Christopher Ryan

A controversial, idea-driven book that challenges everything you (think you) know about sex, monogamy, marriage, and family. In the words of Steve Taylor (The Fall, Waking From Sleep), Sex at Dawn is “a wonderfully provocative and well-written book which completely re-evaluates human sexual behavior and gets to the root of many of our social and psychological ills.”

The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which “progress” has perverted the way we live—how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die—in this “engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking” (Booklist) book.Most of us have instinctive evidence the world is ending—balmy December days, face-to-face conversation replaced with heads-to-screens zomboidism, a world at constant war, a political system in disarray. We hear some myths and lies so frequently that they feel like truths: Civilization is humankind’s greatest accomplishment. Progress is undeniable. Count your blessings. You’re lucky to be alive here and now. Well, maybe we are and maybe we aren’t. Civilized to Death counters the idea that progress is inherently good, arguing that the “progress” defining our age is analogous to an advancing disease. Prehistoric life, of course, was not without serious dangers and disadvantages. Many babies died in infancy. A broken bone, infected wound, snakebite, or difficult pregnancy could be life-threatening. But ultimately, Christopher Ryan questions, were these pre-civilized dangers more murderous than modern scourges, such as car accidents, cancers, cardiovascular disease, and a technologically prolonged dying process? Civilized to Death “will make you see our so-called progress in a whole new light” (Book Riot) and adds to the timely conversation that “the way we have been living is no longer sustainable, at least as long as we want to the earth to outlive us” (Psychology Today). Ryan makes the claim that we should start looking backwards to find our way into a better future.

Tangentially Reading is the literary spin-off of Christopher Ryan’s popular podcast, Tangentially Speaking. Tangentially Speaking released its inaugural episode in 2012, and new episodes have appeared weekly ever since. Tangentially Reading collects and preserves in paper form 26 of the podcast’s most memorable conversations. The creation of the book – from its conception through to transcription through to design and illustration – was powered by the enthusiasm of the global Tangentially Speaking community. The book’s gorgeous illustrations are original works by podcast listener Adam McDade.

به راستی اگر معلوم شود انسانِ ماقبلِ تاریخ در صلح و کامیابیِ نسبی می‌زیسته است، چه؟ اگر نگوییم «دورانِ طلایی» حداقل «دورانِ نُقره‌ای» (یا «دوران بُرنزی») که بوده است. بدون آنکه بخواهیم در تصویرسازیِ آن دوران به ورطهٔ تصوراتِ رویاگونهٔ شبه‌بهشتی افتیم، آیا می‌توانیم جرئت کنیم و این احتمال را در نظر بگیریم که نیاکانِ ما در دنیایی زندگی می‌کرده‌اند که برای بیشترِ انسان‌ها، در بیشترِ روزها، همه چیز به اندازهٔ کافی وجود داشته است؟ اکنون دیگر هر کسی می‌داند که «ناهارِ مجانی خبری نیست.» اما اگر گونهٔ انسان در دنیایی رشد و نمو کرده باشد که ناهارش همیشه مجانی بوده است چطور؟ اگر بدانیم آن سفری که ما با تن‌آسایی و فراوانی آغاز کرده‌ایم در صد قرنِ اخیر، به پریشانی، کمیابی و رقابتِ ظالمانه تغییرِ شکل داده است، آنگاه ارزش‌گذاری‌مان دربارهٔ دورانِ ماقبلِ تاریخ (و در نتیجه خودمان) چطور تغییر خواهد کرد؟ شاید باورش برای عده‌ای دشوار باشد، اما شواهدِ به جا مانده از اسکلت‌های نیاکانِ ما به وضوح نشان می‌دهند که آنها تا پیش از دورانِ کشاورزی- دام‌پروری، هرگز قحطیِ بلندمدت و گسترده را تجربه نکرده بودند. کمبودهای غذاییِ مزمن و اقتصادهای مبتنی بر کمیابی، دستاوردهای سیستم‌های اجتماعی‌ای هستند که همراه با دورانِ کشاورزی-دامپروری ظاهر شدند.

Excerpts from some of the edgiest conversations with authors, porn stars, and educators. Each challenges narratives that shame, repress, and obscure our understanding of sex. They encourage us to go beyond propaganda telling us that sex is toxic, dangerous, and pathological. Interviews with Asa Akira, Wednesday Martin, Reid Mihalko, Zhana Vrangalova, and Angela White. Each of them are, in their own ways, taking on the status quo and spreading the subversive, liberating, and life-enhancing truth that sex is nothing to be ashamed of -- unless shame turns you on!

Excerpts from some of the edgiest conversations about drugs, consciousness, and addiction from the popular podcast, Tangentially Speaking, with Christopher Ryan

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Sex at Dawn By Christopher Ryan, Sex/Life By BB Easton, Mating in Captivity By Esther Perel 3 Books Collection Sex at “Sex at Dawn challenges conventional wisdom about sex in a big way. By examining the prehistoric origins of human sexual behavior the authors are able to expose the fallacies and weaknesses of standard theories proposed by most experts. This is a provocative, entertaining, and pioneering book. I learned a lot from it and recommend it highly.” — Andrew Weil, M.D.Sex/School psychologists aren't supposed to write books about sex. Doing so would be considered "unethical" and "a fireable offense." Lucky for you, ethics was never my strong suit. Sex/ 44 Chapters About 4 Men is a laugh-out-loud funny and brutally honest look at female sexuality, as told through the razor-sharp lens of domesticated bad girl BB Easton. No one and nothing is off limits as BB revisits the ex-boyfriends—a sadistic tattoo artist, a punk rock parolee, and a heavy metal bass player—that led her to finally find true love with a straight-laced, drop-dead-gorgeous . . . accountant.Mating in

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Sex at Dawn, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, Attached 3 Books Collection Sex at “Sex at Dawn challenges conventional wisdom about sex in a big way. By examining the prehistoric origins of human sexual behavior the authors are able to expose the fallacies and weaknesses of standard theories proposed by most experts. This is a provocative, entertaining, and pioneering book. I learned a lot from it and recommend it highly.” — Andrew Weil, M.D.The Seven Principles for Making Marriage The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman’s unprecedented study of couples over a period of years has allowed him to observe the habits that can make—and break—a marriage. Here is the culmination of that the seven principles that guide couples on a path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship.We already rely on science to tell us what to eat, when to exercise, and how long to sleep. Why not use science to help us improve our relationships? In this revolutionary book, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Amir Levine and Rachel Heller scientifically explain why why some people seem to navigate relationships effortlessly, while others struggle.