{"product_id":"the-stronger-sex-what-science-tells-us-about-the-power-of-the-female-body-9781541604421","title":"The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us about the Power of the Female Body","description":"\u003cb\u003eA myth-busting vindication of women's physical strengths that's \"fun, rooted in science, and a strong pitch for a stronger sex\" (Cat Bohannon)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For decades, Starre Vartan--like most women--was told that having a woman's body meant being weaker than men. Like many women, she mostly believed it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Not anymore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following a half decade of research into the newest science, Vartan shows in \u003ci\u003eThe Stronger Sex \u003c\/i\u003ethat women's bodies are incredibly powerful, flexible, and resilient in ways men's bodies aren't. Tossing aside the narrow notion of a fully ripped man as the measure of strength, Vartan reveals the ways that women surpass men in endurance, flexibility, immunity, pain tolerance, and the ultimate test of any human body: longevity. Vartan--a deadeye shot since her grandmother showed her how to aim a .22--debunks myth after myth like so many tin cans at two hundred yards and reveals why, if anyone wins in a battle of the sexes, it's women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In interviews with dozens of researchers from biology, anthropology, physiology, and sports science, plus in-depth conversations with runners, swimmers, wrestlers, woodchoppers, thru-hikers, firefighters, and more, \u003ci\u003eThe Stronger Sex\u003c\/i\u003e squashes outdated ideas about women's bodies. It's a celebration of female strength that doesn't argue \"down with men\" but \"up with us all.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarre Vartan\u003c\/b\u003e is a science writer who was raised in a family of creatives and medical professionals. She grew up in New York and now splits her time between the Pacific Northwest and Sydney, Australia. She contributes regularly to \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for CNN, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e New York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, among many others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Seal Press (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51454131962130,"sku":"9781541604421","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ce17353a-2047-489b-ace6-41a4727cea55.jpg?v=1751996892","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-stronger-sex-what-science-tells-us-about-the-power-of-the-female-body-9781541604421","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}