Masters of sex : the life and times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the couple who taught America how to love / Thomas Maier.

New York : Basic Books, [2009], ©2009.

xii, 411 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-395) and index.

Golden girl -- Heartland -- Mrs. Johnson -- Never going home -- A wonder to behold -- The fertility expert -- The good wife -- Academic freedom -- Through the peephole -- The matrix -- The experiment -- Volunteers -- Noah -- Masks -- Leaving school -- A matter of trust -- Revealing secrets -- The human response -- The excitement of release -- Focusing feelings -- Sexual healing -- Surrogates -- Playboys and patrons -- Repairing the conjugal bed -- The scent of love -- Betrayals -- The marriage compact -- Feminist movement -- The business of sex -- The pleasure bond -- Guide to the stars -- Conversion and reversion -- The promise of a future -- Beauty and the beast -- Crisis -- Breakup -- For the roses -- Couples -- In memoriam -- Forget-me-nots.