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It was sort of a reported humor column, wherein i covered things like vaginal weightlifting and amputee bowling leagues and the question of how much food it takes to burst a human stomach. The curious science of humans at war, packing for mars. Participatory journalist mary roach has made a tidy career for herself from breezy popscience books with onesyllable titles. Her writing has appeared in outside, wired, national geographic, and the new york times magazine, among others.
Mary roach is a bold, tenacious, and insatiable reporter. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Bonk author mary roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual clim. In her previous books, stiff and a followup, spook, mary roach set out to make creepy topics cadavers, the afterlife fun. In bonk, she turns to sex, covering such territory as.
The researchers, ernst boas and ernst goldschmidt, knew better than to publish their results in a journal. Few things are as fundamental to human happiness as sex, and few writers are as entertaining about the subject as mary roach. I am a freak for medical books and this one was very interesting to me. This 2003 book has been through numerous reprints and has sold incredibly well, earning it several editions and a special spot in the library of popular culture.
So we are excitedly awaiting the release of her new book, gulp, in which she explores the eccentricities of the digestive system. Bonk make similar points about the limitations of knowledge, but you could be forgiven for thinking that it was an extended cough dick joke. Mar 17, 2008 mary roach takes her practiallypatented whirlwind tour through the world of sex research. Intended as much for amusement as for enlightenment, bonk is roachs foray into the world of sex research, mostly from alfred kinsey onward, but. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. I choose this book because i thought it would be the most provocative of her subjects. It follows the winding history of science and its exploration of human sexuality, going back as far as aristotle and finally ending with recent discoveries about the origination and anatomy of the female orgasm. Can a woman think herself to, isbn 9781847672360 buy the bonk ebook. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Mar 12, 2020 mary roach is the author of four previous books. In bonk, mary roach explores science of sex after tackling the science of death and theories of the afterlife, mary roach takes on the nitty gritty of sexual research. The curious coupling of science and sex 2008, packing for mars. Disappointed in my first mary roach book what disappointed you about bonk.
In this fascinating and funny book, mary roach steps inside laboratories, brothels, pig farms, sextoy r. I didnt read mary roachs book about corpses because, well, lets just say that once youve. Bonk the curious coupling of science and sex author. Journalist and former columnist mary roach didnt leave readers and critics cold with her first book, stiff.
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In bonk, 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 slowly make the bedroom a more satisfying place. The curious coupling of science and sex indiebound. She has an entertaining way of writing that keeps her witty comments intact but also allows you to learn about the subject she is focusing on. The curious coupling of science and sex is a 2008 book by mary roach. Roach admits that she was the only entrant, but thats okay.
May 20, 2009 bonk author mary roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual clim. Mary roach is the kind of journalist who gets excited about the details of embalming, court cases involving ghosts and the mechanics of how exactly one uses the bathroom in space. Bonk by mary roach at the best online ebook storage. In fact, the comicalyetscientific look at the life of the dead body throughout history earned her a spot in the.
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Author bio birthmarch 20, 1959 rasiedetna, new hampshire, usa educationb. Mary roach, author of packing for mars, stiff, spook and bonk. Mary roach continues her trend for delivering fun, funny, and informational popular science books. If a hand or face can be transplanted, why not a penis.
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