A must-read.

This is a book which gives an honest appraisal of the strategies men and women use in mating, supported by an enormous tranch of studies from around the world. It debunks myths, without seeking to do so and will be a gold mine for those who wish to maintain that there are such things as biological men and women and that they are different in their evolved psychology.

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Very insightful and enlightening.

Very insightful and enlightening. The book provides an insight to our cultural norms development, instigated by covertly genetic evolution (.."mating strategies").

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Incredible

Incredible for someone who wants to learn why people do what they do.
If you're already interested in evolution I highly recommend this book. Some topics are repeated as other reviews mention, but I didn't find this to be a problem at all. Rather, it allowed me to link everything together in my head in a well refined manner. Awesome.

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Interesting, scientific, yet accessible for the commoner

This book includes details of research as well, which is wonderful. Very accessible and easy to understand for anyone, regardless of prior knowledge. However, it doesn’t compromise the quality of information.

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Good basics, wide-ranging in scope

I felt, listening to this, a bit of deja vu from my degree studies (psychology/anthropology), and lots of reading since.

A lot of this is very useful and comprehensive, but also information I've come across before. Still, it was good to reconsider in the context of the animal kingdom as well, with Buss' study data included, which was new and helpful.

This might be best on paper rather than audio, with a lot of studies, numbers and lists included that are harder to follow aurally.

Some chapters - on r*pe for example - I found myself disagreeing with (evolutionary adaptation for it) regarding both genders, but it was still nonetheless interesting to hear the arguments.

It's a topic I find fascinating, and I like that this covers historical and evolutionary changes all the way up to present day use of apps and internet dating, even if there is no one rule or correct way of interpreting data and behaviours.

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Precisely what you need to hear

Everyone has to hear this, because it confirms what all of us already intuitively know.

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How the World really works

Great book, great voiceover work also. This is one book to stick with and finish for sure.

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What we all know but most don't want to accept

Actual masterpiece. Everyone should listen to this, especially in this day and age where it seems like the gender wars rage on with unrelenting force.

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A must-have for dating and pickup

This book won't teach you great pickup lines or techniques. It will give you much more - explanations of basic mechanisms in human mating. You will learn why evolutionarily humans chose to have long term relationships or casual sex and why men want beauty while women prefer strength, prestige and money. Everything backed with scientific data and research.

Definitely a great guide to better understand the other sex as well as oneself when it comes to dating, seeking partner and also being in a relationship.

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Longer than it needed to be

Insightful but some points were repeated throughout. I knew a lot of the content already from touching on this subject in uni, but overall a good book.

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