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In ?the best-selling author of 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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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.

ISBN-100393334791

ISBN-139780393334791

eBay Product ID (ePID)63869613

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Publication Year2009

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

AuthorMary Roach

FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9.5 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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GroupTrade

ReviewsRoach ISA Fearless and Witty Reporter., "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.", "I would read Mary Roach on the history of Quonset huts. But Mary Roach on sex? That's a godsend! This book is--if not better than the act itself--then a hilarious and entertaining alternative.", "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.", "[Mary Roach] ISA Bold, Tenacious, and Insatiable Reporter. . . . a Greatly Satisfying Romp.", "[An] account that is at once revealing--alarmingly so--and very very funny. She studs (forgive me) her journey with a multitude of knee-crossing bits of fact that will enliven bedtime conversation everywhere.", "[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.", "Roll over, Kinsey. Mary Roach has done it again.... Bonk proves that full-bodied research can be riveting.", "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.", [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.

Dewey Edition22

Publication Date2009-04-06

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal612.6