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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143038702
ISBN-139780143038702
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Book TitleSelf-Made Man : One Woman's Year Disguised As a Man
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicEditors, Journalists, Publishers, Women, Men's Studies, Personal Memoirs, Gender Studies
GenreSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorNorah Vincent
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight7.6 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsVincent’s account of how she ‘became’ a man is undeniably fascinating.” (Los Angeles Times Book World), Eye-opening . . . Self-Made Man will make many women think twice about coveting male ‘privilege’ and make any man feel grateful that his gender is better understood. ( The Washington Post ), Vincents account of how she became a man is undeniably fascinating. ("Los Angeles Times Book World"), Vincent's account of how she ?became? a man is undeniably fascinating.' ("Los Angeles Times Book World"), A thoughtful, entertaining piece of first-person investigative journalism . . . Self-Made Man transcends its premise altogether. . . . So rich and so audacious . . . [I was] hooked from Page 1. (David Kamp, The New York Times Book Review ) Vincent’s account of how she ‘became’ a man is undeniably fascinating.” ( Los Angeles Times Book World ) Eye-opening . . . Self-Made Man will make many women think twice about coveting male ‘privilege’ and make any man feel grateful that his gender is better understood. ( The Washington Post ) [Vincent] can be as perspicuous and exact as Joan Didion or Gloria Steinem at nailing a hitherto disregarded truth about the sexes in a single elegant and witty phrase. . . . This is a brave and often fascinating book, with Vincent . . . offering us perspectives that are entirely fresh and new. ( The Times ,London), A thoughtful, entertaining piece of first-person investigative journalism . . . "Self-Made Man" transcends its premise altogether. . . . So rich and so audacious . . . [I was] hooked from Page 1. (David Kamp, "The New York Times Book Review"), [Vincent] can be as perspicuous and exact as Joan Didion or Gloria Steinem at nailing a hitherto disregarded truth about the sexes in a single elegant and witty phrase. . . . This is a brave and often fascinating book, with Vincent . . . offering us perspectives that are entirely fresh and new. ("The Times," London), A thoughtful, entertaining piece of first-person investigative journalism . . . Self-Made Man transcends its premise altogether. . . . So rich and so audacious . . . [I was] hooked from Page 1. (David Kamp, The New York Times Book Review ), A thoughtful, entertaining piece of first-person investigative journalism . . . Self-Made Mantranscends its premise altogether. . . . So rich and so audacious . . . [I was] hooked from Page 1. (David Kamp, The New York Times Book Review), [Vincent] can be as perspicuous and exact as Joan Didion or Gloria Steinem at nailing a hitherto disregarded truth about the sexes in a single elegant and witty phrase. . . . This is a brave and often fascinating book, with Vincent . . . offering us perspectives that are entirely fresh and new. (The Times,London), Eye-opening . . . "Self-Made Man" will make many women think twice about coveting male privilege and make any man feel grateful that his gender is better understood. ("The Washington Post"), Eye-opening . . . Self-Made Manwill make many women think twice about coveting male ‘privilege’ and make any man feel grateful that his gender is better understood. (The Washington Post), Vincent’s account of how she ‘became’ a man is undeniably fascinating.â€� ( Los Angeles Times Book World ), ÝVincent¨ can be as perspicuous and exact as Joan Didion or Gloria Steinem at nailing a hitherto disregarded truth about the sexes in a single elegant and witty phrase. . . . This is a brave and often fascinating book, with Vincent . . . offering us perspectives that are entirely fresh and new. ("The Times," London), [Vincent] can be as perspicuous and exact as Joan Didion or Gloria Steinem at nailing a hitherto disregarded truth about the sexes in a single elegant and witty phrase. . . . This is a brave and often fascinating book, with Vincent . . . offering us perspectives that are entirely fresh and new. ( The Times ,London), A thoughtful, entertaining piece of first-person investigative journalism . . . Self-Made Man transcends its premise altogether. . . . So rich and so audacious . . . [I was] hooked from Page 1. (David Kamp, The New York Times Book Review ) Vincent's account of how she 'became' a man is undeniably fascinating." ( Los Angeles Times Book World ) Eye-opening . . . Self-Made Man will make many women think twice about coveting male 'privilege' and make any man feel grateful that his gender is better understood. ( The Washington Post ) [Vincent] can be as perspicuous and exact as Joan Didion or Gloria Steinem at nailing a hitherto disregarded truth about the sexes in a single elegant and witty phrase. . . . This is a brave and often fascinating book, with Vincent . . . offering us perspectives that are entirely fresh and new. ( The Times ,London)
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Table Of ContentSelf-Made Man1. Getting Started 2. Friendship 3. Sex 4. Love 5. Life 6. Work 7. Self 8. Journey's End Acknowledgments Author Interview
SynopsisA journalists provocative and spellbinding account of her eighteen months spent disguised as a man Norah Vincent became an instant media sensation with the publication of "Self-Made Man," her take on just how hard it is to be a man, even in a mans world. Following in the tradition of John Howard Griffin ("Black Like Me"), Norah spent a year and a half disguised as her male alter ego, Ned, exploring what men are like when women arent around. As Ned, she joins a bowling team, takes a high-octane sales job, goes on dates with women (and men), visits strip clubs, and even manages to infiltrate a monastery and a mens therapy group. At once thought- provoking and pure fun to read, "Self-Made Man" is a sympathetic and thrilling tour de force of immersion journalism., A journalist's provocative and spellbinding account of her eighteen months spent disguised as a man. Norah Vincent became an instant media sensation with the publication of Self-Made Man , her take on just how hard it is to be a man, even in a man's world. Following in the tradition of John Howard Griffin ( Black Like Me ), Vincent spent a year and a half disguised as her male alter ego, Ned, exploring what men are like when women aren't around. As Ned, she joined a bowling team, took a high-octane sales job, went on dates with women (and men), visited strip clubs, and even managed to infiltrate a monastery and a men's therapy group. At once thought-provoking and pure fun to read, Self-Made Man is a sympathetic and thrilling tour de force of immersion journalism., Narrated with exquisite insight, humor, and empathy, the author uses her firsthand experience--the 18 months she masqueraded as a man--to explore the many remarkable mysteries of gender identity.
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- 18. Mai. 2024
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