In this updated and expanded edition of the Kama Sutra , a total of 50 positions are illustrated and explained for the modern reader, featuring both the techniques in the original plus a number of modern ones. Each explanation is accompanied by a specially commissioned illustration for easy reference that allows the reader to gain a better understanding of the position. Also included are a number of stories of how some of the positions developed as well as a full history of the Kama Sutra .