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Putting to Bed the Myths Men Have about Sex
Bestselling psychologist debunks crazy lies for sex that is “crazy good”

SEATTLE – What makes your wife melt? Chocolate, Marvin Gaye, flowers? Think again: try folded laundry and clean dishes. In a perfect world, your partner’s libido would be effortlessly strong and easily predicable. But in real life, that daunting mile-high laundry pile can be a real mood-spoiler for a woman’s sex drive.

Just like an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, many men have resigned to believe that women just don’t want sex as much as they do. Not true, says nationally known psychologist and bestselling author Les Parrott, Ph.D. In fact, he says that is just one of the six sex myths that plague men.

In his new book, Crazy Good Sex: Putting to Bed the Myths Men Have about Sex (May 2009, Zondervan, Hardcover, $19.99, 9780310273561), Dr. Parrott shows men just how their mental hang-ups stack up against the research and how they can overcome them for more satisfying relationships.

Debunking popular misconceptions like “size matters,” “porn is not addictive,” and “sex with the same person is boring,” Dr. Parrott – a regularly sought-after expert source by national media – draws from top sex researchers, their landmark studies and years of his own counseling experience as a leading clinical psychologist so men no longer have to struggle needlessly with these unfounded bedroom beliefs.

Parrott counters these common fallacies with answers to things like how much sex women want, the biological effects of pornography, what it really takes to please a woman, whether masturbation is harmful or helpful, the controlling force behind a man’s sexual drive and whether married sex can be hot.

Crazy Good Sex is a guidebook designed to dispel the crazy thinking and behavior that surrounds sex and shed light on what distinguishes “crazy good sex” from “crazy bad sex,” or “healthy sex” from “dysfunctional sex.” Chapter-end reflection questions help readers evaluate their beliefs and bedroom behavior and pave their way toward healthy sex lives. In addition, sections called “A Note to the Curious Woman” impart special insight for understanding and satisfying her man.

In an interview, Dr. Parrott can discuss:

• Six sex lies men buy into and what it actually takes to please a woman
• Crazy good sex when you’re crazy busy
• The secrets of hot monogamy
• Clean dishes and vacuumed carpets: Surprising aphrodisiacs
• Intimate questions women have about their guy’s needs
• The real reason she’s never in the mood

About Crazy Good Sex:
Crazy Good Sex
By Les Parrott
Zondervan
9780310273561
224 Pages
$19.99
Hardcover, Jacketed
PUB DATE: May 2009

Part One
Crazy Sex or Stupid Sex?
1. Kinky and Corny: The Honest Reason I Wrote This Book
2. What Hugh Hefner Never Figured Out

Part Two: Six Big Sex Myths
Myth 1: Men Want More Sex Than Women Do
Myth 2: Sex with the Same Person Gets Boring
Myth 3: Porn Is Not Addictive
Myth 4: Size Matters
Myth 5: The Bible Is Very Clear on Masturbation
Myth 6: My Sex Drive Is Too Powerful to Control

About Les Parrott, Ph.D.
Les Parrott, Ph.D is the author of more than a dozen best-selling relationship books, with one million copies sold in more than two dozen languages including the Gold Medallion-winning Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts.

Other popular Parrot titles include: Love the Life You Live (with Neil Clark Warren), Love Talk (with wife, Dr. Leslie Parrott) and 25 Ways to Win People (with John C. Maxwell), The Control Freak, I Love You More, Becoming Soul Mates, Relationships, Questions Couples Ask, Shoulda Woulda Coulda, High-Maintenance Relationships, and Trading Places.

His new book, Crazy Good Sex: Putting to Bed the Myths Men Have about Sex (Hardcover, $19.99, 9780310273561), shares six secrets that can enhance a couple’s sexual intimacy. Parrott offers crucial facts and practical insights to help men and their wives experience the best sex they’ve ever had. Crazy Good Sex released in late May 2009 from Zondervan/HarperCollins.

A professor of clinical psychology at Seattle Pacific University (SPU), Dr. Parrott is also the founder of the Center for Relationship Development on the SPU campus, a groundbreaking program dedicated to teaching the basics of good relationships. He is a fellow in medical psychology at the University of Washington School of Medicine and is an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene.

Dr. Parrott, a clinical psychologist and his wife, a marriage and family therapist, Dr. Leslie Parrott share the platform in helping people build healthy relationships. Together, they speak to audiences in more than 40 cities annually ranging from churches to Fortune 500 company board rooms. The Governor of Oklahoma appointed the Parrotts as the first-ever statewide Marriage Ambassadors. Authorities have called upon the Parrotts to provide on-site support in the aftermath of worldwide disasters such at 9/11’s Ground Zero and Chernobyl. The Commander of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, invited them to assist his soldiers with re-entry into family life upon returning from Iraq.

Dr. Parrott is the author of more than 60 journal articles and book chapters covering a wide array love and marriage topics and is affiliated with many academic organizations including: the American Psychological Association, Western Psychological Association, Christian Association for Psychological Studies, and American Association of Christian Counselors.

Over the years, he has been featured in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Family Circle, Women’s Health, Modern Bride, Cosmopolitan and Redbook. With Leslie, he has been guests on The View, O’Reilly Factor, Good Morning America, Oprah and CNN. The Parrotts have two boys and reside in Seattle. Learn more at www.RealRelationships.com.
 
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