Human Sexuality category: 1501 books

Psychologists often paint a picture of human mating as visceral, instinctual. But that's not the whole story. In courtship and display, sexual competition and rivalry, we are also guided by what Glenn Geher and Scott Barry Kaufman call Mating Intelligence--a range of mental abilities that have evolved...

"Reflecting the breath of love's myriad effects and possible causes, as well as the relatively recent volume of systematic scientific inquiry into these, the love literature is sprawling and unruly. Sternberg, however, hasdone an excellent job of selecting representative approaches and findings and...

The search for artificial means of enhancing sexual experience is timeless and can even be found in the opening passages of Genesis (3:7) where Adam and Eve discovered sex as they took a bi te of the forbidden fruit: "And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked....

Sex worker activists throughout Africa are demanding an end to the criminalization of sex work and the recognition of their human rights to safe working conditions, health and justice services, and lives free from violence and discrimination. To Live Freely in This World is the first book to tell...

Eat lots of vegetables. Avoid fast food. Drink a lot of water, not soda. Exercise more. Do this, do that. It's good for you! No, don't do that! It's bad for you! Sound words of advice, but really, who listens? Who cares? The desire to ignore what is deemed 'good' and pursue exactly what is 'bad' for...

An invaluable guide to Freud’s terminology and work. Repression, ego, analysis, neurosis—the language of psychology permeates our modern vocabulary. The brilliant observations of Sigmund Freud form not only the basis for psychoanalysis but also much of our current understanding of the human...

How long does it take to decide if a person is hot? Is your lover more likely to get you pregnant than your husband? Can men tell when a woman is fertile? If you’ve ever wondered how scientists measure love—or whether men really prefer blondes over brunettes—this smart, sexy book provides...

“A remarkably entertaining and informative look at the male organ down through the ages . . . undeniably funny.” —Booklist   Throughout history, man has revered his penis as his “most precious ornament.” From small to large, thick to thin, smooth to wrinkled, Hickman lets the history...

This file includes: Dream Psychology -- A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis, Dream Psychology, Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex, Leonardo da VInci, Group Psychology, Reflections on War and Death, and A Young Girl's Diary (prefaced by a letter from Freud). According to Wikipedia: "Sigmund...

Most of the things in which modern women believe regarding relationships and love is conditioned by movies, literature and social values in general. And, apart from any judgment that we could make about this fact, the truth is that the combination of such beliefs leads to stereotypes and behaviors...

90% of human personality, characters,joys, sorrows, challenges, problems and several other issues in life; are caused by relationships. Who we choose to love, how much we love and whether or not our love is returned as well as the proportion in which it is returned; beginning from our childhood till...

The only thing the writers in this book have in common is that they've exchanged sex for money. They're PhDs and dropouts, soccer moms and jailbirds, $2,500-a-night call girls and $10 crack hos, and everything in between. This anthology lends a voice to an underrepresented population that is simultaneously...

From Mesopotamian adultery to the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde: an “enormously informative and entertaining” history of Western sex laws (The Boston Globe). The “raging frenzy” of the sex drive, to use Plato’s phrase, has always defied control. That’s not to say that the Sumerians,...

Originally published in 1800, Crimes of Passion contained eleven stories and an essay on the novel. The present book contains three abridged tales. In “Florville and Courval” we find not only a reinterpretation and elaboration of the Oedipus myth, but an unforgettable illustration of Donatien...