The first biography of a remarkable intellectual: Polymath is the first biography on Alex Comfort, a British poet, novelist, biologist, cultural critic, and activist. He is the author of international bestseller, The Joy of Sex (1972). Behind The Joy of Sex: A vital contribution that covers Alex Comfort’s victory over a career-ending disability, a tumultuous second marriage, struggles with the scientific establishment, and the story about the making of The Joy of Sex. College Course Potential.