Loved itthe winner of the best non-fiction book that I read in 2024 is the right to sex by Amia sasan although it was hard to choose the winner is the right to sex because it was the one that taught me the most new knowledge
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The Right to Sex (2019)
Others: Positive "A work of nonfiction by philosopher Amia Srinivasan that upends the way we discuss-or avoid discussing-the problems and politics of sex"--
- ISBN:
- 9781526612540
- Length:
- 304 pages
Genres: nonfiction
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