{"product_id":"what-do-women-want-isbn-9781585425549","title":"What Do Women Want?","description":"\u003cb\u003eErica Jong's two rules of writing are \"never cut funny\" and \"keep the pages turning.\" And Jong delivers in these twenty-six essays, coupling frank and risque stories about her own life with provocative pieces on her passion for politics, literature, Italy, and—yes—sex.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1998, this updated edition features four new essays. \u003ci\u003eWhat Do Women Want?\u003c\/i\u003e offers a startlingly original look at where women are and where they need to be in the twenty-first century: Are women better off today than they were twenty-five years ago? Has burning pre-nup agreements become the new peak of romance? Why do our greatest women writers too often get dissed and overlooked? Why do powerful women scare men? And who is the perfect man? How does the mother-daughter relationship influence cycles of feminism and backlash? What is sexy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevealing the challenges and triumphs faced by women today, this book serves as a guiding light, challenging traditional perspectives and encouraging readers to embrace their own desires, aspirations, and dreams.Erica Jong is the author of nineteen books of poetry, fiction, and memoir, including \u003cb\u003eFear of Flying\u003c\/b\u003e, which has more than 18 million copies in print worldwide. Her most recent essays have appeared in \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e, and she is a frequent guest on television talk shows. Currently working on a novel featuring Isadora Wing—the heroine of \u003cb\u003eFear of Flying\u003c\/b\u003e—as a woman of a certain age, Erica and her lawyer husband live in New York City and Connecticut. Her daughter, Molly Jong-Fast, is also an author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eErica Jong left a Ph.D. program at Columbia to write her ground-breaking novel \u003cb\u003eFear of Flying\u003c\/b\u003e, published in 1973. Jong is the author of numerous award-winning books of poetry and novels including \u003cb\u003eFanny\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHow to Save Your\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eOwn Life\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eParachutes and Kisses\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAny Woman’s Blues\u003c\/b\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003cb\u003eSappho’s Leap\u003c\/b\u003e. She is also the author of the memoir \u003cb\u003eFear of Fifty\u003c\/b\u003e. She lives in New York City and Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302439309541,"sku":"NP9781585425549","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781585425549.jpg?v=1767743818","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/what-do-women-want-isbn-9781585425549","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}