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You're doing it wrong : a history of bad & bonkers advice to women

You're doing it wrong : a history of bad & bonkers advice to women

You're Doing it Wrong is an outrageous tour through the centuries of bonkers and bad advice handed down and foisted upon women, told as only Kaz Cooke can - with humour and rage, intelligence and wit. A fresh, funny and furious look at the terrible advice women have been told for centuries. Stroll with bestselling author Kaz Cooke through instructions on how to day-drink, wear a dress made of arsenic, pretend you're an idiot, have sex with a billionaire biker, curtsey, get properly harassed at work, exercise your nose, oppress other women and frighten your uterus. Using hundreds of amazing photos and illustrations, and the experiences of generations of women in her own family, You're Doing It Wrong shows how advice has been a weapon against us - and how by recognising it, we can ignore it. And totally cheer up. Warning- contains unbridled swearing about famous philosopher.

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
10027914 305.42/COO
ADULT NON FICTION   CASINO . Available .  
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Field name Details
ISBN 9781760896973
Call Number 305.42/COO
Author Cooke, Kaz (author)
Title You're doing it wrong :
a history of bad & bonkers advice to women
Publication Details North Sydney, N.S.W. :
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books
2021
Physical Description 338 p.
Summary You're Doing it Wrong is an outrageous tour through the centuries of bonkers and bad advice handed down and foisted upon women, told as only Kaz Cooke can - with humour and rage, intelligence and wit. A fresh, funny and furious look at the terrible advice women have been told for centuries. Stroll with bestselling author Kaz Cooke through instructions on how to day-drink, wear a dress made of arsenic, pretend you're an idiot, have sex with a billionaire biker, curtsey, get properly harassed at work, exercise your nose, oppress other women and frighten your uterus. Using hundreds of amazing photos and illustrations, and the experiences of generations of women in her own family, You're Doing It Wrong shows how advice has been a weapon against us - and how by recognising it, we can ignore it. And totally cheer up. Warning- contains unbridled swearing about famous philosopher.
Associated Awards ABIA shortlist, Illustrated Book of the Year, 2022
Subject Self-esteem in women
Body image
Women -- Life skills guides
Women -- Health and hygiene
Beauty, Personal -- Psychological aspects
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Women -- Conduct of life
Women -- Public opinion -- History
Women -- Social conditions -- History
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