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Mary Roach turns her famous curiosity on the science of sex, and the result is exactly as funny and fascinating as her fans expect

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Mary Roach turns her famous curiosity on the science of sex, and the result is exactly as funny and fascinating as her fans expect. She tags along with researchers in labs and clinics around the world, chronicling the strange, ingenious, and frequently hilarious history of how scientists have actually studied arousal, orgasm, and everything around them. It's popular science at its most entertaining — rigorous underneath, irreverent on the surface. Best for the curious reader who wants to learn something real about the body while genuinely enjoying themselves, and anyone who suspects the study of sex has a few good stories in it.

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