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How Sex Works

Why We Look, Smell, Taste, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

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How Sex Works

By: Sharon Moalem
Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
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About this listen

“Read this book and discover sex again, but from a scientific perspective, and see why it evolved. It’s almost as much fun, and needs less energy.”
— Peter Macinnis, author of 100 Discoveries: The Greatest Breakthroughs in History

""How Sex Works manages to inject science writing with the prurient thrill of a gossip rag.""
—O magazine

Medical maverick and New York Times bestselling author of Survival of the Sickest Dr. Sharon Moalem presents an insightful and engaging voyage through the surprising history and evolution of sexual reproduction. Fans of Freakonomics, Blink, You: The Owner’s Manual, and Why Do Men Have Nipples will find many engaging insights in How Sex Works.

©2009 Sharon Moalem; (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers Biological Sciences Biology Human Sexuality Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science Sexual Health Physiology Pregnancy

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I would recommend this book to everyone, I really enjoy learning about sex and everything that surrounds it if you're like me you should definitely check this out

it was a great book

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I've been astonished to find out so many things about how sex work after reading David's Buss Evolution of Desire. amazing

how can one man know so much

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I loved it and as a writer found it incredibly informative. Would listen to this again.

Great fun!

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