About the Author, Illustrator and Press
About the Author
Paul Joannides, Psy.D. is the author and publisher of the Guide To Getting It On. Paul is a research psychoanalyst who writes the As You Like It blog on sex for Psychology Today. He was an original member of the editorial board of the American Journal of Sexuality Education. He speaks at colleges and is also an NCAA College Health & Safety Grant speaker. He lives on a remote bay in the beautiful Northwest with his wife, daughter, dogs and livestock.
Paul is honored to be the recipient of one of four SEXUAL INTELLIGENCE AWARDS for 2010. These awards "honor individuals and organizations which challenge the sexual fear, unrealistic expectations, and government hypocrisy that undermine love, sex, and relationships--and political freedom--today." Here's what Sexual Intelligence founder Marty Klein, Ph.D. kindly wrote about the author of the "Guide To Getting It On":
A confession: I had trouble taking Dr. Joannides' masterpiece seriously for a long time because of its title: "Guide to Getting It On." Then I had trouble taking it seriously because it was so wildly popular among college students. My prejudice was confirmed when Oprah Magazine called it "warm, friendly, liberating, thorough, and potentially sex-life-changing."
Then I checked it out more carefully. And I listened to what serious people said about it. Oh, now I get it: It's really wonderful. Friendly, easy to use, and amazingly comprehensive. No wonder it's in its 6th edition.
But Joannides contributes even more to the world's sexual intelligence. He's been running an online survey of sexual attitudes and behavior for years. The questions are actually interesting ("Is there a big gap between your fantasies and the sex you have in real life?" "Are there things you do to help maintain your arousal while putting on a condom?"), and he shares the data, rather than hoarding it. His interpretations of the data are often creative and counter-intuitive.
The guy lectures at a dozen universities each year, trains psychologists, and has even written an article about genital injuries in the Iraq War. When does he sleep?
About the Illustrator
Dærick Gröss Sr. is an internationally recognized illustrator of fantasy and comic book art. It is difficult to think of The Guide without his wonderful touch. Thanks to Dærick’s magic, the characters in this book are able to have sex when its covers are closed. This is why they are always smiling. He lives in Simi Valley, California and is founder of Studio G Art.
About the Cover’s Zipper Creator
Nanor Ghazar is the designer who crafted the colorful zipper on the cover of the new edition. Nanor lives in Beirut, Lebanon. We are proud to have Nanor’s international flare on the cover of the 6th edition.
About Goofy Foot Press
No mainstream publisher in America believed they could sell a book on sex that was both intelligent and had a sense of humor. They rejected The Guide in droves. So Paul hocked all he owned and started Goofy Foot Press. Before long, most of the publishers who had originally thought that Americans were too dumb to read a smart book on sex started offering serious amounts of money to buy the rights. Undaunted and unimpressed, one of the planet’s smallest presses continues to publish one of its biggest and best books on sex.
