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Sex Power Money

By: Sara Pascoe
Narrated by: Sara Pascoe
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** 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

©2019 Sara Pascoe (P)2019 Faber Audio
Gender Studies Performing Arts Social Sciences Money Funny Comedy Thought-Provoking Witty Inspiring
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Critic reviews

"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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Funny and interesting. The only thing I didn’t like was the male narrator it was a bit offensive

Very interesting is a bit man bashing

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Listened on a radio 2 evening show to Sara Pascoe talking about this book, it sounded fascinating and indeed it was. Entertaining, thought provoking and informative.
I vote her PM despite her veganism

Fascinating

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This is such a powerful book, I also have read her “animal” and love her way of understanding the works of everything and how it impacts and effects other things around it x

I’m not giving you any spoilers but you must read x

Science vs everything

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Sara Pascoe is brilliant. Must read non- fiction. Welcoming style that explores power dynamics through society from a scientific and cultural stand point. Lots for anyone to take away from it. Do yourself a favour

Insightful, engaging, funny

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As a former sex worker I appreciated Sarah for setting out her natural opposition to sex work for trying to understand the perspective of women and men who aren't forced. Provides a balanced view of a difficult industry and dark aspects of the human condition.

Balanced view of the sex industry

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