Why Is Sex Fun?
the evolution of human sexuality
$69.29
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
25 September 1998
Summary
To us humans the sex lives of many animals seem weird. In fact, by comparison with all the other animals, we are the ones with the weird sex lives. How did that come to be?Just count our bizarre ways. We are the only social species to insist on carrying out sex privately. Stranger yet, we have sex at any time, even when the female cant be fertilized (for example, because she is already pregnant, post-menopausal, or between fertile cycles). A human female doesnt know her precise time of f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780465031269 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0465031269 |
| Series: | Science Masters |
| Author: | Jared Diamond |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 1998 |
| Weight: | 172g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm |
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Critics Review
“The best book on the subject I’ve read….Fascinating reading for anyone curious about why lovers do what they do.”– Diane Ackerman, author of A Natural History of the Senses
“A humorous, wide-ranging look at the evolution of human sexuality.”–Chicago Tribune“An engaging display of evolution’s hidden logic.”–Los Angeles Times“Guaranteed to keep a potential partner amused.”–New York Review of Books“The best book on the subject I’ve read….Fascinating reading for anyone curious about why lovers do what they do.”–Diane Ackerman, author of A Natural History of the Senses
About The Author
Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond is professor of physiology at UCLA Medical School and the author of The Third Chimpanzee.
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