Lust and Love

Lust and Love: Is it more than chemistry? provides answers to some of this question through the eyes of science. It takes a light hearted and entertaining approach in explaining the current scientific knowledge of why people are attracted to each other, from the first moments of meeting to how emotions change in a long lasting partnership. The book covers research from the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, neurology, psychiatry, psychology, physics and medicine, using the love story of a fictional couple to take the reader on a journey through science. Additional topics on the ‘tools of attraction’ including the history of the lipstick, the development of perfumes and aphrodisiacs provide an absorbing insight into the subject. Medical treatments and conditions including contraception, erectile dysfunction and the climacteric phenomenon are also discussed.

Comme quoi, la chimie c'est fun :O)

[Hardback | 2006 | xii + 170 pages | £24.95 | RSC Member Price £16.50 | ISBN 10: 0 85404 867 7 ISBN 13: 978 0 85404 867 0]