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Chapter Four: Visions of Beauty

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A Taste for the Beautiful

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface ix
Chapter One: Why All the Fuss about Sex? 1
Chapter Two: Why All the Whining and Chucking? 13
Chapter Three: Beauty and the Brain 33
Chapter Four: Visions of Beauty 53
Chapter Five: The Sounds of Sex 77
Chapter Six: The Aroma of Adulation 105
Chapter Seven: Fickle Preferences 126
Chapter Eight: Hidden Preferences and Life in Pornotopia 148
Epilogue 169
Notes 171
Bibliography 177
Index 187

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface ix
Chapter One: Why All the Fuss about Sex? 1
Chapter Two: Why All the Whining and Chucking? 13
Chapter Three: Beauty and the Brain 33
Chapter Four: Visions of Beauty 53
Chapter Five: The Sounds of Sex 77
Chapter Six: The Aroma of Adulation 105
Chapter Seven: Fickle Preferences 126
Chapter Eight: Hidden Preferences and Life in Pornotopia 148
Epilogue 169
Notes 171
Bibliography 177
Index 187

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