Return often and take me, Beloved sensation, return and take me" -C. P. Cavafy (1863-1933) With a keen eye and her trademark titillating humor, Dr. Ruth Westheimer explores how art and verse can enhance desire in this lush literary aphrodisiac. The selections, compiled by editor Charles Sullivan, couple Ginsberg with Hockney, Donne with Lichtenstein, Sappho with O'Keeffe. And as in the best relationships, each unconventional match exposes new, surprising aspects of both partners. Through chapter introductions and commentary, Dr. Ruth, helpful and refreshingly honest, reveals these nuances—and the ways in which they can touch readers. The full-color illustrations, all masterpieces, include paintings by Chagall, Magritte, and Bronzino, photographs by Man Ray and Nan Goldin, and erotic sculptures and prints from ancient India and Japan. Pairing a total of 60 poems and artworks, this stimulating anthology is sure to please lovers of all persuasions.

Charles Sullivan, Ph.D., a social psychologist, is currently President of the American Foundation for the Arts. He has edited 10 anthologies of literature and art, all published by Abrams, many of which have been cited for excellence by such organizations as the New York Public Library and the American Library Association. Dr. Ruth Westheimer is America's preeminent psychosexual therapist, with a career spanning print, radio, television, and video.