Come as You Are
"It’s not about weight or size or fat—weight is a measure of gravity and nothing else—it’s about living joyfully inside your body, as it is, today."
— Emily Nagoski, Come as You Are (2015)
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| Full title | Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life |
| Author | Emily Nagoski |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Women's sexuality; Sex education; Health & fitness |
| Genre | Nonfiction; Self-help |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Paperbacks |
Publication date | 3 March 2015 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback); e-book; audiobook |
| Pages | 400 |
| ISBN | 978-1-4767-6210-4 |
| Website | simonandschuster.com |
Chapter summary
This outline follows the Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition, revised and updated (2 March 2021; ISBN 9781982165314).[1] Chapter titles and part structure per library catalog record.[2] First U.S. edition metadata: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks (2015), xi+400 pp.; ISBNs 9781476762104 (pbk.) and 9781476762098 (hc).[3][4]
I – The (Not-So-Basic) Basics
🧬 1 – Anatomy: No Two Alike.
🎛️ 2 – The Dual Control Model: Your Sexual Personality.
💍 3 – Context: And the "One Ring" (to Rule Them All) in Your Emotional Brain.
II – Sex In Context
🧠 4 – Emotional Context: Sex in a Monkey Brain.
🌐 5 – Cultural Context: A Sex-Positive Life in a Sex-Negative World.
III – Sex In Action
⚡ 6 – Arousal: Lubrication Is Not Causation.
💗 7 – Desire: Spontaneous, Responsive, and Magnificent.
IV – Ecstasy For Everybody
🎆 8 – Orgasm: Pleasure Is the Measure.
🧭 9 – Love What's True: The Ultimate Sex-Positive Context.
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References
- ↑ "Come As You Are: Revised and Updated". Simon & Schuster. Simon & Schuster. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ↑ "Come as you are: the surprising new science that will transform your sex life — Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition, revised and updated". Colorado Mountain College Library Catalog. Colorado Mountain College. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ↑ "Come as you are : the surprising new science that will transform your sex life". WorldCat. OCLC. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ↑ "Come as you are : the surprising new science that will transform your sex life". Contra Costa County Library Catalog. Contra Costa County Library. Retrieved 19 October 2025.