Sex, Time, and Power: How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 5 stars “It's one of my favorite books ever. Everyone wonders, "why am I here"? This book answers that question through the ages - young women, middle aged women, older women, all have a grand purpose in the design of life. You can be the very best corporate exec, movie star, chic jet-setter, but the...” see full review » see other reviews »

Didn’t Like It Rated 2 stars “Definitely read Shlain's "Alphabet Versus the Goddess" before you pick this up. Actually pick AVG up before you pick up a lot of books. He goes a bit far in "Sex, Time, and Power," his hypotheses many and, in my opinion, thin.” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 5 stars

  “It's one of my favorite books ever. Everyone wonders, "why am I here"? This book answers that question through the ages - young women, middle aged women, older women, all have a grand purpose in the design of life. You can be the very best corporate exec, movie star, chic jet-setter, but the power is in the genes. And the ability to pass DNA on...and on...and on. And as we age, we become the protector and wisdom-stower upon our progeny. Even if you can't or don't have children, the answers to life's whys? are interesting enough - why is there "marriage" - one man, one woman. And how did THAT get passed along as our accepted form of mating, why not one husband and lots of wives? And I never would have dreamed that the woman's monthly cycle has such a huge impact on....so many things! Fascinating stuff.....!”

  Kathryn H wrote this review Thursday, February 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 2 stars

  “Definitely read Shlain's "Alphabet Versus the Goddess" before you pick this up. Actually pick AVG up before you pick up a lot of books. He goes a bit far in "Sex, Time, and Power," his hypotheses many and, in my opinion, thin. ”

  Rebecca Jean T wrote this review Thursday, May 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “This is a very interesting book about why men and women are the way they are based on genetics. I think this is a very cool book. ”

  Dana M wrote this review Thursday, October 25 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “If you are a woman you HAVE to read this...I learned soo much.”

  Zadkiel wrote this review Thursday, October 19 2006. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No