Thy neighbor's wife

Thy neighbor's wife

by Talese, Gay

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"When first published, Gay Talese's 1981 groundbreaking work, Thy Neighbor's Wife, shocked a nation with its powerful, eye-opening revelations about the sexual activities and proclivities of the American public in the era before AIDS. A marvel of journalistic courage and craft, the book opened a window into a new world built on a new moral foundation, carrying the reader on a remarkable journey from the Playboy Mansion to the Supreme Court, to the backyards and bedrooms of -- the development of…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Thy neighbor's wife / Gay Talese.

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"When first published, Gay Talese's 1981 groundbreaking work, Thy Neighbor's Wife, shocked a nation with its powerful, eye-opening revelations about the sexual activities and proclivities of the American public in the era before AIDS. A marvel of journalistic courage and craft, the book opened a window into a new world built on a new moral foundation, carrying the reader on a remarkable journey from the Playboy Mansion to the Supreme Court, to the backyards and bedrooms of -- the development of the porn industry, the rise of the "swinger" culture, the legal fight to define obscenity, and the daily sex lives of "ordinary" people. It is the book that forever changed the way Americans look at themselves and one another."--Publisher's website.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2009.
  • Edition:1st Harper Perennial ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Harper Perennial
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2009.

Notes

"Originally published in 1980 by Doubleday & Company, Inc."--Title page verso.

Includes index.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xii, 588 pages ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780061665431, 0061665436
  • oclc:ocn232978247
  • LC Classification:HQ18.U5
  • Dewey Decimal:306.770973

Subjects

Moral conditions Morale sexuelle Sex (Psychology) Sex customs Sex customs -- United States Sexual ethics Sexualité (psychologie) United States United States -- Moral conditions Vie sexuelle -- États-Unis

Writers

Talese, Gay

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