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£14.99
Published
6 February 2024Hardback
978-1-913083-51-9Ebook
978-1-913083-52-6Press Release
Coming soon.By David Baker:
‘Sure to enlighten and entertain, and challenge our understanding of human sexuality’ SIMON WHISTLER
How did sex begin? How did it evolve to be so varied in humans? What influence does our genetic ancestry have on our love life today? And what might sex look like in the future?
The Shortest History of Sex traces the facets of human sexuality, from the creation of sex two billion years ago, along our evolutionary family tree – from dinosaurs to primates and the earliest humans – until we arrive at the present, revealing why humanity’s baffling array of passions are the way they are.
From the basic chemical processes to modern codes of flirting, David Baker guides the reader towards a clear understanding of one of the strongest forces of human nature. The result is a revealing and unique insight into history and human behaviour – and the dance in society between nature and nurture.
‘The writing is brilliant’
—John Green
- ‘A Brief History of the Last 13.8 Billion Years operates at such a vast scale that it cannot help but brush up against the eternal and the profound. Best of all, though, it will give you the edge you need to beat the next precocious little monster at the “Why” game’
—Sydney Morning Herald - ‘A Brief History of the Last 13.8 Billion Years is a captivating exploration through life, the universe and everything’
—PS News
David Baker
DAVID BAKER is a visiting lecturer at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. He is also the author of A Brief History of the Last 13.8 Billion Years.