{"product_id":"9780141981741","title":"The Descent of Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Perry, Grayson \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/04\/2017,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 160 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780141981741,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A breeze of a read, makes you see our male-manufactured world a  little differently' Matt Haig'GRAYSON PERRY FOR KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND. Imagine how BRILLIANT our country would look if he was' Caitlin MoranGrayson  Perry has been thinking about masculinity - what it is, how it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoperates, why little boys are thought to be made of slugs and snails -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esince he was a boy. Now, in this funny and necessary book, he turns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eround to look at men with a clear eye and ask, what sort of men would\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emake the world a better place, for everyone?What would happen  if  we rethought the old, macho, outdated version of manhood, and  embraced a  different idea of what makes a man? Apart from giving up the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecoronary-inducing stress of always being 'right' and the vast new\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewardrobe options, the real benefit might be that a newly fitted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emasculinity will allow men to have better relationships - and that's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehappiness, right?Grayson Perry admits he's not immune from the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estereotypes himself - as the psychoanalysts say, 'if you spot it,  you've  got it' - and his thoughts on everything from power to physical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eappearance, from emotions to a brand new Manifesto for Men, are shot\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethrough with honesty, tenderness and the belief that, for everyone to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebenefit, upgrading masculinity has to be something men decide to do\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethemselves. They have nothing to lose but their hang-ups.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697821089836,"sku":"9780141981741","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780141981741.jpg?v=1722603869","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9780141981741","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}