"Reading is like sexual intercourse - it happens in private and often in bed," said the American historian and author Daniel J. Boorstin. This book aims to unite sex and reading "into one flesh." It starts from the human body and its sexual function, without neglecting the mating rituals of various animals.

It lists the most aphrodisiac foods, drinks, and desserts, "sniffs" the corresponding aromas, and presents the naughtiest erotic tricks and gadgets. It examines the social and historical context, documents the labyrinths of erotic desire, enumerates the famous cases of the hyperactive in bed, and speaks about the rights of "minority" homosexuals, transvestites, and transgender individuals.

It anthologizes the best readings of the genre, meanders through the realm of erotic iconography, tracks the evolution of nudity - and sexual acts in general - in cinema and comics, "listens" to the voices of the walls with graffiti concerning sex, and does not hesitate to put on a helmet to explore sexual propaganda during the major wars.

All this, and much more, can be found within the pages of SEX, with the words of the great Chilean poet and author Roberto Bolano serving as a guide: "Books are finite, sexual encounters are finite, but the desire to read and to make love is infinite."