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Sex: Lessons From History

By: Fern Riddell
Narrated by: Fern Riddell
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 A powerful new cultural history of sex written by one of the UK's most prominent historians.

Sex, for the entirety of human history, has never been about reproduction. Statistically speaking, only one out of every one thousand sexual acts between a man and a woman will result in a pregnancy. And, as we know, sex does not solely take place just between men and women.

So: what is sex for?

In this wide-ranging and powerful new history of sex, Dr Fern Riddell will uncover the sexual lives of our ancestors and show that, just like us, they were as preoccupied with sexual identities, masturbation, foreplay, sex and deviance; facing it with the same confusion, joy and accidental hilarity that we do today.

By looking at how history has dealt with different parts of our sexual experience, we're taken on an illuminating and entertaining journey about why we have sex - and what that means today.

(P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2021 Fern Riddell 20th Century Biological Sciences Human Sexuality Modern Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science Women Sexual Health

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This is my perfect book, it ticks my history hyper fixation, it's funny and wonderfully narrated by the author herself and has taught me more than a thing or two about sex through out our history. Oh and it's the perfect book to listen to before bed to help relax and wind down for a good night's sleep. I am about to grab all of Ferns books asap.

Absolutely wonderful and extremely informative.

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This boik didn't contain any nuance, or interesting, it is a bit woke. About 20% of it is kind of i teresting. There are much better books out there on the topic, so meep looking.

Like a boring history lesson

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