reproduction,
2
–5
Reverse Cowgirl,
viii
Rheeqrheeq,
xii
Riley,
xii
Riri,
x
Roberta,
xv
Robyn,
x
Rocket Fuel,
ix
rockets,
148
rocks,
102
Rohypnol,
90
Ronnie,
xvi
Rose,
xvi
roofies,
90
roses,
100
S
Sabrina,
xviii
sad libs,
129
Salom,
xi
Sam,
xix
Samantha,
xiv
Sammi,
xvi
Sandra,
xviii
Sandy,
xv
Sara,
xiv
Sarah,
xii
sarong,
79
Sasha,
xi
Saturn,
147
Savannah,
xii
scarf,
79
Scarlett,
xii
Schrödinger, Erwin,
75
science, for urban her,
73
scientific method,
51
–52
Scooby Snax,
ix
scrambled egg whites,
34
seasonal affective disorder (SAD),
128
semen,
13
senescence,
50
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks of,
76
,
79
sex,
2
–5
apocalypse and,
109
–10
death during,
23
featured moves of,
12
waiting for,
8
–9
“sex on the bleach!,”
37
sexual assault,
156
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs),
126
Shakespearean spam,
152
–53
Shannon,
xv
Shirlene,
x
Sixty-nine,
69
Skylar,
xiii
slavery,
73
smell,
40
smog,
59
smoothies,
34
sodium bicarbonate,
52
sodium chloride,
45
Sofia,
x
solar systems,
147
solid,
56
Sondheim, Stephanie,
xiii
Sophia,
xi
Sophie,
x
an introduction,
144
–45
spacecraft,
148
spaghetti-strap tank,
106
spam,
151
–52
Shakespearean,
152
–53
sparkling water,
35
spatial reasoning,
65
Species,
24
speed,
65
Stacey,
xvii
Stacy,
xv
stars,
149
Stella,
xii
sucrose,
33
Summer,
xiii
sundress,
106
Super Ice,
ix
Susan,
xv
Sydney,
xii
T
Tali,
xviii
Tammy,
xiv
tangential acceleration,
70
tankinis,
106
Tara,
xvii
Tatum, Channing,
131
taxonomic hierarchy,
24
Taylor,
xii
television,
81
–82
thermodynamics,
72
Tiffany,
viii
Tina,
ix
Tracy,
xv
Trash,
ix
trees, study of,
91
–99
Tricia,
xvi
Trinity,
xiii
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
(Meyer),
119
twins,
18
U
United States,
159
Kickstarter for national debt of,
160
–61
a review,
76
–77
Uranus,
147
Urban Outfitters,
97
uterus,
136
V
vaccinations,
127
vacuum,
144
vagina,
136
Valerie,
xvii
Vanessa,
xvi
velocity,
65
Victoria,
x
Violet,
xiii
viruses,
14
W
WebMD,
126
weight-loss,
84
Wendy,
xv
What to Expect When You’re Expecting
(Murkoff),
119
Whitney,
xiv
whooping cough,
127
wine,
39
women:
and driving,
65
–68
and employment,
174
–75
Y
yoga pants,
106
You,
xix
Z
Zagat guide,
151
Zoe,
x
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