Masturbation

"The history of sexuality and its attendant myths is rife with moral tales of chastity culminating in joy and promiscuity ending in retribution. Masturbation: The History of a Great Terror is a frequently frightening and, sometimes, unintentionally, hilarious look at the "official" attitudes toward masturbation throughout history and how they have affected the sex lives of anyone living and breathing today. The French biologist Tissot was the original adversary who turned masturbation into the scourge of young men everywhere. Tissot hypothesized that it was a practice that sapped the strength…