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

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.

Author: Charles Hodgson
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 08/07/2007
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780312371210
Award: Benjamin Franklin Award - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Quill & Quire 12/01/2007 pg. 34

About the Author
CHARLES HODGSON is an engineer by training and a logophile (word lover) by habit.

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