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

by Charles Hodgson

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312371217
• ISBN13: 9780312371210
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"