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A spirited and biting polemic that still challenges discussion and reflection today. Provocative books can also become classics: Esther Vilar burst onto the scene of the women's movement in the early seventies with her pamphlet "The Manipulated Man" and became a bestselling author. She turned the tables on emancipation and exposed her female counterparts as hardened exploiters of men.

"The Manipulated Man," "The Polygamous Sex," and "The End of Manipulation" offer a highly relevant perspective: the fundamental reform of our working world through the introduction of a five-hour workday – which could ultimately free men from their self-imposed immaturity.

The discussion about men and women is far from over; while the women's movement has gained ground, it has yet to produce the "new man" or the "new woman." A spirited, biting, and polemical statement like Esther Vilar's can still stir up perhaps newly narrow-minded minds today.