Books

11 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
How Sex Works How Sex Works Sharon Moalem Why are women biologically driven to find Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome?Can more sex help ensure a safe pregnancy?What effect does pornography have on a man's fertility? In this compelling follow-up t… OL14932975W
Sex/gender Sex/gender Anne Fausto-Sterling "'Sex/Gender' presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences. This book gives a clearly… OL16184301W
Straight science? Straight science? Jim McKnight A genetic basis for homosexuality has been all but proved, yet Darwinism, the most widely accepted evolutionary theory, emphasises successful reproduction. How do we explain a lifetime preference for… OL1692454W
Gay, straight, and the reason why Gay, straight, and the reason why Simon LeVay xiv, 246 pages : 24 cm OL16938602W
Sex, Time and Power Sex, Time and Power Leonard Shlain This book offers a tantalizing answer to an age-old question: Why did big-brained Homo sapiens suddenly emerge some 150,000 years ago? Drawing on an awesome breadth of research, Shlain shows how, lon… OL1891886W
A natural history of homosexuality A natural history of homosexuality Mondimore, Francis Mark A terrible sin, a gift from the gods, a mental illness, a natural human variation―over the centuries people have defined homosexuality in all of these ways. Since the word homosexual was coined in 18… OL1969979W
Testosterone rex Testosterone rex Cordelia Fine Challenges conventional beliefs about evolutionary factors that are used to justify gender politics, outlining arguments against cultural stereotypes, in a call for a more equal society that recogniz… OL20047488W
The Dawn of the Deed The Dawn of the Deed John A. Long What can be gleaned about the origins of vertebrate sex when paleontologists study fish fossils, and what happens after that. OL20348512W
Sperm Wars Sperm Wars Robin Baker A little about human reproduction. OL20707946W
Sex on the Brain Sex on the Brain Deborah Blum Go beyond the headlines and the hype to get the newest findings in the burgeoning field of gender studies. Drawing on disciplines that include evolutionary science, anthropology, animal behavior, neu… OL3356836W
Bonk Bonk Mary Roach Few things are as fundamental to human happiness as sex, and few writers are as entertaining about the subject as Mary Roach. Can a woman think herself to orgasm? Is your penis three inches longer th… OL7986133W