Of Course I'm for Monogamy: I'm Also for Everlasting Peace and an End to Taxes

by Marilyn vos Savant

A woman famous for her columns in Parade Magazine offers a compilation of those columns in which she expounds on her opinions of mainstream religion, condoms, and indoor fans, among other things. Reprint.

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

Marilyn vos Savant is an American magazine columnist, author, lecturer and playwright who rose to fame through her listing in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ". Since 1986 she has written Ask Marilyn, a Sunday column in Parade magazine in which she solves puzzles and answers questions from readers on a variety of subjects.

Reviews

[Harvey · Rating 3 out of 5]

- This husband and wife team (a Zoologist and a Psychiatrist) present copious research proving that infidelity is instinctive. Recent advances in genetics have shattered long-held assumptions regarding species considered monogamous (geese, wolves, cheetahs, etc). While the science presented is somewhat interesting, the issues of human societal construct (social stability) were not explored as well as could be. I am entertained by Freud's suggestion that civilization is built on the repression of mankind's instincts, and furthermore, I subscribe fully to the theory that, to a large extent, overcoming our natural instincts is THE defining characteristic of what makes us human.
- I liked the term E.P.C. (extra-pair copulation), that is used to describe the 'affairs' of the animal kingdom.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

3+ stars

[Jennifer]

Ok, I admit to skipping most of the math and logic chapters.