Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?

Bodies, Brains, and Behavior---The Science Behind Sex, Love and Attraction

By: Jena Pincott

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

Cosmopolitan meets Scientific American in this entertaining and informative question-and-answer book on human attraction. Based on the latest studies in science, Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes? answers more than 100 wild, weird, and very pressing questions, including:

Why do some men smell better to you than others?

Are good dancers also good in bed?

Why are more women than men bisexual?

Can your genes make you adulterous?

What can you tell about your date by looking at his or her hands?

Why aren't there more male muses?

Why do blondes seem to attract the most attention from men?

All of these questions have answers that are based in science, and author Jena Pincott explains the reasons for love and attraction, and to what extent our dating and mating lives are controlled by urges and instincts. Organized into three sections---Behaviors, Bodies, and Brains---Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes? provides useful, funny, and accessible answers to these questions.

©2008 Jena Pincott (P)2008 Tantor

Science of Attraction

I like to know the "why" behind the action, and this book explains it in a very entertaining way. The author cites a lot of studies. I know I will listen to it again!

A Great Change of Pace

Jena Pincott uses scientific evidence, anecdotes and case studies to inform listeners about a the most interesting aspects of our daily lives. The book is fast moving, well written and well read. Pincott answers +/1 100 questions related to sex and sex related issues. Each is clearly presented and rooted in the literature. She never misses a beat, keeps the listener intereseted always, and informs everyone. If you are going to listen to this adio in the car, think about the age and attitudes of other passengers within ear shot. The book isn't "dirty" but it is adult.

Absolutely hilarious! Great listen!

Would you listen to Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes? again? Why?

It is an absolutely funny book with great information and insight.

What other book might you compare Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes? to and why?

IDK

What does Laural Merlington bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She reminds me of the nurse on talk sex with Sue

Any additional comments?

Funny book.

Horrible narrator. I just wanted her to shut up.

I was highly distracted by the drama queen narrator. I will not buy another audible book that she narrates.

Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes Review

Any additional comments?

This was an interesting listen. I was a little surprised that the author is clearly writing to a female audience, when I thought the topic was of interest to both sexes. The point is small, and barely distracts.

Fascinating, for guys and girls

Very well written and well read study of all the various factors which contribute to people being attracted to each other. These include voice, hair, body mass and body ratios, and dozens of others.

Interesting facts

Very interesting exploration of the biological effects an our concepts of beauty and attraction. The narrator’s voice takes getting used to, but the material makes up for it.

Fascinating for all

Contrary to one review I read, the narrator is very good. But then... I'm a man. I guess you'll have to read the book to know why that is significant.

Read this if you love to learn why we are the way we are. The author has cobbled together many lines of research and presents the findings in a compelling, light-hearted way.

As a man, it is nice to hear lots of justification for why we prefer certain women and that personality is definitely not the only meaningful reason to prefer someone. That goes for women too. Women will learn why they love to bury their faces in their lover's pillow or t-shirts. Why are high heels sexy? And how to tell if your date is going well by looking into your date's eyes and listening to the way they speak.

It is fascinating to learn how much our subconscious and deep down brain functions play a role in what we consider to be beautiful. One group was shown pictures for 13 milliseconds and still "accurately" judged the attractiveness of the subjects. In that amount of time, they didn't really even get a look at the faces they were rating, but they still could tell if they were attractive.

Some interesting tidbits. Too academic and LONG.

My title sums it up for me... I don't personally care for the narrator, given the dry material. But, I will be able to finish it - eventually.

Fun listen, even for a dude.

This book is fun and informative, even though it is clearly geared towards women. I would bump it up a star if it lost some of the women's magazine feel. I also feel that men are unfairly characterized as brutish cavemen with little self control once the hormones kick in around an attractive women. This might be true of young twenty-something “dudes” wearing surfer style choker necklaces, heck it might have even been true of me twenty years ago, but most men quickly out grow this behavior and learn to think with the head on their shoulders. But all in all it was fun and credit worthy.