Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Copyright: 2002
ISBN: 0805063315
Subject: Evolutionary Biology
Dr. Tatiana's Guide is an absolutely wonderful look at the wild and crazy world of evolutionary biology. It is written in the style of an advice column like you would see in a typical newspaper, but the topics are definitely not what you would expect. With chapter titles such as "How to Make Love to a Cannibal" (which deals with certain insects that kill their mates either during or shortly after they mate), it is a totally unique method of explaining sex to the general public.
As should be expected the author does use proper terminology when talking about sex, and doesn't use silly phrases that humans seem to favour for their bodily parts. I find this quite refreshing, as the last thing a reader needs is to be talked down to because an author, reviewer, or whomever finds it necessary to call the male sexual organ a wee-wee, rather than a penis.
Of course there are some people that I'm fairly sure it will tend to upset, after all she is talking about sex, but for the most part she doesn't mention humans a lot, except when a particular topic can be related directly to humanity to provide clarification. This book would be a great introduction to biology in most classrooms at a senior high or first year university level.
Highly recommended.
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