by Daphne Merkin (Author)

"Lush and uncensored" essays (Village Voice) on spanking during sex, shopping, Martin Scorcese, Israel, breast reduction, Gary Gilmore, depression, and other matters, by "one of the few contemporary essayists who have (and deserve) a following" (New York). "Everything Daphne Merkin writes is so smart, it shines" (Washington Post Book World).