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How to Be a Woman
Caitlin Moran
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Caitlin Moran's hilarious feminist manifesto blends raw autobiography with unapologetic truth-telling. Sparking global conversations since 2011, this bestseller redefines womanhood for a generation. Even Beyonce found inspiration in its pages - what uncomfortable truths about modern femininity are you ready to confront?

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When Becoming a Woman Means Becoming Yourself

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Picture a 13-year-old girl celebrating her birthday with a Philadelphia-filled baguette instead of cake, going to bed at 7:15pm, weighing 13 stone, and scribbling "Bad Points" in her diary. That girl was navigating what Simone de Beauvoir meant when she said you're not born a woman-you become one. But how exactly does that work when nobody gives you a manual? When suddenly everyone has opinions about your body, your sexuality, your future, but feminism has retreated into academic towers instead of addressing the daily humiliations women actually face? Think of it like the "Broken Windows" theory of crime-we need to fix the smaller indignities before they become massive violations. This isn't about grand political statements; it's about the messy, confusing, often hilarious reality of growing up female in a world that hasn't quite figured out what to do with women yet. Adolescence should be an incredible unfolding-neural development exploding like the Eastern Seaboard at dusk, establishing "motorways of reason." But honestly, who has time to focus on potential genius when you're fire-fighting physical changes? Your body transforms from something that just does jigsaws into a magical department store that will someday vend babies.

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The Education Nobody Talks About and Naming Your Own Body

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Reclaiming a Word That Shouldn't Scare Anyone

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The Tyranny of Tiny Knickers and Perfect Bodies

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The Subtle Face of Modern Sexism

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The Dangerous Economics of Female Bodies

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