The Male Biological Clock: The Startling News About Aging, Sexuality, and Fertility in Men Review

The Male Biological Clock: The Startling News About Aging, Sexuality, and Fertility in Men
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The Male Biological Clock: The Startling News About Aging, Sexuality, and Fertility in Men ReviewIt should be noted that this is more narrowly focused than the title would suggest. Dr. Fisch's book is not so much about "the male biological clock" as it is about the male biological clock as it relates to male sexual performance and fertility. As such it is an excellent book for those men who are concerned about being able to father children and to perform well sexually. And it is not just for the older male. There is a lot of useful information for younger males as well who are having problems with conception and performance.
This is also a good book for the female partner because it emphasizes that infertility is often a male problem and not a female problem as is usually thought to be the case. In fact, Dr. Fisch believes that 40% of infertility problems are on the female side, 40% on the male side, with the remaining 20% of undetermined or shared origin. If you're a woman and suspect that the fault might be his, you might buy him this book.
Dr. Fisch uses the phrase "male biological clock" to emphasize that even though men do not go through a menopause as such as do women, their sexual biological clock does indeed gradually run down. However, as Frisch phrases it, "Not all men are created equally biologically." (p. 18) Instead, some are as sexually capable as a thirty-year-old at eighty, when others are like seventy-year-olds when they are in their thirties. Fisch gives reasons and explanations for this, and presents some things you can do about it.
His discussion centers around four "key physical factors." They are "semen," "sperm," "testosterone," and "erections." There are chapters devoted to these factors as well as ones on sexual health in general and a final chapter on "Working as a Team," which is about sexual partners helping one another to overcome dysfunction. Fisch's treatment is precise, focused, a bit clinical (but that is good), and authoritative. There are a number of helpful charts and biologically correct drawings to illuminate the text--which somehow reminds me of a book I found in a neighbor's bookcase many years ago when I was an impressionable teenager. It was called, "What You Can Do about Sex after Sixty." All the pages were blank.
How the times have changed. If that book were to be "written" today, the "Sixty" in the title would have to be changed to, say, "Eighty."
An important part of this book is devoted to how couples might go about solving their infertility problems. Dr. Fisch describes various procedures, evaluates them and reveals how much they cost. There's even a chart on page 89 showing how much it costs to have a baby using four different types of treatment. He also explains who might benefit from testosterone treatment and who might not. He describes how Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis work and if they're "right for you" while weighing the efficacy of other methods to achieve the same thing.
There are some surprises. A side effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (e.g., Prozac) is that while their antidepressant qualities might take "weeks to kick in, their orgasm-delaying effects happen within about four hours." (p. 83) This is good for young men with premature ejaculation problems, but not so good for older guys because SSRIs "can interfere with both erectile function and the ability to achieve orgasm." (p. 75)
Another interesting fact is that being overweight can cause testosterone levels to drop. Dr. Fisch explains that "Excess body fat does this because testosterone is normally broken down in the body's fat cells; hence, if you have a lot of fat, your body breaks down testosterone extra-quickly, leading to a deficiency." He adds that "abdominal or 'belly' fat [the old spare tire] has a greater capacity to break down testosterone than other types of fat." (p. 47)
Bottom line: a thoroughly professional, carefully written, closely edited, and easy-to-read introduction to a subject of interest to men (especially middle-aged men) with sexual and fertility problems. Reading this book first before going to the doctor might save you a lot of time and money, and at the very least can help you to ask the right questions.The Male Biological Clock: The Startling News About Aging, Sexuality, and Fertility in Men Overview

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Global Snaps: 500 Photographs from 7 Continents Review

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Global Snaps: 500 Photographs from 7 Continents ReviewA stunning, compact photography book loaded with amazing photos from all over the world. Makes you feel like hopping on the next flight out to one of these exotic locations to experience them first-hand, but since many of us can't make it to Antarctica or Nepal, this book is the next best thing. Great gift for all the travel-lovers that you know, in fact, my daughters, ages 14, 10 and 6, all loved going through each continent and picking their "favorite" to travel to some day!Global Snaps: 500 Photographs from 7 Continents OverviewSunlight hits a jumble of ice floes in Antartica, emphasizing different textures and patterns. Two kangaroos look up expectantly in Australia. Michael Clinton's book, Global Snaps captures distinct instants in time and place. Aside from a foreword by Town & Country editor in chief Pamela Fiori and a short introduction, the entire book is devoted to Clinton's mesmerizing photographs, organized by continent. Particularly remarkable is the sheer variety of locations. Whether it's a shot of wind-ruffled sand dunes in Tunisia or the dance of lights on the Eiffel Tower at night, at least one image is bound to stay with you--and inspire you to seek your own adventure.

