of Sex 3.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1975 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Tetrarch 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Facts of Love : Living, Loving and Growing Up by Alex Comfort, Jane Comfort 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1988	My rating:
	Authority And Delinquency 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Anxiety Makers 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1967	My rating:
	La gioia del sesso by Alex Comfort, Susan Quilliam, Marisa Caramella (translator) 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1972	My rating:
	A Good Age by Alex Comfort, Michael Leonard 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1978 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Alex Comfort

“Sex is the most important sort of adult play. If you can't relax here you never will”
― Alex Comfort

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“The things that stop you having sex with age are exactly the same as those that stop you riding a bicycle.”
― Alex Comfort, The Joy of Sex