Chicago Tribune Picks "Masters of Sex" as one of its "Favorite Non-Fiction Books of 2009"!

The Chicago Tribune has selected "Masters of Sex" as one its favorite non-fiction books of 2009. Sorry to be a wiseacre, but I can't help thinking -- 'Finally, a pleasant surprise from Sam Zell!' This little diddy about sex researchers Masters and Johnson joins other top books of the year by authors such as Tracy Kidder, Dave Eggers, Mary Karr, Christopher Buckley, Ken Auletta, Taylor Branch, Kati Marton, Frank Bruni and my former Newsday colleague D.D. Guttenplan with his superb bio of I.F. Stone. Last summer, I was invited to the Trib's annual Printers Row Book Fair and really enjoyed myself. For a guy who used to work for the Sun-Times, it was very nice to be treated so nicely by the Trib!

Booklist gives starred review to "Masters of Sex": Calls it a "wonderfully written and totally absorbing look at an amazing couple."

Booklist magazine of the American Library Association gives a starred review to "Masters of Sex", saying that it "offers a wonderfully written and totally absorbing look at an amazing couple." Another review can be found at O - The Oprah magazine in the current May issue.

Actress Dorie Barton Reads "Masters of Sex", Unabridged Version of Masters and Johnson Biography Now On Sale

The new downloadable audiobook version of "Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, The Couple Who Taught America How to Love," is now on sale. You can hear a sample of CHAPTER ONE, by going to this site and clicking on the player.

The book is read by Dorie Barton, whose voice very much captures the spirit of this book. As Barton's website says about her: " Dorie has been seen in myriad television shows, as both a series regular, in "Stark Raving Mad" with Tony Shaloub and Neil Patrick Harris, and recurring roles in "I'm With Her", "The In-Laws", etc., as well as many memorable guest-starring parts in shows including "CSI, and "Angel". She has starred in several television films, her most prominent being her work as the young Martha Stewart, in NBC's biopic, "Martha, Inc.". Film work has ranged from independent films, to some of the Hollywood's biggest hits such as "Meet the Fokkers", and "Down With Love", etc."

"Masters of Sex" Book Launch 4/27 at NY Academy of Medicine - Gay Talese, Dr. Robert Kolodny and Laurie Garrett Discuss Legacy of Masters and Johnson

Admission is Free but Registration is Required.
For more information:
http://www.nyam.org/events/index.php?id=501&click=600.

"Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, The Couple Who Taught America How To Love", Basic Books, On Sale April 27

In "Masters of Sex", critically acclaimed biographer Thomas Maier offers an unprecedented look at Masters and Johnson, their pioneering studies of intimacy, and their lasting impact on the love lives of today's men and women.
Masters and Johnson began their secret studies in a small Midwest laboratory working with prostitutes and volunteers who performed more than 10,000 sexual acts in the name of science. They soon became the top experts on sex for more than 40 years, explaining the untold mysteries of orgasm, emotional fulfillment, and sexual dysfunction to millions of Americans. Thousands of patients relied on their highly successful sex therapy, from politicians and Hollywood stars with marital problems to gay men and women seeking "conversion" to heterosexuality. Masters and Johnson were America's ideal couple, but they divorced after 20 years amid a clash of ambitions, betrayal, and jealousies.
Theirs is a classic tale of love, work, and fame against the backdrop of an American sexual revolution which they inspired. Weaving interviews with the notoriously private William Masters and the ambitious Virginia Johnson, who championed the power of female sexuality during her own quest for true love, Maier offers a titillating portrait of the legendary team.
Entertaining, revealing, and beautifully told, the groundbreaking Masters of Sex sheds light on the eternal mysteries of desire, intimacy, and the American psyche.