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A sex guide for all living things and a hilarious natural history in the form of letters to and answers from the preeminent sexpert in all creation.

Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation is a unique guidebook to sex. It reveals, for example, when necrophilia is acceptable and who should commit bestiality with whom. It discloses the best time to have a sex change, how to have a virgin birth, and when to eat your lover. It also advises on more mundane matters -- such as male pregnancy and the joys of a detachable penis.

Entertaining, funny, and marvelously illuminating, the book comprises letters from all creatures worried about their bizarre sex lives to the wise Dr. Tatiana (a.k.a. Olivia Judson), the only sex columnist in creation with a prodigious knowledge of evolutionary biology. Fusing natural history with advice to the lovelorn, blending wit and rigor, she is able to reassure her anxious correspondents that although the acts they describe might sound appalling and unnatural, they are all perfectly normal -- so long as you are not a human. In the process, she explains the science behind it all, from Darwin's theory of sexual selection to why sexual reproduction exists at all. Applying human standards to the natural world, in the end she reveals the wonders of both.

"Delightful . . . Easy to understand and hard to resist, it's sex education at its prime -- accurate, comprehensive, and hilarious." -- Newsweek

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“Captivating . . . An evolutionary biologist with interesting and amusing things to tell us.” ―The Wall Street Journal

“Funny and blissfully original . . . Dr. Tatiana's science is first-rate.” ―The Economist

“Erasmus Darwin titillated 18th century London with his poem 'The Loves of Plants.' He never new the half of it. Dr. Tatiana knows how the other half loves, and it's much kinkier than anybody imagined. Never has science seemed more like daytime television.” ―Matt Ridley, author of The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

“Human? Lucky you! You rate a delightful romp through the weird, wild world of animal sex, with a guide who really knows the, um, ins and outs. Eavesdrop as Dr. T consoles her clients, from frustrated fruit flies to lovelorn golden pottos. You think you have problems? You could be a green spoon worm who's just inhaled her husband, or a peacock ashamed of his fifth-rate feathers. Count your blessings, primate. Then read, learn, enjoy.” ―Melvin J. Konner, author of The Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit

“Perhaps the most original advice manual ever written . . . Judson has pulled off the rarest coup: a science book that's actually fun to read.” ―The New Republic

“Whimsical, irreverent and illuminating . . . A most amusing and educative book on animal sex.” ―San Francisco Chronicle

“Judson's witty, well-researched vignettes are a guilty pleasure, natural history that goes down as sweet as a trashy tell-all.” ―Outside

“Wonderfully entertaining and authoritative . . . A stimulating feast of extraordinary sexual practices.” ―Nature

“More positions than the Kama Sutra-but don't try this at home!” ―Steve Jones, author of The Language of Genes: Solving the Mysteries of Our Genetic Past, Present and Future

“Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation is a thoroughly engaging and exhaustively researched account of the numerous different kinds of sexual behavior that biologists have observed in the natural world. By human standards, much of this behavior is quite kinky (my favorite is the description of blow hole sex among Amazon River dolphins). However, as Olivia Judson explains, it is quite natural within its own context.” ―Richard Morris, author of The Evolutionists: The Struggle for Darwin's Soul

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An alumna of Stanford with a doctorate from Oxford, Olivia Judson is an evolutionary biologist and award-winning journalist who has published in The Economist, Nature, Science, and The Times Higher Education Supplement. She is the author of the book Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation. She is presently a research fellow at Imperial College in London.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0805063323
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Holt Paperbacks; First Edition (May 1, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780805063325
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0805063325
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 1.05 x 8.25 inches

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Great read

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This has provide lots of interesting discussion for my class when we talk about ecology.

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Very amusing and informative

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Dr. Tatiana writes an advice column for members of all species and organisms that wish to write to her. She specializes in answering their questions about sex and dispensing sound advice.
For example, a yellow dung fly wants to know how to make its sperm more attractive; a fig wasp wonders why all the males she knows bite each other in half; an elephant is worried because its penis has turned green; a mother manatee frets because her son appears to prefer other males.
It turns out that homosexuality is common in the animal world, that femals are mostly promiscuous and that monogomy is exceedingly rare in nature, (she calls it one of the most deviant behaviors in biology) and that the battle of the sexes is real and can be brutal (and the females often win).
This book is a breezy read. Tatiana is a witty raconteur with an apparently inexhaustible font of knowledge about the weird and wonderful world of sex. The point of existence, she maintains, is to survive and reproduce. Genetic mutations and behavioral modifications that confer an advantage in pursuing these goals will flourish. Species that do not adapt will die out.
Though written in a jokey way, this is a serious book. It provides a wonderful picture of the sheer vast variation of the natural world and the dynamic pace of evolution.
Perfect for the teen interested in science (and sex) and for all curious adults.
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A fascinating collection of examples

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The enjoyment of this book is, delightfully, inversely proportional to your ignorance of the subject matter. Those readers, like this reviewer, who are new to the subject matter will find example after example and surprise after surprise from the beginning to the end of this book. It is fascinating reading, and will definitely give you a deep appreciation of the human place in the living world. Human sexual practices are definitely somewhat boring if compared to those that occur in insects, fish, worms, and many other species of animals and plants. The examples in this book are ample evidence of this. Since the power of this book is in the surprises it offers the reader, a review of it should not act as a spoiler by giving away any of the examples in the book. Therefore this reviewer will resist the temptation to discuss any of them. Suffice it to say that the author has written a brilliant book, one that should be perused by everyone. Many references are given at the end of the book for those who want to investigate the science behind the examples in more detail. The author also discusses, albeit briefly, the various theories behind the evolution of sex. The contents of the book are certainly ones that can be discussed in any social context, and this reviewer has found that such discussions are met with intense curiosity and intrigue by all of the participants in them.

