2011, ISBN: 0374100942

One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011???? Well before the 1960s, a sexual revolution was under way in America, led by expatriated Europ… Mehr…

One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011???? Well before the 1960s, a sexual revolution was under way in America, led by expatriated European thinkers who saw a vast country ripe for liberation. In Adventures in the Orgasmatron, Christopher Turner tells the revolution's story-an illuminating, thrilling, often bizarre story of sex and science, ecstasy and repression. ???? Central to the narrative is the orgone box-a tall, slender construction of wood, metal, and steel wool. A person who sat in the box, it was thought, could elevate his or her "orgastic potential." The box was the invention of Wilhelm Reich, an outrider psychoanalyst who faced a federal ban on the orgone box, an FBI investigation, a fraught encounter with Einstein, and bouts of paranoia. ???? In Turner's vivid account, Reich's efforts anticipated those of Alfred Kinsey, Herbert Marcuse, and other prominent thinkers-efforts that brought about a transformation of Western views of sexuality in ways even the thinkers themselves could not have imagined. 20th century,americas,biographies,health fitness and dieting,historical study and educational resources,history,modern (16th-21st centuries),professionals and academics,psychology and counseling,sexuality Health, Fitness & Dieting, Farrar Straus & Giroux (T)<

2011, ISBN: 0374100942

One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011???? Well before the 1960s, a sexual revolution was under way in America, led by expatriated Europ… Mehr…

One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011???? Well before the 1960s, a sexual revolution was under way in America, led by expatriated European thinkers who saw a vast country ripe for liberation. In Adventures in the Orgasmatron, Christopher Turner tells the revolution's story-an illuminating, thrilling, often bizarre story of sex and science, ecstasy and repression. ???? Central to the narrative is the orgone box-a tall, slender construction of wood, metal, and steel wool. A person who sat in the box, it was thought, could elevate his or her "orgastic potential." The box was the invention of Wilhelm Reich, an outrider psychoanalyst who faced a federal ban on the orgone box, an FBI investigation, a fraught encounter with Einstein, and bouts of paranoia. ???? In Turner's vivid account, Reich's efforts anticipated those of Alfred Kinsey, Herbert Marcuse, and other prominent thinkers-efforts that brought about a transformation of Western views of sexuality in ways even the thinkers themselves could not have imagined. 20th century,americas,biographies,health fitness and dieting,historical study and educational resources,history,modern (16th-21st centuries),professionals and academics,psychology and counseling,sexuality Health, Fitness & Dieting, Farrar, Straus and Giroux<

2011, ISBN: 0374100942

One of The Economist 's 2011 Books of the Year A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011 Well before the 1960s, a sexual revolution was under way in America, led by expatriated European… Mehr…

One of The Economist 's 2011 Books of the Year A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011 Well before the 1960s, a sexual revolution was under way in America, led by expatriated European thinkers who saw a vast country ripe for liberation. In Adventures in the Orgasmatron , Christopher Turner tells the revolution's storyan illuminating, thrilling, often bizarre story of sex and science, ecstasy and repression. Central to the narrative is the orgone boxa tall, slender construction of wood, metal, and steel wool. A person who sat in the box, it was thought, could elevate his or her "orgastic potential." The box was the invention of Wilhelm Reich, an outrider psychoanalyst who faced a federal ban on the orgone box, an FBI investigation, a fraught encounter with Einstein, and bouts of paranoia. In Turner's vivid account, Reich's efforts anticipated those of Alfred Kinsey, Herbert Marcuse, and other prominent thinkersefforts that brought about a transformation of Western views of sexuality in ways even the thinkers themselves could not have imagined. 20th century,americas,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,health fitness and dieting,historical study and educational resources,history,modern (16th-21st centuries) Psychology, Farrar, Straus & Giroux<

ISBN: 9780374100940

Well before the 1960s, a sexual revolution was under way in America, led by expatriated European thinkers who saw a vast country ripe for liberation. In Adventures in the Orgasmatron, Chr… Mehr…

Well before the 1960s, a sexual revolution was under way in America, led by expatriated European thinkers who saw a vast country ripe for liberation. In Adventures in the Orgasmatron, Christopher Turner tells the revolution's story: an illuminating, thrilling, often bizarre story of sex and science, ecstasy and repression. Media >, [PU: Farrar, Straus and Giroux]<

ISBN: 9780374100940

Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Poss… Mehr…

Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Farrar, Straus and Giroux<