The Ladies Room Reader

Every fun little fact you could ever want to know about women - what they think of marriage, how they love their pets, their favorite foods, how often they like to have sex - can be found in this easy-to-pick-up, easy-to-browse-through reader. The statistics in this bathroom reader are fascinating. Take shopping, for instance. Did you know that when asked in a survey whether they would rather have sex or go shopping, 57 per cent of women went for the shops? Or that when a man tries on an article of clothing, chances are 65 per cent that he will buy it but that only 25 per cent of women trying something on actually purchase it? In the chapter on "entertaining women," we learn that Jodie Foster was born Ariane Munker and that Lauren Bacall's parents knew her as Betty Joan Perske. We discover that when Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery were both nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscars for "The Color Purple," it was the first time two African American women were ever nominated at the same time for a particular category. And when we flip to another page we find out that at the height of her popularity during World War II, screen star Betty Grable had her legs insured for $250,000!