Vagina (Revised and Updated Edition) by Naomi Wolf

VaginaRevised and Updated By Naomi WolfPaperback; 416 pagesAn astonishing work of cutting-edge science and cultural history that radically reframes how we understand the vaginaand consequently, how we understand womenfrom one of our most respected cultural critics and thinkers, Naomi Wolf, author of the modern classic The Beauty Myth"Perhaps this history will do for 21st century activism what The Beauty Myth did for 1990s feminists. . . . Wolf is exploring territory we haven't heard about since Germaine Greer in the 1970s." Independent on SundayExhilarating and groundbreaking, Vagina: A New Biography combines rigorous science, explained for lay readers, with cultural history and deeply personal considerations of the role of female desire in female identity, creativity, and confidence, from interviewees of all walks of life. Heralded by Publishers Weekly as one of the best science books of the year, it is a provocative and deeply engaging book that elucidates the ties between a woman's experience of her vagina and her sense of self; her impulses, dreams, and courage; and her role in love and in society in completely new and revelatory ways.A brilliant and nuanced synthesis of physiology, history, and cultural criticism, Vagina: A New Biography explores the physical, political, and spiritual implications of this startling series of new scientific breakthroughs for women and for society as a whole, from a writer whose conviction and keen intelligence have propelled her works to the tops of bestseller lists, and firmly into the realms of modern classics.