The ancient Greeks paraded enormous sculptural replicas in annual celebration
of the penis; Freud theorized that women suffered penis envy. An undeniable,
global symbol of power and virility since the beginning of humankind, the
penis has been much discussed, gestured towards, and depicted, yet seldom
understood outside folklore and popular culture's uneasy mix of self-
deprecation and aggrandizement. Despite the penis's central role in human
life or perhaps due to that role, many men seem to suffer in isolation or
silence from some perceived inadequacy or affliction. That's where experienced
urologist and sexologist Mels van Driel comes in. In Manhood he offers an
unprecedented history of the penis - with answers to everything you ever
wanted to know, and even some questions you'd never thought to ask. In Manhood,
van Driel presents the history of the male sexual organ from medical,
psychological and cultural perspectives. Investigating the penis and its
functions, from the scrotum to the glans, van Driel's work ranges from
inguinal hernia to infertility, and from impotence to the speed of ejaculation.
Psychological factors that have an impact on sexual experience, as well as
contemporary phenomena such as cyber sex, are given enlightening treatment
along the way.

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