Our Looks/Our Lives: Sex, Beauty, Power, and the Need to Be Seen

By Nancy Friday

Book Overview

Do You Like What You See In The Mirror? We all want to have it. Beauty. Today more than ever, our physical appearance determines how we judge ourselves and are judged by others. Like it or not, we... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061097942
• ISBN13: 9780061097942
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Length: 848 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A Slave to Beauty

I enjoy Nancy Friday's perspective on things but it seems that this book is reflective of a yearning to be externally acknowledged. Better off reading Transcendent Beauty by Crystal Andrus.

Interesting book

I found this book to be very thought-provoking. Nancy Friday's views on beauty and sexuality carry a very strong argument. I agree that there are moments where she's almost behind the times...I think there are a lot more women who appreciate masculine beauty than she gives credit for...but I also think that she nails a lot of things right in the head. For example, her theories on male aggression (especially in younger pop culture) are stronger than most. Although Friday does tend to dwell too much on her own experiences (which aren't as interesting as the ideas that follow), the time I invested in this book was worthwhile...if for nothing else, interesting conversation topics!