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In the beginning, the Lord of Beings created men and women... And Vatsyayana, poet, esthete and lover thought they should have some instruction for doing what they like to do best. Hence the Kama Sutra, the ancient manual of love, with descriptions ranging from the ninety-nine positions for sex, to instructions for hitting your lover in moments of passion and the appropriate sound to make with each swat, all the way to securing a wife. Translated from the Sanskrit, 'for private circulation only' and dedicated by the translator (famed explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton) 'to that small portion of the British public which takes enlightened interest in studying the manners and customs of the olden east, ' here is the 2000 year old Joy of Sex for the ages.