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The Penis Book (Hardcover)

by Joseph Cohen (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)


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"It’s hard to imagine something tinier than a Chihuahua can stir up so many emotions, escapades, steamy page-turners, phone sex businesses, visits to the shrinks, babies, dirty jokes…" muses Cohen in the opening to his naughty little giftbook. It’s not hard to imagine, however, the penis inspiring such an inane homage as this, which waxes poetic on the queer penis ("a precocious pickle") vs. the straight penis ("a born comparison shopper"); estimates the amount of semen an average male ejaculates over a 45-year period (30-50 quarts); reveals urinal etiquette ("Shake no more than three times"); lists the tests condom manufacturers perform on their products (including "The Shocker" and "The Wet Dream") and asks men to reflect on what would happen if they didn’t have a penis ("What would I scratch?" wonders Billy from Kenosha). Goofy photos, trivia tidbits, no-brainer sex tips and off-color jokes round out a silly little book that has gag gift written all over it.
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Product Description
Think you know everything about penises?

Bet you don’t know what hospitals do with foreskins after they’ve been snipped away. How fortunes were made in the war against wet dreams. The one song you should never whistle at a urinal. Or the woes of working on a “hopping penis” assembly line.

The Penis Book celebrates the male member like nothing else before. So get ready to learn. Laugh. And be downright titillated, too. No matter what your relationship with the penis, The Penis Book has something for everyone.

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Broadway (September 21, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0767917537
  • ISBN-13: 978-0767917537
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #217,731 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)



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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Conversation Starter, July 27, 2001
By "govt_atty" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this as a gag gift for someone else, and decided to keep it for my own collection. It's amazing how quickly people will pick it up - usually in disbelief and laughing out loud. The book's got tons of pictures, hilarious captions and a few stories. And it's all on this one little (or big!) thing. It'll definitely have you laughing out loud.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Who knew?, November 4, 2004
By Linda Galvin "Linda" (Newton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
What a fun gift I received! At first I was shocked when I saw the title, but all it took was a few pages and I was hooked. I may be a grandma, but I'm no fogey and this book is definitely more fun than candy and flowers. I loved the interview with the lady who works on the "hopping penis" assembly line. I couldn't believe what they do with foreskins after they cut them off. So what if I'll never understand why anybody would pierce their penis, I learned a lot about the subject. And we loved the guy who posed for the jockstrap story. I'm going to buy a few copies for my friends. (If I pass my copy around, I'll never get it back.)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have!!, November 29, 2004
A most enjoyable book that is funny, entertaining...and even educational. There were things in there I had no idea!! For all to enjoy....females and males a like! (A great gift!!)
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