Sperm Wars: Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles

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Published to acclaim and controversy a decade ago, Sperm Wars is a revolutionary thesis about sex that turned centuries-old biological assumptions on their head. Evolution has programmed men to conquer and monopolize women while women, without ever knowing they are doing it, seek the best genetic input on offer from potential sexual partners. In this book, best-selling author Robin Baker reveals these new facts of life: ten percent of children are not fathered by their "fathers;" less than one percent of a man's sperm is capable of fertilizing anything (the rest is there to fight off all other men's sperm); "smart" vaginal mucus encourages some sperm but blocks others; and a woman is far more likely to conceive through a casual fling than through sex with her regular partner. It's no wonder that Sperm Wars is a classic of popular science writing that will surprise, entertain, and even shock. Dedication Preface Introduction Chapter 1 - The Generation Game SCENE 1 - Great Uncle Who? Chapter 2 - Routine Sex SCENE 2 - Normal Service SCENE 3 - The Wet Sheet SCENE 4 - Topping Up SCENE 5 - Conception Chapter 3 - Sperm Wars SCENE 6 - A Chance Affair SCENE 7 - A Sperm War Chapter 4 - Counting the Cost SCENE 8 - Doesn’t He Look Like His Father? SCENE 9 - Making Mistakes SCENE 10 - Licking Infidelity SCENE 11 - Checkmate Chapter 5 - Secret Anticipation SCENE 12 - A Double Life SCENE 13 - Multiply, But Don’t Divide SCENE 14 - A Wet Dream Chapter 6 - Successful Failure SCENE 15 - Home for the Day SCENE 16 - The Stress of It All SCENE 17 - How Forgetful Chapter 7 - Shopping Around for Genes SCENE 18 - Spoilt for Choice SCENE 19 - Fair Exchange SCENE 20 - Tasteful Display SCENE 21 - An Abandoned Selection? Chapter 8 - The Climax of Influence SCENE 22 - Finger on the Button SCENE 23 - Dark Secret SCENE 24 - Another Successful Failure SCENE 25 - Correcting Mistakes SCENE 26 - Putting It All Together Chapter 9 - Learning the Gropes SCENE 27 - Practice Makes Quite Good SCENE 28 - Rough and Tumble SCENE 29 - How to Con Chapter 10 - One Way or Another SCENE 30 - Best of Both Worlds SCENE 31 - The Coming of Women SCENE 32 - The Tenth Tonight SCENE 33 - The Predator SCENE 34 - Soldier, Soldier SCENE 35 - Men Are All the Same SCENE 36 - Exquisite Confusion Chapter 11 - Final Score SCENE 37 - Total Success