Majority of the knowledge you have about human body anatomy is probably from high school or college textbooks, and you will find most of those are focused mainly on male body anatomy. Natalie Angier explores different parts of female body with scientifically supported arguments, her own experiences, and stories of others with very beautiful manner of writing and some humors.
In our society, men tend to be overvalued even in the evolutionary theory of human anatomy. If females exist just for the reproduction, then they are useless once they pass a childbearing age. My favorite part of the book is when she challenges this aspect of the evolutionary theory with her ideas of the "grandmother hypothesis". According to her, back in ancient time when humans are out hunting and gathering food for our survival, men were the prior and women were the ones gathered food. Even when men successfully brought back good amount of food for their tribe, they did not get extra share for their own family members; and when that happened, females, as the gatherers, were the ones had capabilities to affect whether her children get enough food or not. However, when mothers needed help, there were grandmothers who were past childbearing age, still played very important role in bringing up the children. Basically what Angie was saying is that the stronger women were after menopause, the more likely her children (grandchildren) were to survive. So women are expected to live active lives even after menopause. This is from one of my favorite chapter "Mothers, Grandmothers, and Other Dames." It totally challenges the evolutionary theory of how females after menopause are useless. Unlike many other species such as chimpanzees and monkeys, human females have incredibly huge role as grandmothers. This is just one of the absolutely amazing chapters in a book, so if you are interested in explore more about women, this is definitely a must read book!
I would recommend everybody to read this book if you are interested in elevating your knowledge of women or have interest in feminism. But it is a must read for men as well, you will discover tons of information you had never known before. Even for women, do not just assume that being a female will just put you at the top of knowledge about yourself. This book definitely provides you absolute beauty of women's body and you enjoy and love it even if you are not fond of biology or science.
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Woman: An Intimate Geography (English Edition) 1第一 版本, Kindle电子书
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National Book Award Finalist: This look at the science of the female body is “a tour de force . . . wonderful, entertaining and informative” (TheNew York Times Book Review).
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who covers science for the New York Times, Woman is an essential guide to everything from organs to orgasms and hormones to hysterectomies. With her characteristic clarity and insight, Natalie Angier cuts through still-prevalent myths and misinformation surrounding the female body, the most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces. In addition to earning a nomination for the National Book Award, Woman was named one of the best books of the year by NPR, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and People, among others.
“One knows early on one is reading a classic—a text so necessary and abundant and true that all efforts of its kind, for decades before and after it, will be measured by it.” —Los Angeles Times
“Ultimately, this grand tour of the female body provides a new vision of the role of women in the history of our species.” —The Washington Post
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who covers science for the New York Times, Woman is an essential guide to everything from organs to orgasms and hormones to hysterectomies. With her characteristic clarity and insight, Natalie Angier cuts through still-prevalent myths and misinformation surrounding the female body, the most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces. In addition to earning a nomination for the National Book Award, Woman was named one of the best books of the year by NPR, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and People, among others.
“One knows early on one is reading a classic—a text so necessary and abundant and true that all efforts of its kind, for decades before and after it, will be measured by it.” —Los Angeles Times
“Ultimately, this grand tour of the female body provides a new vision of the role of women in the history of our species.” —The Washington Post
- ISBN-13978-0395691304
- 版本1st
- 出版社Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- 出版日期1999年4月6日
- 语言英语
- 文件大小1467 KB
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• A New York Times notable book • National Book Award finalist • Named a best book of the year by the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, People, National Public Radio, Village Voice, and Publishers Weekly "A tour de force, a wonderful, entertaining and informative book." —Abraham Verghese, The New York Times Book Review "Angier's Woman is as good as it gets." —Thomas Lynch, Los Angeles Times "If Our Bodies, Ourselves has become the bible of women's bodies, let Woman: An Intimate Geography be our Shakespeare." —Peggy Orenstein, Elle "The chief manifesto of the new 'femaleist' thinking." —Barbara Ehrenreich --此文字指其他 kindle_edition 版本。
作者简介
NATALIE ANGIER is a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist for the New York Times. She is the author of The Canon, The Beauty of the Beastly, and Natural Obsessions. --此文字指其他 kindle_edition 版本。
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- ASIN : B003UEQNZO
- 出版社 : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 第 1st 版 (2017年11月1日)
- 出版日期 : 1999年4月6日
- 语言 : 英语
- 文件大小 : 1467 KB
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- 纸书页数 : 466页
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- 商品里排第14名Women's Health(女性健康)
- 商品里排第19名Women's Studies(女性研究)
- 商品里排第117名Life Sciences(生命科学)
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W. Yuji
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Excellent book!! Beautiful writing and very interesting topic!
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julif
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A must-read.
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Angier writes in a way that speaks to women of all ages, experiences, and classes. The information flowing from the pages of this book blew my mind; and I had always considered myself fairly well-informed about my body, and how it worked. Turns out, I didn't know squat. She poses facts, theories and ideas in a way that is provocative, yet easy to digest. At times she can get a little wordy, perhaps a bit "out-there," with her suggestions and explanations. But I find it humorous, even endearing, as I can definitely see where she is coming from. She wouldn't have been able to hide her femenist agenda even if she wanted to, and while other authors might have allowed this to serve as a detriment to their work, Angier's only enhances the message(s) she is trying to convey.
I think it's a fabulous book that every single woman should read. I think it should in fact be required reading in school, right up there with "Our Bodies, Ourselves." Raging against the male-dominated field of science with political motives is one thing. But at the very least, modern society has shown us that our young women, generation after generation, are in desperate need of better educations about how their bodies work. I think this book is a good first step.
I think it's a fabulous book that every single woman should read. I think it should in fact be required reading in school, right up there with "Our Bodies, Ourselves." Raging against the male-dominated field of science with political motives is one thing. But at the very least, modern society has shown us that our young women, generation after generation, are in desperate need of better educations about how their bodies work. I think this book is a good first step.
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I love this book!!!
2022年4月30日 -
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This is a wonderful amalgam of scientific research, personal commentary, relayed experiences of others and just an occasional dash of sarcasm at the relentless persistence of self-righteous Patriarchy.
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