Drawing on extensive research and interviews with renowned behavioural scientists, sexologists, psychologists and everyday women, the author asks: Do women really crave intimacy and emotional connection? Are women more disposed to sex with strangers or multiple partners than either science or societ[...]

When it comes to sex, common wisdom holds that men roam while women crave closeness and commitment. But in this provocative, headline-making book, Daniel Bergner turns everything we thought we knew about women's arousal and desire inside out. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with renowne[...]

Are women perhaps the less monogamous sex? What effect do intimacy and emotional connection really have on lust? What is the role of narcissism - the desire to be desired - in female sexuality? Are political gains for women ('No means no') detrimental in the bedroom? This title deals with these ques[...]