false <![CDATA[Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1253560247m/2082136.jpg 2082136 13 <B>The best-selling author of <I>Stiff</I> turns her outrageous curiosity and infectious wit on the most alluring scientific subject of all: sex.</B><BR><BR>The study of sexual physiology--what happens, and why, and how to make it happen better--has been a paying career or a diverting sideline for scientists as far-ranging as Leonardo da Vinci and James Watson. The research has taken place behind the closed doors of laboratories, brothels, MRI centers, pig farms, sex-toy R&D labs, and Alfred Kinsey's attic.<BR><BR>Mary Roach, "the funniest science writer in the country" (Burkhard Bilger of <I>The New Yorker</I>), devoted the past two years to stepping behind those doors. Can a person think herself to orgasm? Can a dead man get an erection? Is vaginal orgasm a myth? Why doesn't Viagra help women or, for that matter, pandas? In <I>Bonk</I>, 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. 16 illustrations. 2398516 book 7 4 2008 Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex total:3692|5:776|4:1547|3:1063|2:254|1:52| 3692 13817 6943 1128 4 30 false false Sat Jun 06 22:58:15 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 17:33:06 -0700 2009 (Joint review with JORDAN, who's actually finished the book)

- George?

- Mmm?

- Don't go to sleep.

- Mmm.

- You are going to sleep!

- Mm-mm.

- George, tell me something you did today.

- Um... I read a book.
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I still like Roach's style, but I wanted her to go deeper (oh my god, I didn't intend that double entendre, there).]]> 4 9 false false Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 15:33:48 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 15:34:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 5 false false Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 06:49:06 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 07:31:11 -0700 2008
Well, maybe it is, just a little bit.

As I've often stated here, I read very little non-fiction. Too dry, too dull, too fact-intensive. Just too. A couple of months ago, I read Stiff: The Curious Live...more...]]> 0 4 false false Wed Apr 09 20:40:04 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 04:55:10 -0700 2008 who knew?

this is the kind of fact mary roach loves to ferret out of medical journals and research papers--and then, she loves to create puns and laugh out loud smarty-pants remarks about the sexologists and their crazy idea...more...]]> 3 3 false false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 19:03:54 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 12:47:45 -0700 2009 -A little history of studies on sex (Kinsey! Masters and Johnson)
-Erections
-Use of erections in martial arts (go rent Iron Crotch!)
-Surgery for erection enhancement. (Graphic. It made my stomach churn)
-Dildos (or use of electric toothbrushes as d...more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Nov 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 10:07:23 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 18:49:31 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 04:15:24 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 04:22:58 -0800 2009
My uncle and I have read all of Mary Roach's books together. We had stomach churning conversations about cadavers at dinner parties and discussed the after life at meant-to-be light-hearted gatherings. He approached me with red in his ch...more...]]> 2 4 false false Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 21:49:08 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 09:42:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Apr 29 17:58:56 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 20:35:16 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 17:58:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 31 13:39:58 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 05 15:51:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 04 09:44:55 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 07 09:02:30 -0700 2008
This is a woman who is truly dedicated to her work. I...more...]]> 1 3 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 14:52:13 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 15:04:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Mar 05 05:13:23 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 10 19:15:54 -0700 2008 3 2 false false Thu Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 17:27:46 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 14:04:26 -0700 2008 Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex is a book about sex. Well, sort of. It's not erotica. Or a how-to manual. Or an exploration of sexuality in our culture. Or an examination of sex in the media. Rather, while it does touch briefly on some of those topics, Bonk is the history ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jul 02 07:31:09 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 11:33:38 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 07:31:09 -0700 2008 "Likewise, we are going to ignore the erectile tissue in the lining of the nose - which does, very occasionally, expand when its owner is sexually aroused. It too is made erect by increased blood flow. Nasal congestion is an...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 02 10:18:13 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 16:10:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 08:35:46 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 08:54:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 19:15:27 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 19:25:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2082136