The first thing you should know is that a book like Secrets of a Supersexpert is not good gift idea. It would automatically suggest that the recipient has no idea what they are doing in, as the French say, le sac. You know that, right? A book like this, crammed with sex advice and relatively tasteful pictures of naked people (pretending to) love-tussle, might make an amusing accompaniment for a night of love eros rumpy pumpy whatever you call it in your household, but there are limits to its stated use.

Highlights: Tasteful cover; copious photos of reasonably attractive naked people doing intersting things
Lowlight: The word “Supersexpert”
Overall: Recommended, but just for fun

Tracy Cox* is the “Supersexpert” in question, and her secrets are for the most part closer to common knowledge, most of them reminiscent of cover sells from Cosmopolitan magazine. In fact, Cox is a former editor of Cosmo Australia, and her frank and brash writing voice makes for a refreshing break from both the kindly, post-new-age, let’s not startle the readers attitude found in many books like this, and also from the been-there, done-them hipster ennui found in your average urban weekly sex advice column.

There are three reasons to share a book like this with your co-boinker: to mock it during your pre-game activities; to keep it around just for the pictures, as a kind of mutually non-offensive smut-lite; or to casually point to a particular section (there are a large number of topics and tips covered) if there’s an activity or area where your partner needs a little constructive criticism.

On the other hand, a t-shirt like the one at the top of this post (from Lush T Shirts) may provide all the sex help you need.

*Yes, “Tracy” is her real name.