In a series of novels unrivaled for searing arousal, Vassi created imagery that penetrated the imagination of men and women alike and turned on readers who believed no one could surpass Henry Miller. Unashamed, unabashed, and unrelenting, Vassi pushed erotica to new heights.THE GENTLE DEGENERATESThe Vassi Collection, Volume 3"There is love, which is neither personal nor impersonal; and there is sex, which is either personal or impersonal. We understand our bodies, we learn how to let go, we strive for pleasure, and learn how to give-to-get." A young man let loose in the human potential movement travels from one end of the country to the other, opening himself to all the possible variations of sexual experience, trying to find love in the midst of explosive and unlimited sensuality. He finds new opportunities, new positions, opening up to him...and somewhere between the pain of love and the joy of lust, he must confront the very nature of his sexual yearning.

    In letters to Forum Magazine, anonymous writers share their most private activities and candidly relate the full spectrum of sexual behavior. In their commentary, the Greenwalds, noted sexologists, explain the psychological motivations of these experiences and answer the questions: "Why would anyone want to do that?"

    

    Born of penniless Chinese parents, Su-Ling grew up in a noisy, overcrowded section of that city. She was torn between the ancient customs of her ancestors and the new, exciting life of the West. This is the story of her struggle to find a secure lace for herself. Determined to escape from the squalor of her life, she realized that she had only one thing she could use to reach toward her goal. This is her story of how she used her body - grimy sampans in Macao, in plush apartments in Hong Kong, and in the wierd arenas of chinese brothels. She bacame the mistress of an English soccer player, of a wealthy American - and she even became (briefly) a film star. In her world, where death was so common no one even gave it a second glance, Su-Ling managed to survive. Now living quietly in Beverly Hills, she looks back, without shame, over the twisted, erotic jungle in which she grew up.

    But the attention of biologists turned to the more general concept of natural selection, in which sexual selection plays a complex role that has been little understood. This volume significantly broadens the scope of modern evolutionary biology by looking at this important and long neglected concept of great importance.In this book, which is the first full discussion of sexual selection since 1871, leading biologists bring modern genetic theory and behavior observation to bear on the subject. The distinguished authors consider many aspects of sexual selection in many species, including man, within the context of contemporary evolutionary theory and research. The result is a remarkably original and well-rounded view of the whole concept that will be invaluable especially to students of evolution and human sexual behavior. The lucid authority of the contributors and the importance of the topic will interest all who share in man's perennial fascination with his own history.The book will be of central importance to a wide variety of professionals, including biologists, anthropologists, and geneticists. It will be an invaluable supplementary text for courses in vertebrate biology, theory of evolution, genetics, and physical anthropology. It is especially important with the emergence of alternative explanations of human development, under the rubric of creationism and doctrines of intelligent design.

    But the attention of biologists turned to the more general concept of natural selection, in which sexual selection plays a complex role that has been little understood. This volume significantly broadens the scope of modern evolutionary biology by looking at this important and long neglected concept of great importance.In this book, which is the first full discussion of sexual selection since 1871, leading biologists bring modern genetic theory and behavior observation to bear on the subject. The distinguished authors consider many aspects of sexual selection in many species, including man, within the context of contemporary evolutionary theory and research. The result is a remarkably original and well-rounded view of the whole concept that will be invaluable especially to students of evolution and human sexual behavior. The lucid authority of the contributors and the importance of the topic will interest all who share in man's perennial fascination with his own history.The book will be of central importance to a wide variety of professionals, including biologists, anthropologists, and geneticists. It will be an invaluable supplementary text for courses in vertebrate biology, theory of evolution, genetics, and physical anthropology. It is especially important with the emergence of alternative explanations of human development, under the rubric of creationism and doctrines of intelligent design.