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 challengeAs 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 clitorisA must for every woman''s bookshelf'' - WOMAN''S JOURNAL

Format Häftad Omfång 560 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Little, Brown Book Group Utgivningsdatum 2014-08-07 ISBN 9781844089901