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  • File Size: 940 KB
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  • Publisher: Basic Books; Revised edition (January 3, 2006)
  • Publication Date: January 3, 2006
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  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0046A8SEU
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1.0 out of 5 starsDubious science - buyer beware
By booklover on September 8, 2011
Format: Paperback
Just a warning to readers of this book. The favorable ratings and reviews fooled me into thinking this was established science and well respected in academia. It is not. While the hypotheses and stories are intriguing and entertaining, the science behind it has not held up in the past decade. People have not been able to replicate many of Robin Baker's findings, and the whole notion of "sperm wars" in humans seems to be false. For instance, under the microscope, the "kamikaze" sperm and "egg-getters" don't seem to exist. Combining two men's sperm doesn't increase mortality of the sperm either, dispelling the notion of "killer" sperm that don't attempt to find the egg. The fact that Robin Baker has left academia and now labels himself an "author" not a biologist should be telling. More recent work has provided a far more nuanced and less hyped version of sperm competition.
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1.0 out of 5 starsWhy do women cheat? If you want to know, read my review--not Robin Baker's book!
By AronH on February 10, 2012
Format: Paperback
"It is not surprising then that, so far, many of Baker's and Bellis' results have failed to stand up to scrutiny...The view of human sperm competition they have perpetuated is little more than sexual fantasy--phallus in wonderland--and I have exorcized it here in order to leave the way clear for a more veracious but no less astonishing account."
(Birkhead, Tim. "Promiscuity: An Evolutionary History of Sperm Competition." Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000, pp. 29)

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Oh my...where to start? This book was a very disturbing read, but my innate curiosity and interest in seeking the truth in all things compelled me to read the book with the understanding that sometimes reality isn't as we might have preferred it to have been.

The book is divided into a total of eleven (11) chapters, further subdivided into a total of 37 scenes, in which Baker begins by describing a speculated scene usually involving a woman's conscious or subconscious motives and behavior which might cause her to cheat on her long-term partner. Baker then analyzes the scene using his hypotheses and assertions alleging that females are built to have sex with multiple males and encourage "sperm wars" in order to get the "best" genes for their offspring. Some of it seemed to make sense, but as I read the book and began to believe the plausible explanations for the womens' behavior, something just didn't feel right. His data collection and analysis seemed to be too shallow and simplistic for me to take it seriously. He kept alleging his "sperm wars" hypothesis and it just seemed that the truth was different and much more complicated. But, I reasoned, it must be true.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsExcellent book for understanding how our sexual drives can often take control of us.
By Ryan Randolph on October 15, 2007
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Sperm wars dives into many fascinating aspects of our sexuality and how these inherent drives have evolved over time and still control us to a much greater extent than most of us believe.

The book describes concepts using realistic situations and stories, making the book educational as well as exciting to read.

He reveals:
-Why a woman often feels a strong drive for finding the best genes as well as the best provider, and how she will optimize her sexual strategy if she cannot find a man that satisfies both.
-Why gays and bisexuals are actually the result of specific evolutionary survival strategies.
-How rape plays out in humans and other species.
-How most of a man's sperm is actually created to battle other sperm.
-10% of children are have different fathers than they believe.
-A women is far more likely to conceive through an affair rather than with her boyfriend or husband.
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5.0 out of 5 starsTo those questioning the science, you're wrong.
By Mike Galos on February 10, 2008
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To those who are rather desperately clinging on to their world view despite this book (and it's 1996 earlier version) by criticizing it for lack of scientific rigor, you should realize that this is the popular press version of Baker and Bellis' research and not the academic text. The subject matter is only contoversial by its socially explosive conclusions and not by any questions of its science.

If you really want the solid data to convince you that virtually everything you want to believe is wrong, you should get a copy of Human Sperm Competition: Copulation, Masturbation and Infidelity which is the academic text of their groundbreaking research.

The proper scientific documentation really is there. Our physiology is wildly more complex than most people had believed and clearly did not develop in a sexually pair bonded environment.
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5.0 out of 5 starsand too bad that more sexually-active people are not educated on these ...
By Sharon Raymond on August 7, 2015
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Who KNEW! This little book is full of info re: how the sexual part of the anatomy really works, and too bad that more sexually-active people are not educated on these interesting and little known facts about the knack of romancing and maintaining a lively relationship.
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4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting book
By John on May 7, 2014
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Personally I would have preferred just the facts of the studies that were done and some interpretation. The author uses real life drama to illustrate his points. Some of that might be fun for many readers. All in all it helps explain some facets of human sexual behavior that remain a mystery to many people.
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5.0 out of 5 starsEye-opening revelations
By Amazon Customer on April 1, 2006
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I like to pride myself of having a good understanding of male-female sexual behavior and of sexual biology, but this book blew my mind! I had no idea sperm behaved in this way and the degree to which our urges are control by our biology. I usually find science-based books detailing studies and statistics to be a big bore. But the combination of fictional dramatization of scenes of people in specific sexual situations followed by the real-world scientific explanations behind such behaviors, made the book irresistable. I couldn't put it down!!
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I'm trying to write an academic paper on human sexuality and was hoping to use this book as a resource. Read more

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Excellent thesis. Although I am not sure I agree with everything presented. Definitely worth a second read.

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