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Birds, sex, and beauty : the extraordinary implications of Charles Darwin's strangest idea / by Ridley, Matt,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In all animals, mating is a deal. But few creatures behave as if sex is a simple transaction. Many treat it with reverence, suspicion, angst and violence. In the case of the Black Grouse, the bird at the centre of Matt Ridley's investigation, the males dance and sing for hours a day, for several exhausting months, in an exhausting and sometimes deadly ritual called a 'lek'. To prepare for the ordeal, they grow, preen and display fancy, twisted, bold-colored feathers. But why are males the eager sellers and females the discerning buyers? Why do increasingly baroque and bizarre males put themselves at risk of attack by circling hawks and rival birds? And why are these displays considered beautiful by humans at all?
Subjects: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.; Birds; Evolution (Biology); Lek behavior.; Natural selection.;
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Spare me "The Talk"! : a guy's guide to sex, relationships, and growing up / by Langford, Jo.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Sex instruction for boys.; Teenage boys; Teenage boys; Teenage boys; Sexual health.;
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Bitch : on the female of the species / by Cooke, Lucy,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."It's a tale as old as time: the philandering man wants to chase sex with whomever, wherever, and at all costs-and to avoid supporting his offspring at all costs, too-while leaving a long-suffering wife to clean up his mess. You can find the idea in comedians' routines, inane self-help books, and any number of movies, novels, and television shows. It almost all comes from evolutionary biology and psychology, and the tale boils down to this: Females are naturally submissive, passive, and maternal, while males are necessarily dominant, competitive, and promiscuous. And as Lucy Cooke shows in Bitch, it's almost completely wrong. In its place, Cooke offers a new vision of the female sex: depending on which one you choose, you can find females that are inherently as promiscuous, competitive, strategically cooperative, ardent, aggressive, dominant, dynamic, complex and variable as evolutionary psychology's stereotypical male. So how did the idea of the passive female get so entrenched? Tracing biology from Darwin to today, Cooke shows how the men behind breakthrough theories in evolution have infused their ideas with a massive dose of societal sexism. Cooke surfs the work of two generations of feminist evolutionary biologists, showing how they've pushed back against the blinkered views of evolution's founding fathers to reveal the true diversity of nature. She meets with pioneering scientists--Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, Jeanne Altmann, Mary-Jane West-Eberhard, Patricia Gowaty and more--following their work around the globe. From the dominant female lemurs of Madagascar to same-sex female albatross couples in Hawaii to female killer whale elders in the Salish sea, Cooke takes us on a journey through a side of nature that's much less binary, less heterosexual, and less sexist than we have been led to expect. Fierce, funny, and revolutionary, Bitch is a scientific manifesto that shows us an entirely new perspective on what it means to be a female animal, with serious implications for all of us today"--
Subjects: Females; Psychology, Comparative.; Sexual behavior in animals.; Sexual dimorphism (Animals); Social behavior in animals.; Women.; Women;
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The loves of my life : a sex memoir / by White, Edmund,1940-author.;
"The 85-year-old "paterfamilias of queer literature" (New York Times) recounts the sixty-plus years of sexual escapades that have inspired his many masterpieces. He explores the sex he had with other closeted boys of the 50s Midwest, with women as a young man trying to be straight, the sex he's paid for and been paid for, sex during the Stonewall and HIV eras, and in the age of the apps. Through tales of transactional sex, mutual admiration, open relationships, domination, submission, love, and loss, he paints an indelible portrait of queer history in America and abroad in a way only someone who has lived through it can. Written with White's signature honesty, irreverence, and wit, The Loves of My Life is the culmination of a legend's life and work, a delightful and moving tour of over seventy years of being unabashedly gay and in love with love in all its forms"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Personal narratives.; White, Edmund, 1940-; Authors, American; Gay authors; Gay men; Gay men;
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The Duff, designated ugly fat friend : a novel / by Keplinger, Kody.;
Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper starts sleeping with Wesley Rush, a notorious womanizer who disgusts her, in order to distract her from her personal problems, and to her surprise, the two of them find they have a lot in common and are able to help each other find more productive ways to deal with their difficulties.LSC