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This was just fun to read. And it taught so much. This is a textbook that you gobble up- a rare find indeed. Well, in truth, one can handle only so much sex at one time- the book is excellent, but in small doses. It has provocative imagery, and is jam-packed with both information and theory, requiring a lot of deep thought and contemplation. Judson has the capacity to turn your world upside-down, and make you rethink all of your notions of reproduction and sexuality. She brings in a host of scholarly knowledge and *the* latest research. She also provides a feminine touch, exposing some of the inherent masculine biases that have been in this field for the last few centuries, such as women are not promiscuous, and men are.

This is a truly creative work, formatted in a style to teach and bring enjoyment. Recommended for serious biologists, people who know nothing about biology, people who hate biology, people interested in sex, and those who like the gossip columns. If you're not in one of those categories, you probably won't like this book. Or any other.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 21, 2009

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"When it comes to the topic of gender,
Mother Nature's been having some fun.
Take nothing for granted! Remember,
You won't find any rules -- not a one!"

And not just regarding gender (where, by the way, there are more than two) -- DR. TATIANA'S SEX ADVICE TO ALL CREATION shows that species are coloring outside the lines in every aspect of sex, including seduction; mating; fertilization; monogamy and promiscuity; nesting and child-rearing ... showing that anything that leads to propagation of the species (and explaining why it does) is fair game for an evolutionary adaptation.

In an advice-column Q&A, fretful letters submitted by anthropomorphized creatures (from micro-organisms to mammals) are answered by Dr. Tatiana (aka evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson), in a voice that's an amusing mix of Dr. Ruth and Miss Manners. An assertion that damselflies have evolved "some of the fanciest penises around" caught my attention early on, and nature's inventiveness just got more interesting from there. The content is surprisingly substantive, and the light style keeps it terrifically accessible.

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Nature is lit! A riot to read.

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One of my favorite science books of all time and it is informative as well. The scientist/author's approach, knowledge and humor are wonderful. Such a creative approach to science. The science field needs more professionals like this. Should be required reading for all AP Bio students! Then again...

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Everything you ever wanted to know about sex and more

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I first read this book a few years ago after I accidentally bought it from a book club (one of those where they send you an 'editor's choice' every month, and I'd forgotten to cancel it). When it arrived though the title sounded intriguing and the blurb on the cover sounded fascinating, so I started to read it. I was glad I did.

From a young age I've always been fascinated by 'why' and 'how' and understanding the reasoning for things, and I'll happily watch some wildlife expert ramble on about some animal I've never heard of before on TV, marvelling at stunning photography and film and the presenter's knowledge of the animal. Having studied psychology at undergraduate level, including social psychology and family groupings and types of relationships, I found Dr Tatiana's advice provided some useful background to the biological basis of some aspects of human social and sexual behaviour (and in fact I used examples from Dr Tatiana in essays during my degree), and a fascinating glimpse into what animals get up to behind closed doors so to speak.

I haven't studied science/biology for a long time now, but Dr Tatiana provides a comprehensive overview of the full range of sexual behaviours across the animal kingdom for those studying biology/evolutionary biology, psychology and related subjects, complete with an extensive bibliography and references at the end of the book (as well as additional explanation where needed in the text), while providing an informative and entertaining read for anyone who just has an interest in the subject. No previous knowledge is required, the long words are explained, and if Dr Tatiana proves anything, it's that there's no such thing as 'normal' sexual behaviour - there are some strange animals out there! But then again, they'd probably think our sexual behaviour's somewhat odd too...

I've just bought another copy of this for a friend, as think (hope) he'll appreciate the humour of the book, and being one of those people who knows a vast amount about nothing in particular, he'll hopefully end up with some more facts, backed by biology, to add to his repository of knowledge, even if it's only that as a species we're a bit of an oddity, and that if they could talk, the animals around would be asking us why on earth we have sex when we know there's no chance of conception, why human females don't display some sort of sign that they're at their most fertile, and why human males limit their chances of passing on their genes to the next generation by staying (largely) with only one partner and continuing to have sex even after she's no longer able to conceive. A fascinating read!

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Lucy

Scientifically interesting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 14, 2020

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Interesting and still relevant though now a couple of decades old. I found the jokey 'Dr Tatiana' conceit a bit confusing and unnecessary, but that just maybe because it was published in 2002 and that's not really amusing any more. Lots of good and interesting science in it though.

Liz

Not a good writer

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 23, 2021

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Informative but the writer's style can get a bit tiresome at times.

Gill F.

A fascinating book if you are interested in evolutionary biology ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 24, 2016

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A fascinating book if you are interested in evolutionary biology. Each section is introduced by an animal writing a letter (written with wit and a sense of humour) to "agony aunt" Dr.Tatiana about a perceived sexual problem. The answers give clear and detailed explanations as to evolutionary reasons and advantages for the behaviour.

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Rhe343

Just buy it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 27, 2019

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Fantastic book, interesting, witty, the first non-fictional book Ive ever actually enjoyed!

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