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Whoa. This book is sobering. The first essay is a funny anecdote of a man at a cocktail party trying to explain something to the author that she wrote a book about. Even when he learned she wrote the book he was referencing, he couldn't stop explaining things to her.
After that the essays get way more serious. I found the statistics she cites as shocking. Here are a few:
-A woman is beaten every 9 seconds.
-Women worldwide ages 15 - 44 are more likely to die or be maimed because of male violence ...more
After that the essays get way more serious. I found the statistics she cites as shocking. Here are a few:
-A woman is beaten every 9 seconds.
-Women worldwide ages 15 - 44 are more likely to die or be maimed because of male violence ...more
A one-sitting type of essay collection.
Jan 31, 2016
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Kerry (The Roaming Librarian) O'Donnell
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