Subjects: Dysfunctional families; Self-perception; Teenagers; High school students;
© 2011, c2010., Little, Brown,
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Sixteen candles [videorecording] / by Baker, Blanche,1956-; Byrne, Robert.; Corso, John W.; Dooley, Paul,1928-; Glynn, Carlin.; Green, Hilton A.; Hall, Anthony Michael.; Henry, Justin.; Hughes, John,1950-2009.; Morris, Haviland,1959-; Newborn, Ira.; Peterson, Mark.; Ringwald, Molly.; Schlom, Marla.; Schoeffling, Michael.; Warschilka, Edward.; Watanabe, Gedde.; Channel Productions, Inc. (Firm); Universal Pictures (Firm);
Director of photography, Bobby Bryne ; editor, Edward Warschilka ; music, Ira Newborn ; costume designers, Mark Peterson, Marla Schlom ; production designer, John W. Corso.Molly Ringwald, Paul Dooley, Carlin Glynn, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris, Gedde Watanabe, Blanche Baker, Anthony Michael Hall.It's Sam's sweet sixteen birthday and no one in her family remembers the important occasion. She's an average teen who endures creepy freshmen, spoiled siblings, confused parents and the beautiful blonde who stands between her and the boy of her dreams.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, Region 1, widescreen anamorphic (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital surround, DTS.
Subjects: Birthdays; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Teenagers; Teenagers;
© c2008., Universal,
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Young Bloomsbury : the generation that reimagined love, freedom and self-expression / by Strachey, Nino,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.'Young Bloomsbury' is focused on the incredibly colourful cast of characters in the second generation of Bloomsbury. They were more transgressive than the previous generation and included Eddy Sackville-West, the handsome bisexual sculptor Stephen Tomlin, and the butch lesbian psychologist Alix Strachey. Nino Strachey is related to Lytton Strachey from the first generation. She is the last member of the Strachey family to grow up at Sutton Court in Somerset, home of the Strachey's for over 300 years. From the author of 'Rooms of Their Own'.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Artists; Artists; Authors, English; Authors, English; Bloomsbury group.;
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Fifty shades darker [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Airlie, Andrew,1961-actor.; Dornan, Jamie,1982-actor.; Foley, James,1953-film director.; Grimes, Luke,1984-actor.; Harden, Marcia Gay,actor.; Heathcote, Isabella,1987-actor.; James, E. L.Fifty shades darker.[videorecording].; Johnson, Dakota,1989-actor.; Johnson, Eric,1979-actor.; Martini, Max,1969-actor.; Mumford, Eloise,actor.; Ora, Rita,actor.; Rasuk, Victor,1984-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Eloise Mumford, Bella Heathcote, Rita Ora, Luke Grimes, Victor Rasuk, Max Martini, Marcia Gay Harden, Andrew Airlie.Anastasia has broken off her relationship with the troubled Christian to pursue a new career in a Seattle publishing house. While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS: X immersive audio, DTS Headphone X ; DTS digital surround 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Erotic films.; Romance films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; James, E. L.; Billionaires; Bondage (Sexual behavior); Man-woman relationships; Sexual dominance and submission;
For private home use only.
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Sex tape [videorecording] / by Angelo, Kate.; Corddry, Rob.; Diaz, Cameron.; Kasdan, Jake,1975-; Segel, Jason,1979-; Stoller, Nicholas.; Columbia Pictures.; Escape Artists (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Tim Suhrstedt ; editor, Tara Timpone ; music, Michae Andrews.Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper, Rob Lowe.Jay and Annie are a married couple still very much in love, but ten years and two kids have cooled the passion. To get it back, they decide to make a video of themselves trying out every position in "The Joy of Sex" in one marathon three-hour session. It seems like a great idea, until they discover that their most private video has gone public. In a panic, they begin a wild night of adventure to reclaim their video, their reputation, their sanity, and, most importantly, their marriage.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Pornographic films;
© c2014., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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Sex with presidents : the ins and outs of love and lust in the White House / by Herman, Eleanor,1960-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The author uncovers the bedroom secrets of American presidents and explores the surprising ways voters have reacted to their leaders' sex scandals"--
Subjects: Sex scandals; Presidents; Presidents; Politicians; Political corruption;
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