Bonk
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Bonk

The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

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eBook - ePub

Bonk

The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

About this book

In this New York Times Bestseller, the author of Stiff "takes the reader on a wide-ranging tour . . . into human sexual life and practice, ranging from laboratories to brothels" ( Chicago Tribune).

"Rich in dexterous innuendo, laugh?out?loud humor and illuminating fact. Compulsively readable." — Los Angeles Times

In Bonk, the bestselling author of Stiff turns her outrageous curiosity and insight on the most alluring scientific subject of all: sex. Can a person think herself to orgasm? Why doesn't Viagra help women—or, for that matter, pandas? Can a dead man get an erection? Is vaginal orgasm a myth?

Mary Roach shows us how and why sexual arousal and orgasm—two of the most complex, delightful, and amazing scientific phenomena on earth—can be so hard to achieve and what science is doing to make the bedroom a more satisfying place.

"Roach ferrets out basic truths and endless absurd details amid mountains of dry science on her chosen subject . . . . It's a wonderful read, sprinkled with facts you can quote to amaze your friends." — San Francisco Chronicle

"A light-hearted cabaret of a book by a writer who genuinely seems to be enjoying herself—in more ways than one." — New Scientist

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Information

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Year
2009
Topic
Psychology
eBook ISBN
9780393069211
Subtopic
Teaching Science & Technology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. ALSO BY MARY ROACH
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. Foreplay
  8. one The Sausage, the Porcupine, and the Agreeable Mrs. G.: Highlights from the Pioneers of Human Sexual Response
  9. two Dating the Penis-Camera: Can a Woman Find Happiness with a Machine?
  10. three The Princess and Her Pea: The Woman Who Moved Her Clitoris, and Other Ruminations on Intercourse Orgasms
  11. four The Upsuck Chronicles: Does Orgasm Boost Fertility, and What Do Pigs Know About It?
  12. five What’s Going On in There?: The Diverting World of Coital Imaging
  13. six The Taiwanese Fix and the Penile Pricking Ring: Creative Approaches to Impotence
  14. seven The Testicle Pushers: If Two Are Good, Would Three Be Better?
  15. eight Re-Member Me: Transplants, Implants, and Other Penises of Last Resort
  16. nine The Lady’s Boner: Is the Clitoris a Tiny Penis?
  17. ten The Prescription-Strength Vibrator: Masturbating for Health
  18. eleven The Immaculate Orgasm: Who Needs Genitals?
  19. twelve Mind over Vagina: Women Are Complicated
  20. thirteen What Would Allah Say?: The Strange, Brave Career of Ahmed Shafik
  21. fourteen Monkey Do: The Secret Sway of Hormones
  22. fifteen “Persons Studied in Pairs”: The Lab That Uncovered Great Sex
  23. Acknowledgments
  24. Bibliography

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