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This author crafts engaging nonfiction, cultural commentary, opinion, and polemic. Much of their work delves into women's issues, feminism, American cultural history, and evolving trends. With eclectic interests, they resist cant and predictable stances, preferring to keep ideas in motion. Their writing fluidly explores diverse subjects, examining modern marriage, sports talk radio, gambling, single-sex education, wealth and class mobility, the politics of sexual violence, the mystique of elite colleges, and even the aftermath of 9/11. They offer sharp, dynamic insights into the contemporary world.
- 2021
- 2020
Marriage Confidential
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Exploring the complexities of modern marriage, the book delves into the shift from romantic ideals to a "post-romantic" reality, where many couples find themselves in "semi-happy" unions. It highlights the dynamics of "workhorse wives" and their husbands' pursuit of the elusive "Having It All" dream, while children evolve from peripheral figures to central concerns. The narrative examines the pressures of technology, demographics, and economic factors on fidelity, and suggests that contemporary views on non-monogamy could reshape future relationships.
- 2016
The Gunning of America
- 528 pages
- 19 hours of reading
An acclaimed historian explodes the myth about the special relationship between Americans and their guns, revealing that savvy 19th century businessmen-not gun lovers-created American gun culture