Mary Roach

Gebundenes Buch

Bonk

The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

Beschreibung

A whimsical assessment of the science of sexual physiology considers the lighter side of such topics as the arousal of cadavers, mythologies about a woman's ability to experience orgasm, and the ineffectiveness of Viagra on female pandas.

Autor

Mary Roach is the author of seven best-selling works of nonfiction, including Grunt, Stiff, and, most recently, Fuzz. Her writing has appeared in National Geographic and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications. She lives in California.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Norton
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 468g
• ISBN-13: 9780393064643
• ISBN-10: 0393064646
• Artikelnr.: 23177441

Rezensionen

In this terrifically witty, hugely engaging study of the way we love, Mary Roach does meet some real oddballs, and on almost every page she tells you something to make you gasp aloud or snort with laughter Toby Clements Telegraph 20080503