The Sex Myth

Why Everything We're Told is Wrong

Brooke Magnanti

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
12 March 2013

Media studies; Sociology: sexual relations

Is there any truth to the epidemic of sex addiction? Are our children really getting sexualised younger? Are men the only ones who like porn? Brooke Magnanti looks at all these questions and more - and proves that perhaps we've all been taking the answers for granted.

Brooke Magnanti is no stranger to controversy. As Belle de Jour she enthralled and outraged the nation in equal measure. Now her real identity is out in the open, Brooke's background as a scientist and a researcher can come to bear in her fascinating investigation into the truth behind the headlines, scandals and moral outrage that fill the media (and our minds) when it comes to sex.

Using her entertaining and informed voice, Brooke strips away the hype and looks at the science behind sex and the panic behind public policy.

Unlike so many media column inches, Brooke uses verifiable academic research. This is fact, not fiction; science not supposition.

So sit back, open your mind and prepare to be shocked.

By: Brooke Magnanti
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 258g
ISBN: 9781780220895
ISBN 10: 1780220898
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 12 March 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Brooke Magnanti is a science researcher who studied Genetic Epidemiology at master's level and did her doctoral studies with the Department of Forensic Pathology at the University of Sheffield. Her professional interests include population-based research, standards of evidence, and human biology and anthropology. In 2009 it was revealed that she is an ex-call girl and author of the bestselling Belle de Jour series of memoirs, which were adapted into the ITV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl starring Billie Piper. You can find Brooke online at belledejour-uk.blogspot.com, on Twitter @belledejour_uk or follow her adventures in baking at thegyst.blogspot.com.

Reviews for The Sex Myth: Why Everything We're Told is Wrong

A book that is as entertaining as it is erudite...a timely, persuasive read * The Observer * An important book... exactly the kind of level-headed analysis that could help to dispel some of the hysteria surrounding the sex industry * The Times *