God's Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis
Author(s): Tom Hickman
Throughout history man has revered his penis as his 'most precious ornament'. Yet, ambivalently, his penis has always been the source of man's deepest neuroses too. Do women find it, in the erect state, inherently ridiculous? Why can't a man be certain his penis will stand and deliver when he commands? If and when it steadfastly refuses, what can he do to remedy the situation? And then, of course, there's the matter of size...To possess a penis, Sophocles said, is to be 'chained to a madman'. "God's Doodle" examines the schizophrenic relationship between man and this madman - and the joint relationship this odd couple has with the female sex. "God's Doodle" is the tale of the penis and the ups and downs of history - the macabre and the bloodcurdling, the funny and the sad, distilled from myth, world cultures, religion, literature, science, medicine and contemporary life - all told with mordant wit.
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The story of the penis - the macabre and the bloodcurdling, the funny and the sad: a brilliant history of man's most precious ornament
Tom Hickman has worked as a journalist on national magazines, newspapers and for the BBC. His books include a biography of Churchill's wartime bodyguard; the story of the BBC during World War Two; the experience of the Bevin Boys, sent to work in the coalmines during it; and of post-war National Service after it. He has also written a history of changing sexual mores during the 20th century.
General Fields
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- : Vintage
- : Square Peg
- : 0.567
- : 31 August 2012
- : 206mm X 126mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 November 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Tom Hickman
- : Hardback
- : 1112
- : en
- : 612.61609
- : 224
