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Super important and revealing series of examples of how the world is designed for the default man and as a result women fare worse in many domains. Important read, but for someone who has read a fair bit on the topic already at times felt a little ...more
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A lot of great short stories in here though some are dense and hard to get into—you have to work a little to appreciate the depth and brilliance of these stories.
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As a regular listener of The Moth there were many stories I'd already heard (some more than once). Still a lovely compilation -- I have to say I'm partial to hearing the stories over reading them.
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