20 must-read nonfiction books like Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex by Rachel Feltman

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Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

By: Rachel Feltman

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A rollicking, myth-busting history of sex that moves from historical attempts at birth control to H…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex by Rachel Feltman , here is a list of 20 books like this:

1. Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction

By: Erica Garza

4.09

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A fiercely courageous account of one woman's unflinching, raw, and ultimately hopeful journey throu… read more

Similar categories in Erica Garza's Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

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2. Bad Gays: A Homosexual History

By: Huw Lemmey

3.55

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Too many popular histories seek to establish heroes, pioneers and martyrs but as Huw Lemmey and Ben… read more

Similar categories in Huw Lemmey's Bad Gays: A Homosexual History book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • history
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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3. More: A Memoir of Open Marriage

By: Molly Roden Winter

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An unputdownable memoir of love, desire, and personal growth that follows a happily married mother'… read more

Similar categories in Molly Roden Winter's More: A Memoir of Open Marriage book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • nonfiction
  • sexuality
  • audiobook
"There is something pathetic about crying within the first minute of therapy"

-Molly Roden Winter, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage

"I worry that things are going too well, that they're all going to come toppling down."

-Molly Roden Winter, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage

"Why do I keep doing this? Why can't I stop this stupid pleasing everyone bullshit? I'm so fucking sick of myself."

-Molly Roden Winter, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage

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4. Butts: A Backstory

By: Heather Radke

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Whether we love them or hate them, think they’re sexy, think they’re strange, consider them too big… read more

Similar categories in Heather Radke's Butts: A Backstory book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • science
  • history
  • historical
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • sexuality
  • sociology
  • audiobook
"Garment makers are rarely in the business of making clothes that will work for actual people. Instead, they cater to a fantasy of who the customer hopes to be."

-Heather Radke, Butts: A Backstory

"To see your butt, you need the cocoon of mirrors of a dressing room, the cumbersome triangulation of a hand mirror in a bedroom, or an awkwardly held smartphone."

-Heather Radke, Butts: A Backstory

"Our bodies, by their very nature, resist control, a fact that always has felt paradoxically triumphant when I encounter it. We invent bustles and girdles and exercise videos and cabbage diets and siz…"

-Heather Radke, Butts: A Backstory

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5. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

By: Amanda Montell

3.54

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Montell's The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • psychology
  • audiobook
"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"

-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"

-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

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6. All the Living and the Dead

By: Hayley Campbell

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A compelling and compassionate exploration of the death industry and the people—embalmers, detecti… read more

Similar categories in Hayley Campbell's All the Living and the Dead book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • audiobook
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • science
"Death shows us what is buried in the living. By shielding ourselves from what happens past the moment of death we deny ourselves a deeper understanding of who we truly are."

-Hayley Campbell, All the Living and the Dead

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7. Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails

By: Camper English

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"At last, a definitive guide to the medicinal origins of every bottle behind the bar! This is the c… read more

Similar categories in Camper English's Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • science
  • audiobook
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8. Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World

By: Theresa MacPhail

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An eye-opening exploration of allergies, from their first medical description in 1819 to the cuttin… read more

Similar categories in Theresa MacPhail's Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • science
  • audiobook
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9. Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

By: Rachel Feltman

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A rollicking, myth-busting history of sex that moves from historical attempts at birth control to H… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • science
  • history
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • feminism
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sexuality
  • sociology
  • audiobook
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10. Hot and Unbothered: How to Think About, Talk About, and Have the Sex You Really Want

By: Yana Tallon-Hicks

4.38

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

An acclaimed sex therapist’s practical, playful, and inclusive guide that teaches you how to discov… read more

Similar categories in Yana Tallon-Hicks's Hot and Unbothered: How to Think About, Talk About, and Have the Sex You Really Want book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
  • sexuality
  • audiobook
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11. Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-Monogamy

By: Rachel Krantz

3.96

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An award-winning journalist delves into the growing trend toward relationships--including her own--… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Krantz's Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-Monogamy book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
  • sexuality
  • audiobook
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12. The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society

By: Eleanor Janega

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this vibrant, high-spirited h… read more

Similar categories in Eleanor Janega's The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • history
  • historical
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage

By: Rachel E. Gross

4.42

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A scientific journey to the center of the new female body. The Latin term for the female genital… read more

Similar categories in Rachel E. Gross's Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • audiobook
  • history
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • science
"Medicine is supposed to be unbiased," she says. "But when we look at the bigger picture of it, we can see that it is far from that."

