# The 1969 "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sex" Book

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**Created:** [April 24, 2011, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1969-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-sex-book/579548 "2011-04-24T11:30:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![qualityleashdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/9f8e36/32.png) [@qualityleashdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qualityleashdog)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1969-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-sex-book/579548/21 "2012-11-12T15:58:22Z")

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> [@TV\_time](#):
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> I was working in a bookstore at the time it came out and we couldn’t keep it on our book shelves because people kept stealing it. We eventually put it at a location we could keep an eye on it. Even there, women (especially) would slide the book into their purses and often would come by the desk and whisper, “Um, ah…I have the David Ruben book in my purse..um, could you just, ah.., charge me for it?”

Reminds me of _The Wonder Years_ episdode where this book is featured. Kevin and Paul steal the book, then get caught with it by Kevin’s mother. Fearing discipline for being in possession of such a book, they’re surprised to find out Norma thinks they pilfered the book from her underwear drawer! Great episode, but I would’ve like to have seen Norma sheepishly return the book to the boys after realizing her copy was untouched! She probably gave the book to Jack, his character always acted like a prude that only had 15 second sex three times in his life.

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