Angiers book contains more facts about women than anything ive read since the boston womens health collective published our bodies, our selves in 1973. Woman explores the essence of what it means to be female. Angier describes her book as a celebration of the female body p. Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, as far as the health care profession is concerned the standard operating design of the human body is male. An intimate geography by natalie angier reading guide. A whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science, and more on. Even 18 years after its original publication, natalie angier s book remains relevant, provocative, and thoroughly educational. Its upbeat message that women are far stronger, more sexual, aggressive and adaptive than. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read woman. An intimate geography reprint by angier, natalie isbn. She is the author of the canon, the beauty of the beastly, and natural. Many of our members expressed that they wished they had read this book years or decades. Like the evolution she describes, angier is selfselecting in what she writes about, but her passion for what make us gals tick is infectious.
Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Moving from the microscopic to bigger body parts, woman. In mapping the inner woman from organs to orgasms natalie angier presents an extraordinary new vision of the female body as an evolutionary masterpiece. From a pulitzer prizewinning journalist who covers science for the new york times, woman is an essential guide to everything from organs to orgasms and hormones to hysterectomies. An intimate geography is both an informative, accessible and entertaining science book about the biology of the female body, and a fascinating cultural history of the concept or concepts of womanhood. An intimate geography by natalie angier free ebooks. So when a book comes along as beautifully written and endlessly informative as natalie angier s woman. Angier writes in a way that speaks to women of all ages, experiences, and classes.
An intimate geography, angier discusses the organization, the purpose, and the features of her book. An intimate geography natalie angier a pulitzer prizewinner offers a book about femaleness in body and mind that could prove as important as the second sex or our bodies, our selves and as fresh as womens bodies, womens wisdom. An intimate geography, its a cause for major celebration. Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, as far as the healthcare profession is concerned the standard operating design of the human body is male. Woman an intimate geography by natalie angier by allanah see profile 050411.
A pulitzer prizewinner offers a book about femaleness in body and mind that could prove as important as the. Digitizing sponsor boston public library contributor boston public library language english a peter davison book. Passion and intelligence meet in a gorgeous book about what it means to be a woman today, yesterday, and forever. Today we feature filmmaker therese shechter, creator of the documentary i was a teenage feminist, on woman. An intimate geography is the most delightful and informative book on the physiology of women i have ever read. Time magazine in woman, angier wields her poetic scalpel to explore female biology, and the result is awesome. An intimate geography by natalie angier 1999, and then the author started really irritating me. An intimate geography is a delicious cocktail of estrogen and amphetamine designed to pump up the ovaries as well as the cerebral cortex. An intimate geography by natalie angier things mean. You may laugh, cry, shout bah or huzzah but you will be moved. Finalist, national book awards 1999 for nonfiction. Natalie angiers fascinating book about the female body is a. An intimate geography by natalie angier, paperback.
Includes bibliographical references and index accessrestricted. Susan love s breast book angier is my kind of feminist. Even, for example, such barbaric rituals as infibulation and. Woman is a delicious cocktail of estrogen and amphetamine designed to pump up the ovaries as well as the cerebral cortex. There are other femalepositive books hitting the stores but its angier who most decisively lifts the concept of the human female out of its traditional oxymoronic status. The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your groups reading of woman. With her characteristic clarity and insight, natalie angier cuts through stillprevalent myths and misinformation surrounding the female body, the most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces. Anyone living in or near a female body should read this book gloria steinem. It is a book about the things that we traditionally associate with the image of woman. An intimate geography by natalie angier 824 the hot zone by richard preston810 sugar crush by dr.
Angier takes readers on a mesmerizing tour of female anatomy and physiology that explores everything from organs to with the clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language that make her one of the new york times s premier stylists, pulitzer prizewinner natalie angier lifts the veil of secrecy from that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces, the female body. In a deliciously irreverent, energetic, and clear writing style, she demystifies and demythicizes womens anatomy and biological workings. The fight in this case is with the medical and political and just about every other establishments that have, she asserts, always used the male body as the model for, well, man. Rave on is the page turner series that asks feminist writers, artists, musicians, activists, leaders, and scholars to talk about a book that completely rocked their world. A pulitzer prizewinner offers a book about femaleness in body and mind that could prove as important as the second sex or our bodies. Angier takes readers on a mesmerizing tour of female anatomy and physiology that explores everything from organs to orgasm, and delves into. The range of angiers research leaves almost no aspect of the female body unexplored or unexplained. Time in woman, angier wields her poetic scalpel to explore female biology, and the result is awesome. The revolution already has a manifesto in the form of the ebullient woman. Angiers book contains more facts about women than anything ive read. Susan loves breast book angier is my kind of feminist. She is also noted for her public identification as an. Angier s book contains more facts about women than anything ive read since the boston womens health collective published our bodies, our selves in 1973. Natalie angier books list of books by author natalie angier.