-Rachel E. Gross, Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage

"Darwin's attitudes toward women were a direct outgrowth of his ideas about other animals—or, rather, each reinforced the other. Throughout his career, he insisted that female animals were less capabl…"

-Rachel E. Gross, Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage

"Your vagina is another planet. If you could shrink down to the size of a grain of sand and go between your own legs, you'd find a wondrous realm of humid jungles, cool caves, and viscous pits of mucu…"

-Rachel E. Gross, Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage

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14. Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs

By: Ina Park

4.45

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

"Joyful and funny . . . Park uses science, compassion, humor, diverse stories and examples of her o… read more

Similar categories in Ina Park's Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • audiobook
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • sexuality
  • science
"In 1959, women were told they needed to cultivate their “daintiness"

-Ina Park, Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs

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15. Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

By: Jennifer Wright

4.19

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“This is the story of one of the boldest women in American history: a self-made millionaire, a cele… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Wright's Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • science
  • history
  • historical
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. How to Be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty & Female Creativity

By: Jill Burke

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Beauty, make up, power: plunge into the intimate history of cosmetics *A Waterstones Best Book o… read more

Similar categories in Jill Burke's How to Be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty & Female Creativity book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • historical
  • feminism
  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. A Secret History of Brands: The Dark and Twisted Beginnings of the Brand Names We Know and Love

By: Matt MacNabb

3.47

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

The true—and often shocking—stories behind some of the biggest names in business.   We live our liv… read more

Similar categories in Matt MacNabb's A Secret History of Brands: The Dark and Twisted Beginnings of the Brand Names We Know and Love book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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18. Laid and Confused: Why We Tolerate Bad Sex and How to Stop

By: Maria Yagoda

3.91

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A refreshingly honest, deeply researched, and frequently hilarious deep-dive into the cultural cris… read more

Similar categories in Maria Yagoda's Laid and Confused: Why We Tolerate Bad Sex and How to Stop book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • feminism
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sexuality
  • sociology
  • audiobook
Cover of Bad Sex: Truth, Pleasure, and an Unfinished Revolution by Nona Willis Aronowitz

19. Bad Sex: Truth, Pleasure, and an Unfinished Revolution

By: Nona Willis Aronowitz

3.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From Teen Vogue sex and love columnist Nona Willis Aronowitz, a blend of memoir, social history, an… read more

Similar categories in Nona Willis Aronowitz's Bad Sex: Truth, Pleasure, and an Unfinished Revolution book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • history
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • sexuality
  • audiobook
Cover of The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America's Obscene Obsession by Kelsy Burke

20. The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America's Obscene Obsession

By: Kelsy Burke

3.76

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Peggy Orenstein and Rebecca Traister, an authoritative, big think look at pornograph… read more

Similar categories in Kelsy Burke's The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America's Obscene Obsession book and Rachel Feltman's Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex

  • history
  • historical
  • feminism
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sexuality
  • sociology
  • audiobook

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Bad Gays: A Homosexual History

Huw Lemmey

3.55

Transform Your Habits

More: A Memoir of Open Marriage

Molly Roden Winter

3.53

Transform Your Habits

Butts: A Backstory

Heather Radke

3.75

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The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

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3.54

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This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life

Lyz Lenz

3.99

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Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion

Gabrielle Stanley Blair

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Tits Up: What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts

Sarah Thornton

3.77

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Amia Srinivasan

4.25

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