State of Affairs, Mating in Captivity, Come As You Are, Sex at Dawn 4 Books Set - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity
Mating in Captivity: How to Keep Desire and Passion Alive in Long-Term Relationships
Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Yellow Kite, Hodder & Stoughton, Scribe UK, Harper Perennial

Overview
This four-book paperback collection brings together some of the most talked-about voices in modern relationship and sexuality writing. Esther Perel examines infidelity and long-term desire in The State of Affairs and Mating in Captivity, while Emily Nagoski decodes the science of female arousal in Come As You Are, and Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá challenge long-held assumptions about monogamy in Sex at Dawn. Together, these four titles offer readers a well-rounded, research-driven look at love, intimacy, and human sexuality, drawing on psychotherapy, sex science, and evolutionary anthropology for a fuller picture of modern relationships.

About the Books
Each book in this set approaches love and sexuality from a distinct but complementary angle. The State of Affairs moves past simple judgments about cheating to explore the emotional needs and cultural pressures behind infidelity, offering couples a path toward honest conversation and repair. Mating in Captivity looks at the tension between security and desire in long-term partnerships, asking how couples can keep passion alive once the routines of domestic life set in. Come As You Are draws on Emily Nagoski's background in sex education to unpack the biology and psychology of female arousal, dismantling myths that have long shaped how women understand their own bodies. Sex at Dawn takes a wider historical and evolutionary view, questioning long-held assumptions about monogamy and human mating patterns by examining evidence from anthropology, primatology, and human prehistory. Read individually or as a set, these books work together to build a fuller picture of how desire, trust, and connection function in real relationships. They are frequently recommended in psychology courses, book clubs, and by couples' therapists for their combination of accessible writing and grounded research. Readers who enjoy one title in the collection often find the others equally rewarding, since each author engages with overlapping questions about intimacy from a different vantage point. This paperback set is a practical way to bring all four perspectives into one home library at once.

Key Benefits

• Brings together four widely discussed books on love, desire, and human sexuality in one paperback set
• Covers infidelity, long-term desire, female arousal science, and evolutionary perspectives on mating
• Written by respected voices in psychotherapy, sex education, and anthropology
• Useful for couples, students of psychology, book clubs, and therapists' recommended reading lists
• Brand new paperback copies, ready to read or gift
• A thoughtful gift for anniversaries, weddings, or anyone curious about modern relationships

Book-by-Book Guide
The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity — Esther Perel reframes infidelity as a lens for understanding longing, betrayal, and the possibility of rebuilding trust.
Mating in Captivity: How to Keep Desire and Passion Alive in Long-Term Relationships — Perel explores why security and eroticism can pull against each other in committed partnerships.
Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life — Emily Nagoski translates the science of arousal and desire into practical, myth-busting insight.
Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships — Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá trace human mating behavior back through evolutionary history.

About the Authors
Esther Perel is a Belgian-American psychotherapist known for her work on relationships, desire, and infidelity, and for her popular TED talks and podcast, Where Should We Begin? Emily Nagoski holds a PhD in health behavior with a specialization in human sexuality and has spent her career translating sex research for general readers in accessible, myth-busting terms. Christopher Ryan is a psychologist and writer, and Cacilda Jethá is a psychiatrist; together they researched the evolutionary roots of human sexuality for Sex at Dawn, drawing on anthropology, biology, and primatology to challenge popular ideas about monogamy.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Whether you're deepening your own relationship, studying psychology, or shopping for a curious reader, this set delivers four research-backed perspectives on love and sex in one place. It makes a genuinely thoughtful gift for anniversaries, weddings, book clubs, baby showers, or anyone who loves a good nonfiction deep dive into modern relationships.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.