Eric Laursen is an independent journalist, historian, and activist. He is the author of The People's Pension, The Duty to Stand Aside, and The Operating System. His work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including In These Times, The Nation, and The Arkansas Review. He lives in Buckland, Massachusetts.

Preface??Sex As It Can Be?
Ch 1?Nonconformists (1920?32)
Ch 2?The Prodigy (1932?41)
Ch 3?Poet, Novelist, Troublemaker (1941?46)
Ch 4?The Pacifist (1943?48)
Ch 5?The Anarchist (1947?51)
Ch 6?Gerontologist, Sexologist, Activist (1945?56)
Ch 7?Make Love, Not War (1956?62)
Ch 8?The Controversialist (1962?71)
Ch 9?Sex for Pleasure (1963?71)
Ch 10?The Making of The Joy of Sex (1971?72)
Ch 11?Joy to the World (1972?73)
Ch 12?A New Start (1973)
Ch 13?California (1973?75)
Ch 14?More Joy (1975?81)
Ch 15?Religion and Reality (1976?85)
Ch 16?Exile's Return (1985?91)
Ch 17?The Signal to Engage (1991?2000)
L'Envoi?The Humanist
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