Sperm Wars (Revised)
Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles
$64.18
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
23 February 2021
Summary
Sperm 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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781541675421 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1541675428 |
| Author: | Robin Baker |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 23 February 2021 |
| Weight: | 475g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 138mm x 40mm |
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Critics Review
Riveting– The Times
“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“Riveting”–The Times (UK)“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)
About The Author
Robin Baker
Robin Baker is a bestselling author in the field of sexual biology. From 1980-96 he was Reader in Zoology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Manchester, and he has over a hundred scientific papers and magazine articles to his name. His work and ideas on the evolution of human behavior have been featured in many television and radio programs around the world. He lives in Spain.
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