Science Masters Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality, (Paperback)

from mbmackay

A short, simple & very clear discussion of the evolutionary basis of human sex. Wonderful writing and clear science. But I am such a Diamond fan that I would enjoy train timetables written by this man. :) Read in Samoa July 2002

from jodes101

This book was quite fascinating and I enjoyed the fact that Diamond does not try to be funny and glib but explains the science behind his views and backs it up with evidence all done in an easy to understand and not the least bit patronising manner. The size of the book was great too as I didn't ...

from dickmanikowski

Well written and understandable discussion of the evolutionary value of various aspects of human sexuality. Why are humans sexually active even at times when the female isn't fertile? Why don't women display detectable signs (or even know) when they're fertile? Why is the human penis so large (a ...

from dtw42

Interesting; some enlightening things to learn about the evolutionary-biology aspects of human sexuality in comparison with that of other animals. My only objections: (a) it felt at times like a short book padded out to a middle-size one by his repetitive phrasing style, and (b) the title is misl...

from KatieBrugger

I have read a number of Jared Diamond's books and am a great fan. After reading this book I felt like the title was chosen by someone in his publisher's marketing department. Mr. Diamond was probably chagrined by it. He's a scientist, and he spends a lot of time discussing animal behavior and spe...