Self-Made Man : One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man

A journalist’s provocative and spellbinding account of her eighteen months spent disguised as a manNorah Vincent became an instant media sensation with the publication of Self-Made Man, her take on just how hard it is to be a man, even in a man’s world. Following in the tradition of John Howard Griffin (Black Like Me), Norah spent a year and a half disguised as her male alter ego, Ned, exploring what men are like when women aren’t around. As Ned, she joins a bowling team, takes a high-octane sales job, goes on dates with women (and men), visits strip clubs, and even manages to infiltrate a monastery and a men’s therapy group. At once thought- provoking and pure fun to read, Self-Made Manis a sympathetic and thrilling tour de force of immersion journalism.

Norah Vincent left her job as a nationally syndicated opinion columnist for the Los Angeles Times to research this book. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times and the New Republic, among many other publications.