The male nude is everywhere now, from mainstream movies to magazine covers. But what exactly is seen when men take off their clothes, in public and in private? Is the male body truly exposed? In this surprisingly candid analysis, Pulitzer Prize nominated Susan Bordo speaks to men and women alike, scrutinising the images and experience of everyday life. Beginning with a frank, tender look at her own father's body, Susan Bordo then goes on to analyse the presentation of maleness in wider society. Men's (and women's) ideas about men's bodies are heavily influenced by society's expectations, and Bordo examines where these ideas come from. In chapters on the penis, 1950s Hollywood, male beauty standards, and sexual harassment, and in discussions of topics ranging from Marlon Brando and Boogie Nights to Philip Roth and Lady Chatterley's Lover to Michael Jordan and Lolita, she offers fresh and unexpected insights.