NOW REVISED AND UPDATED. 'A glorious, fascinating encyclopaedic look at the wonder of the female body.' WOMAN'S JOURNAL
NOW REVISED AND UPDATED.'A glorious, fascinating encyclopaedic look at the wonder of the female body.' WOMAN'S JOURNAL
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NOW REVISED AND UPDATED. 'A glorious, fascinating encyclopaedic look at the wonder of the female body.' WOMAN'S JOURNAL
NOW REVISED AND UPDATED.'A glorious, fascinating encyclopaedic look at the wonder of the female body.' WOMAN'S JOURNAL
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WOMAN explores the essence of what it means to be female. In mapping the inner woman - from organs to orgasms - Natalie Angier presents an extraordinary new vision of the female body as an evolutionary masterpiece.
'Anyone living in or near a female body should read this book' - Gloria Steinem'Women have long been regarded as slaves to biology and evolution, prisoners in a hormonal swamp. But now, some of the sacred tenets of evolutionary psychology...have come under fresh challenge. As the century turns, it could be Goodbye women's lib; hello female liberation!... WOMAN is a delicious cocktail of estrogen and amphetamine designed to pump up the ovaries as well as the cerebral cortex' - Barbara Ehrenreich, TIME MAGAZINE'Drawing on science, literature and history, Angier provides valuable insight into the power of hormones, breast milk and the all-important clitoris. A must for every woman's bookshelf' - WOMAN'S JOURNALCritic Reviews
“A glorious, fascinating encyclopaedic look at the wonder of the female body. - WOMAN'S JOURNAL”
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Natalie Angier's contributions to THE NEW YORK TIMES on Science won her a Pulitzer Prize. She has won numerous awards and her most recent book WOMAN was highly acclaimed and shortlisted for the 1999 National Book Award in America.
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REVISED AND UPDATED WOMAN explores the essence of what it means to be female. In mapping the inner woman - from organs to orgasms - Natalie Angier presents an extraordinary new vision of the female body as an evolutionary masterpiece. 'Anyone living in or near a female body should read this book' Gloria Steinem '[A] grand romp through the body . . . Woman is a tour de force, a wonderful, entertaining and informative book . . . certain to have appeal for both sexes' New York Times 'Anyone who really wants to know about women's innate qualities should read Natalie Angier's excellent Woman ' Rowan Pelling, Observer 'Surprising and inspirational' Telegraph
WOMAN explores the essence of what it means to be female. In mapping the inner woman - from organs to orgasms - Natalie Angier presents an extraordinary new vision of the female body as an evolutionary masterpiece.'Anyone living in or near a female body should read this book' - Gloria Steinem'Women have long been regarded as slaves to biology and evolution, prisoners in a hormonal swamp. But now, some of the sacred tenets of evolutionary psychology...have come under fresh challenge. As the century turns, it could be Goodbye women's lib; hello female liberation!... WOMAN is a delicious cocktail of estrogen and amphetamine designed to pump up the ovaries as well as the cerebral cortex' - Barbara Ehrenreich, TIME MAGAZINE'Drawing on science, literature and history, Angier provides valuable insight into the power of hormones, breast milk and the all-important clitoris. A must for every woman's bookshelf' - WOMAN'S JOURNAL
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