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Norah Vincents journey to manhood and back again details the obvious and not so obvious difference between the sexes. Rather than dwelling on the material description of the transformation, she moves quickly into male mind and genre, as much as the fair sex can, and as much as guys open up. Her description of male bastions such as bowling nights, the monastery, high-testosterone sales and Iron John weekends turn out to be surprisingly revealing to the author as well as this reader. The strip club chapter was sad for both male and female participants. Dating as a guy remains a mystery. Vincent has a feminist attitude while she writes, but it never overpowers the story of the men that she befriends. An very good read for both genders.