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Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality
Jared Diamond
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Description for Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality
Paperback. A fascinating insight into how human sexuality came to be the way it is now - Jared Diamond explains why we are different from the animal kingdom. Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
A fascinating insight into how human sexuality came to be the way it is now - Jared Diamond explains why we are different from the animal kingdom.
Why are humans one of the few species to have sex in private? Why do humans have sex any day of the month or year, including when the female is pregnant, beyond her reproductive years, or between her fertile cycles? Why are human females one of the few mammals to go through menopause?
Human sexuality seems normal to us but it is bizarre by the standards of other animals. Jared Diamond ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Science Masters
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780226880
SKU
V9781780226880
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About Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond is Professor of Geography and Environmental Health Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, he has won the BRITISH RHÔNE-POULENC SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE for both his previous books: in 1992 for THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD CHIMPANZEE and in 1998 for GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL: ... Read more
Reviews for Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality
Jared Diamond is the finest of the essayists in evolutionary biology by combination of originality, breadth and sheer authority based on personal experience WHY IS SEX FUN? is the best book on the subject I've read. This lively exploration of our sexual heritage offers fascinating reading for anyone curious about why lovers do what they do