Better Than the Hand: How Masturbation is the Key to Better Sex and Healthier Living

Book Synopsis: It’s a difficult and scary time to talk about male sexuality. The endless media stream of physical violence and rape cast a long shadow on our cultural landscape. We live in a time where a presidential candidate can brag about non-consensual advances and slut-shaming, and still be voted into office.This isn’t confined to less enlightened segments of the population; even in the most progressive communities there are incidents of rape, dosing, and sexual violence. Is this the last gasp of a cultural relic crumbling in the light of transparency? Or is it the beginning of a long process of cultural realignment as puritans respond to decades of lost ground in the culture wars? Either way, as dialog, education, and action explore the connection between sexuality and violence, between self-love and empathy, and between the need for explicit verbal consent and the lack of emotional intelligence, we arrive together at this critical point: What happens next? Do we react and respond to control and contain male sexuality? Or work together to explore and expand it?

In this unique, timely and revealing book, Magnus Sullivan discusses how a better understanding of self-pleasure is not only the key to better sex, but is also a path to self-discovery and empathy for others.