The Naked Woman: A Study of the Female Body

The language is lucid and ideas clear. Surprises the reader that these very things one has been experiencing all through life but could not visualize them so lucidly. To some extent reduces the joy and pleasure of experiencing the other sex first hand! The author brings out valid reasons from physiological to psychological - for the women. A great work indeed, hat off to the scientific observational skills of the author.

This book written by a zoologist focuses on how women attempt to increase the contrast with males to make themselves more feminine. This book was published 16 years ago and would not have sold well today because the trend today is to stress a woman’s work skills, and deemphasize her physical attractiveness. The mantra is there are no differences between men and women aside from minor plumbing differences. At my college, the goal was to get more women in the trades such as welding and more men in childcare programs. We were awarded millions of dollars of grants to achieve this goal and were not very successful. One interesting part of the book was chapter 19 (p.192-202) on pubic hair and its functions. They include a visual signal of readiness to reproduce, as a scent-trap to store and release sexual pheromones, to act as a buffer between the skin surfaces of adult males and females, to name four and there are more in this detailed chapter. He also covers the why of its shaving.

This book has a lot of interesting information about the nature of women. Any man who is interested in keeping his female partner sexually satisfied will be able to benefit from reading this.

This is a fascinating read. Possibly not in the same league as The Naked Ape or Human Zoo but then what book could eclipse those great works. Anyone who wants to understand how our species works must not miss this book. The objective discussion of the differences in the sexes is great in helping to understand why each behaves as it does.

This is the third book I have read by Desmond Morris. Once again he wows with a fascinating perspective that takes you on a journey through the deepest parts of your animal brain.

Not a touch on the naked man. Though covers the female anatomy in detail. Could just have been a part of the original.

every thing that desmond moriss writes is true a classic for all to read . this one is on ladies body and mind. most do not know of his books and that is sad .i plan to get all of his books . mj

Desmond Morris does for women what he did for the species in Naked Ape. He shines a spotlight on our behavior toward and by women to help us understand dynamics of relationships.

This book gives a very thorough account of the female body. Each part of the body in turn, explained with its biological reason and its influence both to other female as well as the male counter-part. The book itself is very well written and easy to read. This is not a stereo account of women's ideology, but more nature and animalistic approach. It will help any male to understand and appreciate the struggle the female goes through, I hope it has helped you as much it clarified to me.

While some of the material is repeated in the later volume "The Naked Man", this is an interesting read and provides some not so obvious insights into what makes the the homo sapiens sapiens female what she is. Recommended reading for every member of the species! (I am a member of the other half of the species.)

J'essaye de lire tout ce que je trouve de Desmond Morris (vaste programme car il est prolifique). Un des grands penseurs de notre époque. On n'est pas obligé d'être d'accord sur tout (quelque fois il pousse le bâton un peu loin) mais c'est convaincant, soutenu par une érudition sans pareille, provocateur, et toujours enrichissant. Drôle en plus ! Si vous voulez comprendre comment nous (femmes et hommes) sommes devenus ce que nous sommes, c'est ce qu'il vous faut.

Mai ovvio, divertente, formativo. Lo sguardo che tutti dovrebbero avere sulla complessità del femminile, per consapevolezza, crescita e per un mondo migliore.

タイトルと表紙につられてはいけない、真面目な女性に対する片思いの本です。従って、客観的そうでナルシズムに溢れ、思い入れたっぷりですが、当の女性達の反応は、恐らく冷ややかなものでしょう。比較文化論も交えながら、どうでもいいことを淡々と論じていく姿は、やはり永遠に理解しがたい相手ならでは、という感じです。どうせなら中刷りのグラビアをもっと大衆のわかりやすいものにしたら、と思いますが、それは下衆の勘ぐり、というもので・・・。