Gross Anatomy: Dispatches from the Front (and Back), Altman Mara

Forget that old fake news about sugar and spice. With wit and candor, Mara Altman tells us what girls are really made of -- and its a hair-raising revelation. --Tom Robbins, author of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Jitterbug Perfume

Mara Altmans volatile and apprehensive relationship with her body has led her to wonder about a lot of stuff over the years. Like, who decided that women shouldnt have body hair? And how sweaty is too sweaty? Also, why is breast cleavage sexy but camel toe revolting? Isnt it all just cleavage? These and questions like them have led to the comforting and sometimes smelly revelations that constitute Gross Anatomy, an essay collection about what its like to operate the bags of meat we call our bodies.

Divided into two sections, The Top Half and The Bottom Half, with cartoons and doodles scattered throughout, Altmans book takes the reader on a wild and relatable journey from head to toe--as she attempts to strike up a peace accord with our grody bits.