Crown Publishing Updates 'Joy Of Sex'

The 1970s classic "The Joy of Sex" has gotten a makeover with 42 new chapters, including one on safe sex and another on transexualism, says its publisher.The revised and updated "The Joy of Sex: The Timeless Guide to Lovemaking" replaces the pictures of hairy men in former editions with cleaner cut men.The new edition, by Crown Publishing Group, also ditches cracks about "one-legged ladies," "negresses" and sex on horseback found in the original 1972 edition while adding a chapter on phone sex and a four-page resource guide on everything from menopause to eating disorders.The book originally written by Alex Comfort, a doctor and author who died in 2000, has been overhauled by Susan Quilliam, a British psychologist who advises a "practice session" before attempting new sexual positions so no one gets hurt.