Carnal Knowledge - Couverture souple

Hodgson, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312371217 ISBN 13 : 9780312371210

Editeur : SMP Paperback, 2007

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

CHARLES HODGSON is the author of Carnal Knowledge--A Navel Gazer's Dictionary of Anatomy, Etymology, and Trivia published by St. Martin's Press. He also writes, hosts and produces Podictionary--the podcast for word lovers. Charles is an Electrical Engineer by training, an entrepreneur and marketer by experience, and a word lover by habit. Since 2002 he has indulged his love for words and their fascinating histories by dedicating all his working time to this passion. As a result his podcast Podictionary has accumulated hundreds of entertaining episodes that have attracted approximately 4.5 million downloads from faithful listeners. Writing for Podictionary, he has amassed more than 160,000 words of text in addition to the 70,000 written for Carnal Knowledge.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SMP Paperback
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312371217
• ISBN 13: 9780312371210
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 276
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible