Product Description
This controversial new view of human sexuality has stimulated heated debate around the world by suggesting that much of our sexual behavior is driven by imperatives hard-wired into us through an evolutionary competition the author calls "the sperm war". Robin Baker contends that sex, for humans, is a battleground upon which an unconscious evolutionary conflict takes place.

Amazon.com Review
If you've ever looked upon sperm as a little army of white-coated soldiers setting off to sack and pillage a barely pregnable fortress . . . well, you'd be right, according to this fascinating new book. Dr. Robin Baker, who has studied sperm and cervical mucus in much greater detail than anyone would've thought necessary, has come to some startling conclusions: that less than 1 percent of sperm is actually designed to fertilize an egg (the rest are there to block other men's sperm), and that 4 to 10 percent of all children born to married couples are in fact the offspring of other men, usually of higher socioeconomic status, with whom the mother had a short-term relationship.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 31 reviews)

Get the 2006 Version.... this book is poor quality by Leslie Gapter (Singapore)

1 Stars
April 03, 2008
Although I absolutely LOVE this book, don't waste your money on this version. This version is poor quality (apart from the cover), and an obvious photocopy of the original work. The lack of copyright page is unsettling, and the cost of this book is almost DOUBLE that of the newer 2006 version.

Unexpected by Bigmac (Bris, Aust)

4 Stars
January 02, 2008
This book was recommended to me from a friend with the rider "it will change how you see the world", i thought - right!!!! Well contrary to my non believing mind, I now look at the world through different eyes. A must read for anyone confused about why we do the things we do, and confirmation of Darwin's second law.

an eye-opener by Marc Solis C. Christensen (Denmark/Scandinavia)

5 Stars
October 26, 2007
This book was a real eye-opener to me. It explains in a convincing way many of the less fortunate actions and thinking we have in the interaction between the sexes. The first 2/3 of the book ranges in the Top10 I have ever read. The last 1/3 looks into the more freaky sides of the subject and had less of my interest. All in all, this is a book I will recommend to everyone (particularly men). Marc

Interesting Book by Kelli L. Jones (Texas)

5 Stars
July 04, 2007
My husband and I are trying to get pregnant and I heard about this book through one of my college intructors. This book is really interesting to read if you want to know about this kind of stuff. Very interesting on how the body works!

Unbelievable! by Amy Land-de Wilde

5 Stars
November 11, 2006
I could not put this book down. To date, I've probably given about 10 copies away to different friends as gifts, and all have been more or less mesmerized. The information (written by a British "evolutionary biologist"--whatever that is) tells us that every sexual move we make (whether with others or alone) is dictated by some primal and subconscious urge to put forth our very best genetic efforts for the creation of successful and prolific progeny who will then propogate other successful and prolific progeny. It can get a little bogged down in places. However...whew! After reading this (which I recommend), it will be impossible to just lay back and enjoy it ever again without wondering what subconscious game you're both playing!

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