Charles Patrick Hodgson

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

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

Charlie Hodgs

Charles Christopher Hodgson (born 12 November 1980) is an English rugby union footballer. He plays fly-half for Saracens and England. He is also the leading...

History of Wine Words: An Intoxicating Dictionary of Etymology and Word Histories of Wine, Vine, and Grape from the Vineyard, Glass, and Bottle

A stimulant at dinner parties, wine tastings and cocktail parties. Plus, as a gift, this book makes an excellent accompaniment to a housewarming bottle. "A great read." -Rod Phillips, author of A Short History of Wine "Certain to find a wide and grateful readership." -Anatoly Liberman, blogger The O...

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

From head to toe to breast to behind,Carnal Knowledge is adelightfully 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 th...

Teaching the New Writing: Technology, Change, and Assessment in the 21st-Century Classroom (Language & Literacy Series) (Language and Literacy Series)

''The millennia-old act of writing is reinventing and regenerating itself in the modern age, and teachers and their students are at the forefront of creating new knowledge in the teaching of writing. The sixteen educators collected here point toward the changes we must embrace.'' -- From the Forewor...