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Masters of Sex
- The Life and Times of Williams Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How To Love
- Narrated by: Dorie Barton
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
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Masters and Johnson began their secret studies in a small Midwest laboratory working with prostitutes and volunteers who performed more than 10,000 sexual acts in the name of science. They soon became the top experts on sex for more than 40 years, explaining the untold mysteries of orgasm, emotional fulfillment, and sexual dysfunction to millions of Americans. 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. Weaving interviews with the notoriously private William Masters and the ambitious Virginia Johnson, who championed the power of female sexuality during her own quest for true love, Maier offers a titillating portrait of the legendary team.
Entertaining, revealing, and beautifully told, the groundbreaking Masters of Sex sheds light on the eternal mysteries of desire, intimacy, and the American psyche.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Olivier
- 16-08-12
Great Book About An Overlong Story
The reader is good (though a bit odd in the first 10-15 minutes), the boook is well written, but the story itself drags on for too long (no fault of the author). This biography reminded me of reading Einstein's biography. The "hero(s)" attain(s) stardom early in life and then one is finding it hard to get motivated reading about the humdrum that is the remaining 30 years of their life.
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- Lucy
- 13-01-17
Long
I liked it overall but it was very drawn out. The work is very interesting but can't help but feel my interest was helped by already having psychology degree and watching the first series of the tv show or it would have been quite tedious. I'm glad I bought it though overall quite good
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- Simon
- 29-01-15
Disappointed
Quite monotonous. I did not enjoy the narrator, seemed like she was reading a text book. I had expected more.
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