Synopses & Reviews
You've heard of mansplaining, but what about manstitutions? From manologues to manversations, mantrums to manger, the behavior of men is decoded at last for your enlightenment and entertainment. It's a new wave of feminism, and that wave requires a new language. Manspressions creates a common language for societal forces that hold everyone back, but that have been difficult to talk about until nowand#151;because we lacked the words.
About the Author
Joe Biel: Joe Biel is a writer, activist, filmmaker, teacher, and founder of Microcosm Publishing and co-founder of the Portland Zine Symposium. He tours with his flims with the Dinner and Bikes (dinnerandbikes.com) program. He has been featured in the Time Magazine, Publisherand#8217;s Weekly, and Utne Reader.
Elly Blue: Elly Blue is an author and activist who lives in Portland, Oregon. She writes about the economic and equity cases for bicycle transportation.
Joe Biel on PowellsBooks.Blog
It was Christmas Day, 2012. I sauntered into the checkout line of the downtown Powell's Books with a copy of
It's Okay to Be the Boss. I had struggled to find a book that spoke to my experience or at least didn't alienate me. When I reached the counter, the clerk looked at me, then looked at the book, then looked back at me...
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