Sperm Are from Men, Eggs Are from Women

The best book on sexual evolutionary biology. Why both men and women seem to be on different planets. Hm... is there a catchier title? Perhaps, but not a better book. Unfortunately, despite his extensive bibliography, Joe Quirk (What the blazes kind of name is that for a scientific researcher? ) does not have a Phd. Neither is he buddies with Oprah, so I doubt this will top the besteller list. Never mind. I've suffered through many academese imbued evolutionary snoozefests texts. This one will keep you wide awake, I promise. What Quirk has is brilliance, and (gasp!) an ability to write. He must have had some alpha ancestors during the pleistocene era that could spin some awesome tales by the campfire. Among The Table of Contents we find such gems as: Chapter 9: The Jerk Gene Chapter 12: Why Women are Coy, Men Clueless Chapter 26: Free Love Causes War And, for a smaple paragraph: " Men are attracted to nubility and health. Women are attracted to nobility and wealth. Both want intelligence, kindness, and opulence. Both want a good sense of humor. They'll need it. " As will the reader. An easy 5 stars.

When it comes to sex and love, why do we act the way we do? Joe Quirk compiles decades of provocative scientific research from all over the world and turns it into a book that's fun, very readable, and often hilarious. You'll be quoting this one at the water cooler at work...or to your partner next time you're trying to explain yourself. "Honey, I can't help myself. It's in my genes!"

Finally an answer to the lame stereotypes / conclusions based on anecdotal evidence of Men are from Mars ... Give me the scientific facts and package it in a funny easy to read fashion. That's exactly what Joe did with this book. On every other page it is like: Oh wow, that makes sense, or I never thought of it from a gene perspective. Very interesting. Check it out, Mark.

He amazes me, that Quirk. I wish I could write like he does. Quirk's work is a delight you never tire of. And you never tire of the insight. Howard Bloom Author of The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition Into the Forces of History and Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind From the Big Bang to the 21st Century ps Jeez, Joe, it never occurred to me that you had a mom.

This book is one of the best examples of grounding real biological insight into the often humorous and more often confusing interations between the sexes. I found myself not being able to put it down, and people on my plane thought I was a little crazy for laughing so much. A definate read!