Your reviewer of the book Manhood (For Members Only - Books, Feb. 13) says it's "a bit surprising" the book was taken on by the University of Chicago Press, adding, "Maybe it was the press that insisted on the subtitle, The Rise and Fall of the Penis" because it "required a heavy academic thesis in order to merit publishing." He does think it possible "the title is an editor's wry joke."
Do I detect another editor's wry joke? The reviewer's name is Shorter.