num_pages: 328
description: Journey with us to the four corners of the earth and watch themale of the species drink from the Holy Grail of manhood. You've encountered them before -- men: the most dangerous, annoying, courageous, and ridiculous creatures around. In Testosterone Planet you will: 
  
   Visit the world's most dangerous girlfriend 
   Be assaulted by wild turkeys 
   Climb into steaming animal carcasses 
   Visit a guru who can materialize objects out of thin air 
   Be chased through the woods by a dominant female 
   Lay in wait for bad guys in Central Park 
   Have your plane thrown through an Argentine cyclone 
   Hop a train in America with some hoboes 
   Do shameful things with Italian gay policemen 
   Pass through an African cowhide portal into another dimension 
   Live on an island by yourself 
   Discover telepathy with savages 
   Be applauded as a hero in Calcutta 
   Scuba dive the world's deepest cave 
   Enjoy a torrid desert afternoon with a beautiful stranger 
   Have tea with Saddam Hussein while tripping on Ecstasy 
 
language: English
title: Testosterone Planet: True Stories from a Man's World
titlecomplete: Testosterone Planet: True Stories from a Man's World (Travelers' Tales Guides)
ratings_count: 15
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY)
category: Travel - Essay (Finalist)
publisher: Travelers' Tales