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Carnal Knowledge: A Navel Gazer's Dictionary of Anatomy, Etymology, and Trivia

by Hodgson, Charles

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From head to toe to breast to behind, Charles Hodgson's Carnal Knowledge is a delightfully intoxicating tour of the words we use to describe our bodies. Did you know:

-eye is one of the oldest written words in the English language?
-callipygian means "having beautiful buttocks"?
-gam, a slang word for "leg," comes from the French word jambe?

A treat for anyone who gets a kick out of words, Carnal Knowledge is also the perfect gift for anyone interested in the human body and the many (many, many) ways it's been described.

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  • St. Martin's Griffin Brand
  • Aug 7, 2007 Pub Date:
  • 0312371217 ISBN-10:
  • 9780312371210 ISBN-13:
  • 272.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 8.5 in * 0.61 in * 5.5 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: