The book uses informal language and quotations extensively to illustrate the points the author makes. These quotations are from males and females, of a broad age range, that the author has interviewed during his research or who sent letters to him after the publication of previous editions of the book. It is illustrated throughout with realistic body drawings. It also uses comic-like drawings to maintain a light-hearted approach, such as a drawing of a vagina and a penis, both with eyes, a mouth, a nose, hands and feet having a dialogue.
English editions
In the English language, Guide to Getting It On! has nine editions.
Guide To Getting It On! A New and Mostly Wonderful Book About Sex for Adults of All Ages . 376 pages.
Guide To Getting It On! A New and Mostly Wonderful Book About Sex for Adults of All Ages . 432 pages.
Guide To Getting It On! . 698 pages.
Guide To Getting It On! . 782 pages.
Guide To Getting It On! . 854 pages.
Guide To Getting It On! . 992 pages.
Guide To Getting It On! . 1,184 pages.
Guide To Getting It On! . 1,152 pages.
Guide To Getting It On: Unzipped . 624 pages.
Translations
The Guide To Getting It On! has been translated into 14 languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Croatian, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Serbian and Slovenian.
Reviews
Oprah Magazine reports ″You've never read a manual as warm, friendly, liberating, thorough, and potentially sex-life-changing as the Guide to Getting It On!"
Perry Tsai, Co-director American Medical Student AssociationSexual Health Scholars Program “Very few medical schools are teaching about the importance of sexual pleasure, so doctors are not prepared to care for this aspect of their patients’ health and well-being. We use the Guide to Getting It On to help our scholars gain a more complete understanding of sexuality and to help them promote the sexual health of their patients and peers.”
Christian Perring points out that ″the book contains answers to just about every sexual question″ the readers of The Guide to Getting it On ″ever had″. He criticizes, however, that the readers of the book might have trouble in finding the answers to their questions.
Awards
Guide To Getting It On! has won the following awards:
