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Ariel Levy's debut book is a bold, piercing examination of how twenty-first century American society perceives sex and women. Writing vividly, she brings her readers to places she visited to make her assessment; the elevator of Playboy Enterprises... See more

Ariel Levy's debut book is a bold, piercing examination of how twenty-first century American society perceives sex and women. Writing vividly, she brings her readers to places she visited to make her assessment; the elevator of Playboy Enterprises with women auditioning to be Playmates in the fiftieth anniversary edition, a Florida beach where sunbathers urge a woman to take off her bathing suit for the camera crew of Girls Gone Wild, a San Francisco Italian restaurant where a lesbian worries she's not dressed up enough for her date, a CAKE party in New York, with women grinding each other's pelvises in time to pulsating dance rhythms, and outside a juice bar in Oakland where a beautiful high school student shares disappointment at her experiences with sex. Levy cleverly leads us to explore the role models women aspire to emulate. We are not pursuing the confident, self-determined, powerful, free ideal the women's liberation movement would have dreamed for its daughters. Instead, our... See less

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Review "I have never been Mr. Happy, but after reading Against Happiness, I felt a lot better about myself. It almost made me happy. An important book and a stunning reminder, in these troubled times, that there are important lessons in our pain and... See more

Review "I have never been Mr. Happy, but after reading Against Happiness, I felt a lot better about myself. It almost made me happy. An important book and a stunning reminder, in these troubled times, that there are important lessons in our pain and that a smile may make a better moment, but not a better world."—Lewis Black "A lucid, literate defense of feeling like hell—and, in fact, of feeling itself." —David Gates, author of Jernigan "With his merry diatribe and his spiritual wisdom, Eric Wilson brings us to our senses and gives us a book that really helps. Dare to be against mere contentment and you can end up embracing ecstasy." —Robert D. Richardson, author of William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism "This book will change your mind, and maybe your life, with its pitiless account of the value of happiness and the price we Americans pay for pursuing it so compulsively. Almost every American claims to be happy, and yet we are a nation increasingly benumbed by drugs,... See less

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Amazon.com: Prisoner of Tehran: The End of Childhood in Iran: Marina Nemat: Books

Amazon.com: Prisoner of Tehran: The End of Childhood in Iran: Marina Nemat: Books See less

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* Hardcover * Publisher: McArthur & Company; Canadian edition (2007) * Language: English * ASIN: B000S0X90K * Average Customer Review: (1 customer review) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,678,519 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

* Hardcover * Publisher: McArthur & Company; Canadian edition (2007) * Language: English * ASIN: B000S0X90K * Average Customer Review: (1 customer review) * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,678,519 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) See less

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Good conversation - choosing the right words for the right situations - is truly a lost art. This volume says it all, from gracious apologies to that first hello. By Margaret Shepherd. * Paper, cardstock * 240 pages * Broadway

Good conversation - choosing the right words for the right situations - is truly a lost art. This volume says it all, from gracious apologies to that first hello. By Margaret Shepherd. * Paper, cardstock * 240 pages * Broadway See less

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