Alfred C. Kinsey : a public/private life
1997, First Edition. New York : W.W. Norton. Very good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing to edges and prelims; some library marks remain. A well-preserved example overall; internally strong and clean. Item #477479
ISBN: 0393040860
Physical description; xx, 937 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 775-894) and index. Contents; The lot of the boy in the city – A second Darwin – The right stuff – Be pure in thought and clean in habit – Finally, he just rebelled – Loosen up a bit more, Al – Ah, I perceive that you are an entomologist – We sort of migrated together – A little imperfect-too intolerant – My primary interest remains with research – It was done very, so to speak, scientifically – Positions, wiggling, and parasites – There isn't much science there – You can work out your own solution – A very strong regard for individual variation – Why has no one cracked this before – The only choice that he could possibly make – Unlimited funds for the expansion of our program – To deal directly with the Rockefeller foundation – We cannot use anyone who is afraid of sex – A report on what people do – Properly placed before the public – Successor to Darwin? – I hope the blinds were closed – The old attitude about sex – A Victorian image of female sexuality – Damn that Rusk – Up against the wall – He helped to change the times. Subjects; Kinsey, Alfred C. (Alfred Charles) (1894-1956) – Biography. Sexologists – United States – Biography. Sexology – United States – History – 20th century.
Price: €10.95