{"product_id":"attraction-love-sex-simon-levay-9780231219143","title":"Attraction, Love, Sex: The Inside Story","description":"\u003cp\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: Why don't we reproduce by virgin birth? Why does so much of our sexual behavior have nothing to do with reproduction? Why isn't everyone heterosexual? How does the brain create sexual arousal? How do sexual kinks develop? Is porn harmful? What is the relationship between sex and love? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAttraction, Love, Sex\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon LeVay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231219148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231219143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Simon LeVay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46334661624063,"sku":"9780231219143","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_821b6e6e-61b9-4009-b4b5-e406d510f6dd.jpg?v=1731467437","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/attraction-love-sex-simon-levay-9780231219143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}