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Testosterone
- The Story of the Hormone That Dominates and Divides Us
- Narrated by: Rachel Perry
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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Summary
Recommended as one of The Times' Best Science Books of 2021
Through riveting personal stories and the latest research, Harvard evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven shows how testosterone drives the behaviour of the sexes apart and how understanding the science behind this hormone is empowering for all.
The biological source of masculinity has inspired fascination, investigation and controversy since antiquity. From the eunuchs in the royal courts of ancient China to the booming market for 'elixirs' of youth in 19th-century Europe, humans have been obsessed with identifying and manipulating what we now know as testosterone. And the trend shows no signs of slowing down. Thanks to this history and the methods of modern science, today we have a rich body of research about testosterone's effects in both men and women.
The science is clear: testosterone is a major, invisible player in our relationships, sex lives, athletic abilities, childhood play, gender transitions, parenting roles, violent crime and so much more. But there is still a lot of pushback to the idea that it does, in fact, contribute to sex differences and significantly influence behaviour.
Hooven argues that acknowledging testosterone as a potent force in society doesn't reinforce stifling gender norms or patriarchal values. Testosterone and evolution work together to produce a huge variety of human behaviour, and that includes a multitude of ways to be masculine and feminine.
Understanding the science sheds light on how we work and relate to one another, how we express anger and love, and how we fight bias and problematic behaviour to build a fairer society.
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Critic reviews
"The definitive book on testosterone.... A brave and significant book...simply fascinating and filled with extraordinary facts." (Evening Standard)
"Testosterone does what all superb popular science must do: it entertains as it educates." (The Wall Street Journal)
"Fascinating, vital, unputdownable." (Julie Bindel)
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- Anonymous User
- 19-09-21
Excellent
A throughout and scholary debunking of testosterone skeptics who are astonishingly still around and infecting academia with pseudoscience and lies. Bravo.
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- Jason Solloway
- 10-12-23
Enjoyable and fascinating book
I have had this book for a while and now wish I read it earlier.
This spirit of this book for me is understanding the link between hormones and behaviour so that I can have a greater awareness and defuse the aspects of the traits that don’t work in my life.
The more information the better and this book has it all. Well done.
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- Sigrin
- 06-07-23
Fascinating
I bought this to understand the men in my life, but I think a book on comedy mixed with mental health would explain my son and husband better.
This book was a fabulous insight into testosterone, with so much relevant information on this complex hormone.
American narrator which is not my favourite but she was very good.
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- M. Mcdermott
- 26-10-21
The content is great, the narration is not.
The narrator clearly has no understanding of what she is reading, as her tone and inflection do not match the content much of the time.
I know this subject and the science very well, but at times I found even my mind struggling to comprehend the words being said in such a mismatched tone of voice.
The author speaks exceptionally well, and should have read this herself like she wanted.
Bad move audible.
This is an important book, but get the Kindle version if you have the time to read it.
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- Astrid Maria Ann Dixon
- 18-12-21
We need more people like Carole!
Beautifully researched and carefully written with just the truth and no bias to any particular type of person as hard as it might have been for the author to put her own experiences and emotions aside.
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- Jabbar
- 01-11-22
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really good book on testosterone which outlines some solid data that tears down the false psuedoscience narratives sold by the fanatical left.
i would have liked if the author would have dedicated more time to TRT in normal men and its use in treatment against depression and general ageing effects.
the book was very engaaging when discussing the endocrinology and science based literature but i feel it lost it self in the the last 3 chapters which started to ramble on with anecdotal sob stories and emotional accounts. Almost felt like the author was trying to balance all the facts with leftist fiction.
overall a very good book, well researched information.
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- JKH
- 20-05-22
Good overall information and explanation.
The book fits nicely into the male/female differences type, where an understanding of how biology effects people is useful in figuring out humans odd behaviour.
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-10-23
Very interesting book
I enjoyed so much listening to this enlightening book. I was never bored. I am now wiser than before I read this book
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- Edward
- 22-12-21
Balanced, well researched
It’s lovely to see a book address sex differences and behaviour in such a balanced way, this is a wonderful addition for people who are fans of Steven Pinker (Blank Slate, Better Angels Of Our Nature).
It does a great job of addressing some of the legitimate grievances of the feminist movement while holding strongly accountable for its misinformation and demonisation of men.
I would have liked to hear more about the authors thoughts of the fear women harbour towards male aggressiveness,as she only touched on it for a moment. However I suppose that would be more a psychological talking point than a biological talking point with regard to interactions between the sexes.
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-11-21
Interesting and well written
It was an interesting listen with the facts laid out clearly and how they don't implicate any kind of prescription for how things SHOULD be.
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