How Sex Works - Why We Look, Smell, Taste, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

"Read this book and discover sex again, but from a scientific perspective, and see why it evolved. It''s almost as much fun, and needs less energy." -- Peter Macinnis, author of 100 Discoveries: The Greatest Breakthroughs in History " How Sex Works manages to inject science writing with the prurient thrill of a gossip rag." -- O magazine Medical maverick and New York Times bestselling author of Survival of the Sickest Dr. Sharon Moalem presents an insightful and engaging voyage through the surprising history and evolution of sexual reproduction. Fans of Freakonomics, Blink, You: The Owner''s Manual , and Why Do Men Have Nipples will find many engaging insights in How Sex Works .

Product details

• Authors: Sharon Moalem, Sharon Dr. Moalem
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.04.2010
• EAN: 9780061479663
• ISBN: 978-0-06-147966-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Partnership, sexuality; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Evolution, Psychology, Educational psychology, Biology, life sciences, Cellular biology (cytology), Impact of science and technology on society, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Zoology and animal sciences, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Biology, PSYCHOLOGY: Human Sexuality, PSYCHOLOGY: History, PSYCHOLOGY: Social Psychology, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Cell Biology, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Technology Studies