| Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man Contributor(s): Vincent, Norah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143038702 ISBN-13: 9780143038702 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Social Science | Gender Studies - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007069906 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.55 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |