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    <![CDATA[The Illustrated Kama Sutra : Ananga-Ranga and Perfumed Garden - The Classic Eastern Love Texts]]>
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Sex is a good way to begin understanding another culture, just as it is a good way to begin understanding another individual,&quot; writes Charles Fowkes in his introduction to Sir Richard Burton's classic translation of the Eastern love texts. As many of the devotees of this popular book can attest, reading about the ancient sexual traditions of India is also a good way for contemporary readers to understand sex. Sir Burton, who is well known as the translator of <em>The 1001 Arabian Nights</em>, condensed the three ancient love manuals of India (<em>Kama Sutra</em>, <em>Ananga-Ranga</em>, and <em>Perfumed Garden</em>) into one book. What makes this a favorite of all the Kama Sutra titles are the unabashedly erotic texts and color illustrations from India, which offer specific suggestions, such as how to &quot;Milita&quot; kiss (the after-fight reconciliation kiss) as well as how to link a former life into current lovemaking. <em>--Gail Hudson</em> ]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I finally get to read this book I will be able to let my imagination go wild for all the sex that I have not had in years and will probably never experience again. This is one of the down sides of being single, alone and 50.]]></body>
    
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