{"product_id":"attraction-love-sex-the-inside-story-9780231204507","title":"Attraction, Love, Sex: The Inside Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eSex is a powerful motivating force in our lives, but many mysteries surround it. Simon LeVay's book \"Attraction, Love, Sex\" introduces readers to researchers who are trying to answer questions about reproduction, sexual behavior, heterosexuality, brain creation, kinks, porn, and the relationship between sex and love. LeVay distills vast expertise on the biology and psychology of sex into an engaging and easy-to-understand survey. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 296 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 16 May 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSex, after hunger, may be the most powerful motivating force in our lives. It drives us to seek intimate contact with others and to form relationships that may be fleeting or lifelong, blissful or troubled. Yet many mysteries surround sex and sexuality:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy don't we reproduce by virgin birth?\u003cbr\u003eWhy does so much of our sexual behavior have nothing to do with reproduction?\u003cbr\u003eWhy isn't everyone heterosexual?\u003cbr\u003eHow does the brain create sexual arousal?\u003cbr\u003eHow do sexual kinks develop?\u003cbr\u003eIs porn harmful?\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the relationship between sex and love?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Attraction, Love, Sex, the renowned scholar Simon LeVay introduces readers to a memorable cast of researchers trying to answer these questions and many more. A biologist dredges a New Zealand lake for asexual mud snails. Psychologists measure whether eating a good meal changes a man's idea of female beauty. Physiologists probe orifices with miniature toilet plungers and place lovers in brain scanners. Geneticists reconstruct the sex crimes of Genghis Khan. Neuroscientists create mice whose sexual behavior can be switched on and off. A zoologist traps and releases 260,000 voles and launches a new science of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeVay distills vast expertise on the biology and psychology of sex into an engaging and easy-to-understand survey with scientific acumen, a critical eye, and a sense of humor. This book reveals how scientists are unraveling the secrets of sex and, in the process, shattering many traditional ideas and prejudices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 216 x 140 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780231204507\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon LeVay","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44247401070842,"sku":"9780231204507","price":22.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1684508111008_book.jpg?v=1684738272","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/attraction-love-sex-the-inside-story-9780231204507","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}