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publisher/distributor Gerdon Soules surely has the most ar- resting, neck-swivelling, eye-rivet- ting one of the lot: The One Hour Orgasm.

The One Hour Orgasm purports to teach the reader ‘‘how to have more fun by intensifying & lengthening the orgasmic state for yourself and your partner’ ina mere 177, sweat-soaked pages.

Sections include: ‘‘How To Train Your Man; How To Train Your Woman; How To Get Into Bed With Confidence; Mastering Communication For Great Sex”’ ard the intriguing “What's In The Way?”

The One Hour Orgasm is pres- ented in a self-teaching, step-by- panting-step format with space provided for participating lovers to respond to a variety of intimate questions dealing with such things as fantasies, inhibitions and so on. Oddly enough there’s not one that asks the reader whether she or he has a history of cardiac problems — or expects to have any shortly. The One Hour Orgasni retails for $22.95 in hardcover; stop-watch, oxygen supply and stamina not included.

Here are some other marital and extra-marital aids in print.

Light His Fire (Villard/Random House; 217 pp.; hardcover) claims it will “...keep your man hope- lessly and passionately in love with you.’’ What the cover does not disclose is that Ellen Kreidman’s formula counsels lying through your teeth and acting like a 1950’s bimbo.

Good Guys, Bad Guys And Other Lovers (Pandora; 195 pp.; paperback) calls itself ‘Every woman’s guide to relationships”’ but authors Shere Hite (The Hite Report, Women In Love) and Kate Colleran seem to make a stronger case for female-famale relation- ships than female-male ones. Tough break, guys...

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Is Tina 51?

From page 22

shades and stringy hair. Crazyhead monikers are a little more adven- turous. Guitarist Kev Reverb’s mom and dad’s nases probably aren’i too far out of joint about their son’s name change. Life is a little harder for the parents of Porkbeast and The Fast Green Transatlantic Purple Dick.

*** Tina Turner — Foreign Affair, Capitol Records 1989

Okay. So Tina’s going to be 51 next month and she’s spilling the beans (that is to say, one of America’s leading weekly tabloid newspapers has reported this so there must be some kernel of truth to it) about how she wants to have a baby and how The Change Of Life hasn’t come upon her. Perception number one: Fecundity is an option,

And then there’s this curious video currently rotating through the video playlists supporting The Best, a cut from the new release. It has this sexually-charged image of Turner and a horse — body beautiful cavorting with equine body bountiful. Perception number two: Unbridled passion is an option.

Sexuality sells, But it’s not the only card Turner is playing to stay on top in a young person’s game. Her powerhouse voice remains a classic soul standard others strive for. Again, she’s got some great tunes to work with and great musicians (Tony Joe White, Mark Knopfler) working with her too.