Bonk, Mary Roach
Bonk, Mary Roach
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Bonk
The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

Author: Mary Roach

Narrator: Sandra Burr

Unabridged: 9 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 04/07/2008

Synopsis

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.Mary Roach, “The funniest science writer in the country” (Burkhard Bilger of The New Yorker), 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 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.

About Mary Roach

Mary Roach is the bestselling author celebrated for transforming the strangest corners of science into irresistible reading adventures. With a mix of fearless curiosity and laugh-out-loud humor, she takes readers behind the scenes of subjects most of us wouldn't dare to ask about-from the fate of cadavers in Stiff to the science of sex in Bonk, the logistics of space travel in Packing for Mars, and the eccentricities of the human body in Gulp.

A master at turning rigorous research into page-turning stories, Roach has built a devoted following by making science both accessible and delightfully weird. Her books, which include multiple New York Times bestsellers, combine meticulous reporting with her trademark wit, proving that no topic is too taboo or too obscure to explore.

Whether she's investigating the digestive tract, military field research, or the quirks of life beyond Earth, Mary Roach entertains as much as she informs-reminding us that science is not only fascinating but also endlessly fun.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Manny on September 23, 2014

(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. - That's better! Move around a bit. Yes, that's right, put your hand there. Good. What book? - Bonk. By......more

Goodreads review by Heather K (dentist in my spare time) on September 01, 2016

Mary Roach is always on her game. She is funny, and her subjects are all so interesting. The narrator of this audiobook was also on point. But while I enjoyed this book, I think my 3 star rating is mostly my own fault. Because I apparently already knew all the freaky weird details about sex... like a......more

Goodreads review by Jim on September 04, 2010

I didn't think she could write a better book than Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, but I was wrong. "Bonk" is fantastic. I read it because I love Roach's style, especially on tough subjects. I'm over 50, grew up on a farm, had an active sexual life before & after I got married almost 30 y......more

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