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Sperm Wars : Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles by Robin Baker (2020, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBasic Books
ISBN-101541675428
ISBN-139781541675421
eBay Product ID (ePID)14038518926
Product Key Features
Book TitleSperm Wars : Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles
Number of Pages528 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
TopicHuman Sexuality (See Also Psychology / Human Sexuality), Life Sciences / Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Life Sciences / Biology
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Science, Psychology
AuthorRobin Baker
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.9 in
Item Weight15.6 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-012719
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"The best fiction I've read all year is the imaginary sex scenes in Robin Baker's Sperm Wars, the most entertaining science book of the year."-- The Sunday Times (UK), "A constant stream of surprising facts makes this an entertaining page-turner ... A must for anyone who wants to understand what is really going on during sex."-- The Irish Times, "A fascinating book for bedtime -- or any other time ... eye-opening ... a worthwhile, absorbing read."-- Cosmopolitan, "Challenging, intellectually provocative and likely to raise considerable and deserved debate."-- Publishers Weekly
Dewey Decimal306.73/6
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisSperm Wars turns the conventional thinking about the biology of sex on its head. Evolutionary biologist Robin Baker argues that human sexuality follows certain laws, and all of those laws are governed by one thing: sperm warfare. In the interest of promoting competition between sperm to fertilize the same egg, evolution has built men to conquer and monopolize women while women, without ever knowing they are doing it, seek the best genetic input on offer from potential sexual partners. In this book, Baker reveals, through a series of provocative fictional scenes, the far-reaching implications of sperm competition: ten percent of children are not fathered by their "fathers;" less than one percent of a man's sperm is capable of fertilizing anything (the rest is there to fight off all other men's sperm); "smart" vaginal mucus encourages some sperm but blocks others; and a woman is far more likely to conceive through a casual fling than through sex with her regular partner. From infidelity, to homosexuality, to the female orgasm, Sperm Wars turns on every light in the bedroom. Two decades after its initial publication, this classic of popular science will still surprise, entertain, and even shock., This classic work on the rules of sex -- updated for a new generation -- is still as provocative as the day it was published, providing simple explanations for any and all questions about what happens in the bedroom. Sex isn't as complicated as we make it. In Sperm Wars , evolutionary biologist Robin Baker argues that every question about human sexuality can be explained by one simple thing: sperm warfare. In the interest of promoting competition between sperm to fertilize the same egg, evolution has built men to conquer and monopolize women while women are built to seek the best genetic input on offer from potential sexual partners. Baker reveals, through a series of provocative fictional scene, the far-reaching implications of sperm competition. 10% of children are not fathered by their "fathers;" over 99% of a man's sperm exists simply to fight off all other men's sperm; and a woman is far more likely to conceive through a casual fling than through sex with her regular partner. From infidelity, to homosexuality, to the female orgasm, Sperm Wars turns on every light in the bedroom. Now with new material reflecting the latest research on sperm warfare, this milestone of popular science will still surprise, entertain, and even shock.
LC Classification NumberHQ806.B354 2020
