Alfred Kinsey: a Life Hb: A Life - Sex the Measure of All Things Gathorne-Hardy, Edward

Before the internet, before sex ed, before anyone dared talk about what happened behind closed doors — there was Alfred Kinsey, the buttoned-up zoologist who decided to measure human sexuality like it was an insect specimen. In the 1940s and 50s, he interviewed thousands of Americans about their sex lives and published findings that scandalized the nation: masturbation was normal, homosexuality was common, women enjoyed sex. Gathorne-Hardy's biography is the definitive account of the man who dragged American sexuality into the light — his obsessions, his methods, his flaws, and the revolution he sparked. Part scientific history, part cultural examination of mid-century American prudishness colliding with uncomfortable truths. Essential reading for anyone curious about how we got from there to here.