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The Story Of Sex: From Apes To Robots
The French Best-seller'The book France won't stop talking aboutundoubtedly a lovely Christmas gift for anyone with a keen interest in when and how the first vibrator was invented' - Telegraph 'OOH la laWe've come a long way from wrapping Lady Chatterley's Lover in brown paper' - London Evening Standard 'Warm humane inclusive open-minded' - The Times'A witty account that embraces everything from the earliest humans to the age of cybersex' - Guardian'Funny erudite and devilishly sexy The Story of Sex is a treat for the whole family (except perhaps younger children and muffled prudes)' - The Culture TripA history of sex sexuality and human intimacy through the ages from our primate pasts to our robotic futuresSex is everywhere yet how many of us truly understand it?Our attitudes to sex and
sexuality are forever in flux Driven by pleasure power revenge a desire for children or simply because it isn't allowed humans have had sex on the brain since pre-civilisation But what do we really know? In The Story of Sex we discover the truth including what eroticism really is when the first couple was established what phallic festivals were all about when chastity belts were used and how some ancient civilisations were far ahead of their time when it came to gender equalityWe learn how through the centuries religion superstition and morality laws have shaped our view of what is and isn't palatable - with many cultures having come a long way from prohibiting masturbation (by way of a microscope) or considering homosexuality a 'perversion' while others continue to condemn promiscuous
behaviour particularly of women - and how technology and disease have redefined the limits of pleasure and reproductionThe first graphic novel of its kind The Story of Sex brilliantly and humorously uncovers the most fascinating details of our sexual ancestry and foretells a future of virtual gratificationPhilippe Brenot is a psychiatrist and the Director of Sexology at Paris Descartes UniversityLaetitia Coryn is a graphic artist and illustrator
sexuality are forever in flux Driven by pleasure power revenge a desire for children or simply because it isn't allowed humans have had sex on the brain since pre-civilisation But what do we really know? In The Story of Sex we discover the truth including what eroticism really is when the first couple was established what phallic festivals were all about when chastity belts were used and how some ancient civilisations were far ahead of their time when it came to gender equalityWe learn how through the centuries religion superstition and morality laws have shaped our view of what is and isn't palatable - with many cultures having come a long way from prohibiting masturbation (by way of a microscope) or considering homosexuality a 'perversion' while others continue to condemn promiscuous
behaviour particularly of women - and how technology and disease have redefined the limits of pleasure and reproductionThe first graphic novel of its kind The Story of Sex brilliantly and humorously uncovers the most fascinating details of our sexual ancestry and foretells a future of virtual gratificationPhilippe Brenot is a psychiatrist and the Director of Sexology at Paris Descartes UniversityLaetitia Coryn is a graphic artist and illustrator
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