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Titanic Review

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Titanic ReviewIn the trade, we refer to this as a book "printed as a remainder," i.e. a book intended to be sold inexpensively. But for an inexpensive book, Leo Marriott's "Titanic" is well worth having. Its selection of photographs is excellent and include real rarities like early construction photos of Olympic (it's worth noting here that a lot of the pictures printed as being of the Titanic, especially shots of her interior and many construction shots, are actually of Olympic. The reason is simple; Olympic was available for photography a lot longer than her sister ship was!), many of the famous Father Browne photographs (Browne, at the time in the novitiate and later a Jesuit priest, travelled from Southhampton to Queenstown on the maiden voyage and snapped away the entire time; Cameron paid tribute to one of his photos in his movie), and shots of the interior of an English hotel which is furnished with interiors torn out of the Olympic when she was broken up. Marriott also discusses the filmography of the Titanic disaster. Ignore the occasional typos; the book is well worth the price.Titanic Overview

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Rod Steiger: Memoirs of a Friendship Review

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Rod Steiger: Memoirs of a Friendship ReviewEver since seeing Rod Steiger in "Dr. Zhivago" and "Oklahoma", I've wondered what he was really like. Now that I'm in the midst of collaborating on a book about the 1940s-1950s era of live television, Mr. Steiger is again brought to mind. How skillfully he had played the title role in "Marty"! So I got Tom Hutchinson's biography of his friend Rod Steiger and sat down to read. It was difficult to put the book down. This tome gives us the true story of an acting legend. How do I know? Because not only was Mr. Hutchinson a close friend of Mr. Steiger's, but Steiger himself also contributed his memories and thoughts to the book, perhaps as a favor to his dear friend. It answers questions: Why did Steiger not sign with any particular studio? Was he difficult to work with? Why was he not in the movie version of "Marty"? Which was his favorite type of role? What was really important to him? Was he a good husband and father? What was it like for him to suffer such a serious bout of depression? A bonus feature of this book is a chapter containing poetry that Steiger had written, plus a National Film Theatre interview he did before an appreciative audience. Author Tom Hutchinson did a marvelous job of showing us the real Rod Steiger and enabling us to like what we see.Rod Steiger: Memoirs of a Friendship Overview

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Graffiti New York Review

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Graffiti New York ReviewWhen I saw this book I was kind of hesitant since I have been on a long and somewhat unsuccessful look for a New York graffiti book, but I decided to hope for the best and order this book. Once I received the book I was not disappointed. This book is pretty complete, covering the subways from the early 70s all the way through modern graffiti. What I liked best about this book is that it didn't simply focus on bombing or piecing, it showed both styles of graffiti and explained the origins of each. If you want a good graff book then buy this book, you'll be happy that you did.Graffiti New York OverviewDecades after the movement globalized, New York is still the mecca of graffiti culture. Painting there is a badge of honor, with graffiti artists from around the globe making pilgrimages to New York for that purpose. This is the city where it all began, yet few know the back story.

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Mirth Making: The Rhetorical Discourse of Jesting in Early Modern England Review

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Mirth Making: The Rhetorical Discourse of Jesting in Early Modern England ReviewChris Holcomb is a fine authority on this complex if entertaining topic. Jest books have tumbled down the cultural ladder since the early Renaissance and so has the art of joking, popular though it is. Once, though, the art of jesting interested Cicero, Castiglione, and Thomas More. Holcomb's book is scholarly but not pedantic. I like to think that he would do well at a dinner party with the three figures I just mentioned. Anne Lake Prescott (Barnard and Columbia)Mirth Making: The Rhetorical Discourse of Jesting in Early Modern England Overview

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Vincent Van Gogh and the Painters of the Petit Boulevard Review

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Vincent Van Gogh and the Painters of the Petit Boulevard ReviewThe Impressionist movement never really impressed me until I went and experienced this exhibit. This book is a great companion to the exhibit, going into much greater detail than the audio tour did, but can be equally appreciated (as a stand alone art history text) if you couldn't make it to St. Louis. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for information on some of the lesser known impressionists (those of the Petit Boulevard), as well as information on this brief period in van Gogh's life.Vincent Van Gogh and the Painters of the Petit Boulevard OverviewParisian avant-garde artists of the late 1880s and early '90s made up the circle Vincent and Theo van Gogh called the "petit boulevard." Among this group of struggling artists, Vincent, Paul Gauguin, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Emile Bernard, Georges Seurat and others fought, with brilliant results, to establish their careers and create a truly modern art.Vincent van Gogh and the Painters of the Petit Boulevard is a fresh look at this post-impressionist generation, and the extraordinary array of styles and movements they created. From the pointillist style of Seurat and his group, to the emerging symbolism of Gauguin and his circle, to the unique vision of Vincent van Gogh, this was the most exciting and influential avant-garde in the history of modern art. Bringing a wealth of new scholarship and insights to a neglected moment in art history, this book gathers together masterworks by some of the most popular artists of all time.

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