false 2093535 3997 Thomas Maier “Masters of Sex is a terrific book about the unlikely couple who touched off the sexual revolution. More than a biography, this is an intimate history of sex in the twentieth-century.” -- Debby Applegate, Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Biography for The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher.
"The subject of this book--sex and love--should interest just about everyone. As a bonus, Thomas Maier is a very fine writer, an accomplished biographer, and an astute reporter. If you read only one biography this year, it should be this first-ever look at the secretive lives of Masters and Johnson." -- Nelson DeMille, bestselling author of "The Gold Coast "and "The Gate House"

My name is Thomas Maier, an award-winning author and journalist, and I want to let you know about my new biography “Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, The Couple Who Taught America How to Love,” which offers an unprecedented look at their pioneering studies of intimacy, their extraordinary relationship together, and their lasting impact on the love lives of today's men and women. Masters and Johnson became America's top experts on sex and love for more than 40 years, explaining the untold mysteries of orgasm, emotion fulfillment, sexual dysfunction, and the power of female sexuality. Thousands of patients relied on their highly successful sex therapy, from politicians and Hollywood stars with marital problems to gay men and women seeking "conversion" to heterosexuality. Masters and Johnson were America's ideal couple, but they divorced after 20 years amid a clash of ambitions, betrayal, and jealousies. Theirs is a classic tale of love, work, and fame against the backdrop of an American sexual revolution which they inspired.
]]> male East Northport, NY 03/2009 10/2009 22 3 2 true 5651075 read 1 true 4547313 currently-reading 0 true 4547312 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/35945-authors-night-at-the-east-hampton-library-the-literary-event-of-the-ham http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1236405241p2/3997.jpg 2093535 Thomas Maier http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236138808p2/2093535.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2093535-thomas-maier Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:57:41 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/126003-endorsements-for-masters-of-sex-by-thomas-maier http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256143112s/6320234.jpg 2093535 Thomas Maier http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236138808p2/2093535.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2093535-thomas-maier Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:24:18 -0700 
"A well-written and insightful account of Masters and Johnson, who, in a clinical sense, probably knew more about sex and marital love than any other couple in America." -- Gay Talese, author of "Thy Neighbor's Wife "and "A Writer's Life"
“It’s hard to imagine any sex researcher or serious student of sexuality who wouldn’t profit from reading this book. The information revealed in Masters of Sex has never surfaced before—and besides being a real contribution to the history of science, it’s a totally captivating read!”—Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., Past President of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, and author of Prime: Adventures and Advice About Sex, Love and the Sensual Years
"The subject of this book--sex and love--should interest just about everyone. As a bonus, Thomas Maier is a very fine writer, an accomplished biographer, and an astute reporter. If you read only one biography this year, it should be this first-ever look at the secretive lives of Masters and Johnson." -- Nelson DeMille, bestselling author of "The Gold Coast "and "The Gate House"
]]> Thy Neighbor's Wife (Paperback) by Gay Talese]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51209185 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171681583s/113850.jpg 2093535 Thomas Maier http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236138808p2/2093535.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2093535-thomas-maier Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:48:09 -0700 Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love (Audio CD) by Thomas Maier]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48525049 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256143112s/6320234.jpg 2093535 Thomas Maier http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236138808p2/2093535.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2093535-thomas-maier Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:46:40 -0800 The Seven Storey Mountain (Paperback) by Thomas Merton]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48177402 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172432371s/175078.jpg 2093535 Thomas Maier http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236138808p2/2093535.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2093535-thomas-maier Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:08:31 -0800