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Norrie Epstein
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Technique of the Love Affair, the: By a Gentlewoman |
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No copies available |
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English |
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Hardcover |
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222 |
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1999-01-09 |
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0679444025 |
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Pantheon |
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0.7 pounds |
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7.25 x 1.0 x 8.5 inches |
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1 |
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2 Lola Soleil (Canada), Shirl (USA: AL) |
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2 Lydia (United Kingdom), RaeHaller (USA: MI) |
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Product Description
This 1928 classic--playfully shocking and surprisingly practical--is now back in print, astutely annotated for the nineties. Originally published anonymously by the multitalented Doris Langley Moore (author of many books of nonfiction and fiction, and a much sought-after costume designer for film and theater), The Technique of the Love Affair is a masterfully written dialogue between the worldly "Cypria" and the naive and sentimental "Saccharissa" on how to conduct--with grace and restraint--successful love affairs. Moore outlines a pragmatic approach to sexual pursuit and conquest, peppering her advice with incisive comments on the nature of men and women--which (current self-help books notwithstanding) has remained virtually unchanged after seventy years. A sparkling period piece and a shrewd guidebook for those who consider pleasure a serious business, The Technique of the Love Affair is brimming with unassailable, timeless insight. Now, in this new premillenial edition, it is--more than ever--a wise and witty manual on the art of love for the thinking woman.
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Lola Soleil (Canada) (2007/09/22):
Author: Doris Langley Moore
Edited, with notes and commentary, by Norrie EpsteinQuoted from dust jacket: This 1928 classic--playfully shocking and surprisingly practical-- is now back in print, astutely annotated for the nineties. Originally published anonymously by the multitalented Doris Langley Moore (author of many books of nonfiction and fiction, and a much sough-after costume designer for film and theatre), The Technique of the Love Affair is a masterfully written dialogue between the worldly “Cypria” and the naive and sentimental “Saccharissa” on how to conduct-- with grace and restraint--successful love affairs. A sparkling period piece and a shrewd guidebook for those who consider pleasure a serious business. The Technique of the Love Affair is brimming with unassailable, timeless insight.
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