Science and politics mapped on a womans body by marilyn yalom. My main issue was a misunderstanding of what ms angier hoped to accomplish in her volume. Angier, a pulitzer prizewinning science writer for the new york times, addresses the reader. Ive had a couple of months to sit back, read scads of email responses, two books by supposed female rivals within the evolutionary debate, and settle into what seems to be the next logical step in this ongoing pursuit of scientific insight. So when a book comes along as beautifully written and endlessly informative as natalie angiers woman. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. An intimate geography by natalie angier824 the hot zone by richard preston810 sugar crush by dr.
Written with whimsy and eloquence, her investigation into female physiology draws its inspiration not only from scientific and medical sources but also from mythology, history, art, and literature, layering biological factoids with her own personal encounters and arcane anecdotes from the history of science. It is a book about rapture, a rapture grounded firmly in the flesh, the beauties of the body. When i began reading, i thought i was picking up a pop science book about the majesty of womans body, scientifically examined. With the clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language that make her one of the new york timess premier stylists, pulitzer prizewinner natalie angier lifts the veil of secrecy from that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces, the female body. See all books authored by natalie angier, including woman. If youre looking for a comprehensive atlas of the embodied female, then you cannot do much better than woman. An intimate geography will leave the reader, male or female, in sheer awe of the complexity and power of womens bodies.
Pulitzer prizewinning science writer angiers the beauty of the beast. Mischievous in that the science is interpreted in terms of modern feminism. Houghton mifflin company trade book archival collection. Natalie angier is a pulitzerprize winning science columnist for the new york times. Written with whimsy and eloquence, her investigation into female physiology draws its inspiration not only from scientific and medical sources but also from mythology, history.
Magazine a delightfully mischievous yet serious book on the biology of the female body. Jan 01, 1999 if youre looking for a comprehensive atlas of the embodied female, then you cannot do much better than woman. Such flights into poetic rapture can be counted as one of the book s stylistic strengths, along with the firstperson anecdotes that add a wryly humorous note. A new and updated edition of natalie angiers bestselling tour of the female body, published for. Woman is a scientific exploration with a rowdy edge, written by pulitzer prizewinning columnist natalie angier, who clearly enjoys a good fight. Even 18 years after its original publication, natalie angiers book remains relevant, provocative, and thoroughly educational. Her awards include the pulitzer prize for beat reporting in 1991 and the aaas westinghouse science journalism award in 1992.
The information flowing from the pages of this book blew my mind. This acclaimed book by natalie angier is available at in several formats for your ereader. Contributor internet archive language english a peter davison book. With the clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language that make her on.
Woman an intimate geography by natalie angier book cover isbn 9780544228108. With the clarity, insight, and sheer joy of language that has secured her reputation as one of the new york timess premier stylists, natalie angier lifts the veil of secrecy from that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces, the female body, exploring the essence of what it means to be a woman. Her ambitious and beautifully written work draws on evolutionary theory and darwin, science and literature, medicine and history to conclude that when it comes to human nature, the socalled universal laws are meant to be broken. An intimate geography dramatizes female anatomy and physiology. An intimate geography anchor, 2000 the geography that pulitzer prizewinning science writer natalieangier refers to in the title of her book ranges from the southernmost clitoris and associated vulval landmarks to the high summits of the brain in her exploration of new theories of female anatomy, physiology. New york times science writer natalie angier talks about her new book woman. Angier, a pulitzer prizewinning science writer for the new york times, addresses the reader in her preamble as sister. New york times science writer natalie angier talks about. Publication date 1999 topics women, women, sex differences. A new and updated edition of natalie angier s bestselling tour of the female body, published for. Natalie angiers fascinating book about the female body is a hilarious romp through, well, our innards. Mar 29, 2010 medical book woman with the clarity, insight, and sheer joy of language that has secured her reputation as one of the new york timess premier stylists, natalie angier lifts the veil of secrecy from that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces, the female body, exploring the essence of what it means to be a woman.
Each of the books chapters deals with a particular detail of female anatomy the egg, the x chromosome, the uterus, the clitoris, the breast, the. Woman an intimate geography wolf humanities center. Houghton mifflinshe is also a pulitzer prize recipient for her writing in the times. My advice about woman is, get three copies, one for the beach, one for the bathroom and one to read.
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