Carnal Knowledge - A Navel Gazer's Dictionary of Anatomy, Etymology, and Trivia (Paperback)

From head to toe to breast to behind, "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.
"Delight your friends (or lose them rapidly) with this fabulous new knowledge presented with deftness and wit."
---Lynn Truss, author of "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" and "Talk to the Hand"
"Master etymologist Charles Hodgson offers a passionate lesson...illuminates how just about every part of the amazing human chassis got its name."
---Richard Lederer, author of "Word Wizard"
"A near-perfect body of work that will not only entertain your brain but tickle your funny bone, too."
---Erin McKean, editor in chief, "The New Oxford American Dictionary" (2nd ed.)
"More than a list of anatomical words and their meanings, Hodgson's book fleshes out the meaning behind the words. This is a blood-and-guts encyclopedia, not some bone-dry dictionary.... Even misologists (haters of knowledge) will find pleasure in "Carnal Knowledge,""
---Robert Hartwell Fiske, author of "The Dictionary of Disagreeable English, Deluxe Edition"
"And you thought you knew your own body! A captivating trove of facts and history that will amuse and fascinate."
--- Jane Farrow, "Wanted Words," CBC Radio
CHARLES HODGSON is an engineer by training and a logophile (wordlover) by habit. He produces a daily blog and podcast for word lovers at www.podictionary.com.

General

Imprint:	St Martin's Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2007
First published:	August 2007
Authors:	Charles Hodgson
Dimensions:	213 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-37121-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Anatomy > General Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-312-37121-7
Barcode:	9780312371210

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