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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 612.6 EAN: 9780393064643 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0393064646 Label: W. W. Norton Manufacturer: W. W. Norton Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: April 07, 2008 Publisher: W. W. Norton Studio: W. W. Norton Editorial Review: Product Description: The best-selling author of Stiff turns her outrageous curiosity and infectious wit on the most alluring scientific subject of all: sex. The study of sexual physiology—what happens, and why, and how to make it happen better—has been a paying career or a diverting sideline for scientists as far-ranging as Leonardo da Vinci and James Watson. The research has taken place behind the closed doors of laboratories, brothels, MRI centers, pig farms, sex-toy R&D labs, and Alfred Kinsey's attic. Mary Roach, "the funniest science writer in the country" (Burkhard Bilger of The New Yorker), devoted the past two years to stepping behind those doors. Can a person think herself to orgasm? Can a dead man get an erection? Is vaginal orgasm a myth? Why doesn't Viagra help women—or, for that matter, pandas? In Bonk, Roach shows us how and why sexual arousal and orgasm, two of the most complex, delightful, and amazing scientific phenomena on earth, can be so hard to achieve and what science is doing to slowly make the bedroom a more satisfying place. 16 illustrations. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Thanks a hell of a lot, Ms. RoachI laughed and laughed over Roach's first two...and gave them to my mother as gifts. She also laughed out loud at them. So I was hoping to get some easy xmas shopping done here and get her third book for mom...but obviously that is not going to happen. This third book is just as funny and interesting, but hell if I can get it for my mother. Thanks a lot, Mary, and you owe me a mom-appropriate gift idea this year. Rating: - 4.5 Stars for a Humorous Quest on the Life of Sex ScientistsI read the British paperback edition of 2008. Mary Roach, who has tackled Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife in a popularly funny and fascinating way, now takes a close look at what scientists have indulged in, when it comes to sexuality. There may be some enlightenment on sexuality itself, however, this book is more about what various scientists from around the world have concerned themselves with and how they have approached their sexual agendas. ... Read More Rating: - A great read!I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Mary Roach's writing is entertaining and informative. This book provides an introduction to the study of sex, and I now find myself wanting to learn more. I don't think this is a book for people who have already completed a lot of research or study on sex, but for those who want an introduction to the topic, this book is fabulous. Highly recommended. Rating:  - Curious coupling indeedA curious coupling of science and sex indeed, the book ranges from the hilarious, to mundane and at times boring, and to downright disturbing. Looking past the social taboo of sex and research, Mary Roach offers an interesting perspective on the scientists, and the results of their research based from the last 100 years of work in the area. However, while graphic details abound, there seems to be no point to the overall story - version two is in order. Rating: - Interesting, but a little scattershot (3.5 *s)The author in this book basically researches sex researchers and their work: sexual anatomy, function, and response. She does this with certain misgivings, as sex research, even in modern times, has largely had to fly under the radar. Researchers often have to battle insinuations that they "enjoy" their work just a bit too much. She travels widely to investigate any number of relevant topics. The subjects are both human and animal; and the use of a variety of technologies from MRIs, ultrasound, ... Read More |
