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Bonk The Curious Coupling of Science & Sex

by Mary Roach
Bonk The Curious Coupling of Science & Sex

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ISBN10: 0393334791
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In Bonk, the best-selling 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.

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"Rich in dexterous innuendo, laugh-out-loud humor and illuminating fact. It's compulsively readable." Los Angeles Times Book Review

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"[Mary Roach] is a bold, tenacious, and insatiable reporter. . . . [She] has a knack for posing the embarrassing, nonlinear and too obvious questions that others are always afraid to ask. . . . A greatly satisfying romp." New York Times Book Review

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"Roach is one of those rare writers who can tackle the most obscure unpleasantness and distill the data into a hilarious and informative package. . . . It's a wonderful read, sprinkled with facts you can quote to amaze your friends." San Francisco Chronicle

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"Roll over, Kinsey. Mary Roach has done it again. Like Stiff, her improbable page-turner about cadavers, Bonk proves that full-bodied research can be riveting." O, The The Oprah Magazine

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"Roach is a fearless and witty reporter." Wall Street Journal

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"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

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In ?Bonk, ?the best-selling 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

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About the Author

Mary Roach is the author of four previous books: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, and Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. Her writing has appeared in Outside, Wired, National Geographic, and the New York Times Magazine, among others. She lives in Oakland, California.

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Brianna Burroughs , August 04, 2012
This was one of the most educational, hilarious books I've read in a very long time. Her honesty, whit and dedication to both science and research are all the reasons why before I had even completed Bonk, I bought Spook and Stiff. I recommend this book so science lovers and book hounds a like, with one warning: be careful where you read this book, its difficult to explain what you're laughing at to a group of your peers during a WWI lecture.

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Lisa Brown , December 25, 2010 (view all comments by Lisa Brown)
not nearly as good as stiff, but i personally found it more enjoyable than spook. any fan of mary roach is sure to eat it up.

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Christy Valentine , May 04, 2009 (view all comments by Christy Valentine)
Although I have never before read anything by Mary Roach, this book has made me a fan. Roach combines an irreverent sense of humor with admiration for the science of sexology that's incredibly infectious. She acknowledges the salaciousness of the pursuit, as well as its importance within the study of general biology. It's a nice balance. The book covers various inquiries, framed by Roach's own questions, and it's always engaging. The author presents the reader with just as much factual information as is necessary (perhaps just a tad more than needed in the section about pig insemination) without falling victim to too much technical language. All in all, it's a fascinating, insightful, and very funny book that I would recommend to everyone. Well, perhaps not prudes.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780393334791
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
04/06/2009
Publisher:
W W NORTON & CO
Pages:
319
Height:
.90IN
Width:
5.40IN
Thickness:
1.00
Number of Units:
1
Illustration:
Yes
Copyright Year:
2009
UPC Code:
2800393334793
Author:
Natalie Angier
Author:
Mary Roach
Author:
Mary Roach
Subject:
General science
Subject:
Health and Medicine-Anatomy and Physiology
Subject:
Women's Health.

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