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Loading... Woman: An Intimate Geography (1999)by Natalie Angier
None. Good writing about science is hard to come by, folks. This is some vivid biology with great social commentary. I couldn't put it down. Thanks, Christine! (  ) Julie_Brock | Apr 12, 2013 |  Angier explores various aspects of the female body and womanhood. Eggs, breasts, uterus, ovaries, hormones, mentstrual cycle, nursing, menopause, and aggressision are some items covered. I did learn a few things. I was not aware the clitoris has 8,000 nerve fibers, which is twice the number in the penis - who knew! I also never thought of ovaries as female testes; the female and male antaonmy are actually very similar. That doesn't mean I've embraced my inner she-wolf however. If I have to do it over again, I'm coming back as a man. (  )1  moonbutterfly | Mar 31, 2013 | bookcrazed | Jan 9, 2012 | scientific & social facts on female body & experience 5.00 aletheia21 | Oct 6, 2011 | For someone who dislikes navel gazing, and rarely reads books that try to explain women to women, this book was a refreshing entry in a field that is all too often either densely abstruse or fluffy. A joyous look at what it means to be a woman, and the ways in which women differ...and the ways they don't...from their masculine counterparts. This book doesn't try to set women up as inferior, superior, or exactly the same as men, but instead looks at women on their own terms without judgement and with a loving eye. ( ) quantum_flapdoodle | Apr 11, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
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