
Self-Made Man
- 290 pages · about 5 hours
- First published 2006
- 8 editions
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1 About this book
A journalist's provocative and spellbinding account of her eighteen months spent disguised as a manNorah 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), Norah 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 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 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.
Good for readers who want: a true life story and psychology.
- Sociology
- Biography & autobiography
- Biography
- Women, united states
- Psychology
- Relationships
- Rôle selon le sexe
- Biographies
2 About Norah Vincent
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