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  Woman: An Intimate Geography (Paperback) By (author) Natalie Angier

  

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  Short Description for WomanWith the clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language that make her one of the "New York Times's" premier stylists, Pulitzer Prize-winner Natalie Angier takes on everything from organs to orgasm in this scientific fantasia of womanhood. "Lush, lyrical, important . . . a 747 landing in the desert of post-feminism."--"Mirabella."
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  • Publisher: Anchor Books
  • Published: 15 February 2000
  • Format: Paperback 464 pages
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  • Categories: Gender Studies: Women | Human Biology | Women's Health
  • ISBN 13: 9780385498418 ISBN 10: 0385498411
  • Sales rank: 77,238

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• With the clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language that make her one of "The New York Times"'s premier stylists, Pulitzer Prize-winner Natalie Angier lifts the veil of secrecy from that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces, the female body. Angier takes readers on a mesmerizing tour of female anatomy and physiology that explores everything from organs to orgasm, and delves into topics such as exercise, menopause, and the mysterious properties of breast milk. A self-proclaimed "scientific fantasia of womanhood." Woman ultimately challenges widely accepted Darwinian-based gender stereotypes. Angier shows how cultural biases have influenced research in evolutionary psychology (the study of the biological bases of behavior) and consequently lead to dubious conclusions about "female nature." such as the idea that women are innately monogamous while men are natural philanderers. But Angier doesn't just point fingers; she offers optimistic alternatives and transcends feminist polemics with an enlightened subversiveness that makes for a joyful, fresh vision of womanhood. Woman is a seminal work that will endure as an essential read for anyone intersted in how biology affects who we are?as women, as men, and as human beings.