Sex Power Money

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Award-winning comedian Sara Pascoe, following her hit book Animal, turns her attention to the stuff that makes the world go round - sex, power and money.Sara Pascoe has decided to confront her fear of the male libido and wade into the evolutionary science that drives human sexual response. Considering modern manifestations of male sexuality - from penis anxiety to anti-fapping, from pornography to paying for sex - Sex Power Money examines how biology, instinct and economics interact to underpin our sexual behaviours.Why don't people care about the welfare of the people they masturbate to?ANDWhy is there such stigma around those who work in the sex industry?WHENSome women still want men to buy their dinner?In this comedic and educational hopscotch over anatomy, the history of sexual representation and the sticky way all human interactions are underwritten by wealth, Pascoe wonders: can consent be bought? Does everyone have a price? Can we escape the paradox of heterosexuality if women can't help but admire status, and men obsess about youth and physicality? Drawing on anecdotal experience, unqualified opinion, interviews and research, Sex Power Money is thought-provoking, hilarious and challenging: a fresh take . . . on the oldest discussion.Praise for Sara Pascoe's previous book Animal:'Brilliant.' Frankie Boyle'Some comics serve up their anxieties just for laughs; Pascoe draws on hers to offer provocative (and positive) new perspectives on the world.' Guardian'A tremendously exciting voice: timely, intelligent and buzzing with comedic charm . . . Pascoe has something to say and a thoroughly engaging way of saying it.' The Times'The funniest, best book about sexuality, sex and sexy - and not so sexy - time ever written. I love it.' Jessica Hynes