This beautifully photographed book blends the ancient wisdom of the Kama Sutra with essays on topics ranging from lust, to love, to kissing to sexual passion and spiritual passion. The photos show a variety of heterosexual couples (yes, they're all slim women and well-muscled men) in many different positions. This is a luscious book to look at, with many delightful passages that you may wish to read aloud.

While there's a bit more philosophizing than you'll find in other books, she keeps it pretty real and the ideas do match the different moods of the chapters.

This would be a nice choice when you're seeking inspiration to spice up your (heterosexual) long-term romance, for a wedding gift, or just to look at when you enjoy beautiful, erotic photos.

Author: Anne Hooper, 159 pages