The cultural bestseller by American journalist David Friedman, “The Penis: A History of Ups and Downs,” explores the influence of the “main” male organ on the development of Western civilization and all of humanity. The author brilliantly mixes rich historical material, action-packed plot lines, psychological revelations, intimate details, scientific facts and witty comments, addressing them equally to both men and women. Without slipping into either pornography or puritanism, balancing on the verge of a physiological thriller and an erotic puzzle, the book pushes to answer the main question in the life of every man: “Who controls whom - I him or he me?” Millions of readers have already answered it thanks to through the efforts of David Friedman, but every day it arises anew and provokes new answers.