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Self-Made ManNorah Vincent

Self-Made Man

2006290 pages
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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…

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Editions

8 editions
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    Penguin USA, Inc. · 9781429515382
  • Hardcover · English · 2006
    Thorndike Press · 448 pages · 9780786286720
  • Paperback · English · 2006
    Penguin · 288 pages · 9781843545040
  • Other · English · 2006
    ATLANTIC BOOKS · 9781843545033
  • Other · English · 2006
    Penguin Highbridge (Aud) · 9780786564088
  • Other · English · 2006
    Viking · 290 pages · 9780670034666
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