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Why Is Sex Fun?

The Evolution of Human Sexuality

By Jared Diamond

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| Paperback | 9780753801543

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In Why is Sex Fun? Jared Diamond argues that, in our evolutionary history, humans' strange sex lives were as crucial to our rise to human status as our upright posture and large brain. He explores questions such as, `Why are humans one of the few species to have sex in private? Why do human have sexContinue

In Why is Sex Fun? Jared Diamond argues that, in our evolutionary history, humans' strange sex lives were as crucial to our rise to human status as our upright posture and large brain. He explores questions such as, `Why are humans one of the few species to have sex in private? Why do human have sex any day of the month or year? Why are human females one of the only mammals to go through the menopause?' Diamond concludes that, by the standards of the world's 4,300 species, we are the ones that are bizarre.

Why is Sex Fun? is a delightfully entertaining and enlightening account of the evolutionary forces that have shaped our sex lives: of the book Diane Ackerman writes that it offers `fascinating reading for anyone curious about why lovers do what they do'.

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  • Go Milk a Fruit Bat!

    Two of the memorably worst lines of English poetry, composed in 1799 by one John Hookham Frere: The feather’d race with pinions skim the air— Not so the mackerel, and still less the bear. Hookham Frere’s insensitivity to bathos is impressive; but how ... (read full critics)

    nybooks published on Tue, 24 Aug 2010

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  • Great Little Romp

    Diamond takes us through various aspects of sex: primate, bird, and other. The focus is always to throw light on human sex, practices, and instincts. He busts a few myths here and there, keeps the tone light, and comes up with some surprising information about men and women we never knew. His explan ... (continue)

    Diamond takes us through various aspects of sex: primate, bird, and other. The focus is always to throw light on human sex, practices, and instincts. He busts a few myths here and there, keeps the tone light, and comes up with some surprising information about men and women we never knew. His explanation of how the size of human male genitals have some bearing on the age-old question whether we are naturally monogamous or polygamous (he even covers polyandry - multiple husbands to one wife) is a great read.

    There is much here on her own body and sexuality about which your average woman would have no clue - this is very readable lay biology/anthropology that has a couple of eye-openers for both male and female readers. A fun, informative read.

    Paperback Binding: Not very good, paper is stiff, spine prone to cracking, the book does not fall open easily and so is a less comfortable read. Good enough to pick up second-hand or if you don't mind wear on your books.

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