Sex, Time and Power: How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution Review

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(More customer reviews)For 25 years, "A Pattern Language" (C. Alexander, et al) has occupied first place in my "Most Human Wisdom In a Book Cover" category.Leonard Shlain's "Sex, Time, and Power" has just replaced it.Surely, even amongst the well educated, the relationship between men and women holds more misunderstanding than any other human endeavor.Dr. Shlain's insightful study sheds more light into this thorny area than the sum of all other similar books I have read.Although the writing style is personal and humerous, this book is a relatively slow read due to the sheer density of ideas presented and quantity of supporting documentation supplied.Every time I loan out this book, it proves very difficult to get back. It is a slooow read that borrowers do not want to relinquish until they have finished.After a few weeks rumination time, I find them asking me if the book is available again.Get your own copy!Anyone trying to make sense of "The Urge to Merge" will find themselves returning to this fertile well of ideas again and again.
As a related aside, attending a book store talk given by Dr. Shlain, I found him to be every bit an excellent speaker as he is an excellent writer.If given the chance to hear him speak, don't miss it!

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