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Sex Power Money
- Narrated by: Sara Pascoe
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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Summary
** THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER **
** FEATURED ON BBC ARTS' BETWEEN THE COVERS **
Award-winning comedian Sara Pascoe turns her attention to the things that really matter to humans - sex, power and money.
'A genuinely hilarious explanation of the science of sex' FRANKIE BOYLE
'I've never read a book so fast and laughed so loudly while learning so much. Pascoe is a sage for our times.' DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE, The Guilty Feminist
Following her hit book Animal, Sara Pascoe decides to confront her fear of the male libido, and turns her attention to the things that really matter to humans, delving into such questions as:
Why don't people care about the welfare of the people they masturbate to?
and
Why is there such stigma around those who work in the sex industry?
when
Some women still want men to buy them 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 explores whether we'll ever be able to escape the Conundrum of Heterosexuality. Drawing on anecdotal experience, unqualified opinion, interviews and original research, Sex Power Money is thought-provoking and riotously funny: a fresh take on the oldest discussion.
'Important, timely, poignant, mind-blowing and VERY FUNNY. Written with kindness, bravery and ridiculous attention to detail, it will make you feel cleverer without all the usual effort.' AISLING BEA
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"I’ve never read a book so fast and laughed so loudly while learning so much. Pascoe is a sage for our times." (Deborah Frances-White, The Guilty Feminist)
"Mind-blowing and VERY FUNNY." (Aisling Bea)
"An insightful, sensitive study of modern masculinity and sexual economics." (Observer)
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- M Ryan
- 29-08-19
A must read for all sex workers
Sara Pascoe has done it once again! She has written a great book and I really recommend it to anyone in the sex industry!
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- Steven Holt
- 07-10-19
Very interesting is a bit man bashing
Funny and interesting. The only thing I didn’t like was the male narrator it was a bit offensive
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- Anonymous User
- 06-05-20
An Honest and Balanced Discussion
Sara covers a breadth of issues and acknowledges her own bias. Also a great narrator.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-12-19
Brilliant book a must read
I naively thought this book was going to be funny. It is very far from funny, but in a good way. It is incredibly informative and raises many important questions about sex from an evolutionary perspective and how it is linked to money amd power and basic needs. There is a lot of discussion on porn which is fascinating, so well researched and balanced as the author tries to look at it from different perspectives. Having two young sons this scares me and doesn't give me the answers as to how to raise them to avoid some of these awful often instinctual behaviours of men, but has got me thinking and made me aware of areas To look out for.
Ok and maybe there are a few funny parts.
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- Rachel Davies
- 08-11-19
A new queen to admire in our day and age
After reading Animal 2 years ago, I was delighted to see this bad boy.
Thank you Sara!
This book is informative, funny and real in a way that can connect to all of us.
Recommend......
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- Sair0075
- 24-02-20
Opinionated but eye opening
Lots of information to take in from this book. So much more to look into, it really makes you want to look further into all sex, power and money to have discussions with different people with different views. Definitely changed my perspective and gave me a much more open mind. I think of myself as quite liberal but like Sara, I forget that people choose to do sex work and are not always forced.
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- Anna Furniss
- 24-02-20
Really Great
Really interesting and challenging at times if you already have opinions about some of the topics. funny and engaging, highly recommend
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- Webbi
- 24-11-21
Not a comfortable listen, but excellent
Some very difficult subjects covered with enthusiasm, sensitivity, comedy where appropriate and full acceptance of personal point of view.
I hated what it said, but had to hear it. It has given me the opportunity to look at things from many other points of view and understand possible scientific and evolutionary reasons for why we are where we are.
Thanks Sarah.
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- EJ
- 24-12-19
Fantastically researched and delivered!
Loved this book so much and will be listening to it again! It's worth noting down the recommendations she gives at the end too.
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- CLP
- 19-02-20
Great introduction to further research
Fascinating stuff, entertaining narration. I think this book is a great introduction to further research on the topics of sex, power and money. Sara clearly spent a lot of time doing research and provides a long list of useful literature for further research at the end of the book. I learnt things I didn't know, and her personal reflections were interesting, challenging and relatable. I liked that she didn't offer a single theory and left the debate open. Really pleased to have got this book.
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