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Publisher's Note: Do you know what a 'Master of Ceremonies', a 'Husbandman of Nature', 'Old Faithless' or 'My Body's Captain' refers to? How about 'Cully-Shangy', 'Hogmagundy', or 'Horizontal Refreshment'? These and other phrases can be found in The Bald-Headed Hermit & the Artichoke, a unique, outrageous and informative guide to the lingo of sex. Author A.D. Peterkin has done extensive historical research to compile lists of phrases and words referring to all aspects of human sexuality, from breasts and penises to fetishes and paraphernalia. Through his research, he discovered that erotic words and phrases in the English-speaking world alone number well into the thousands; 'penis' alone has over 1,500 modern synonyms. The terms included in The Bald-Headed Hermit... vary from the poetic and the medical to the macho, derogatory, and obscene; the lists offer varied and 'imaginative' interpretations of human sexuality that are at times funny and shocking. They also provide unusual insight into how various societies view sexual pleasure. In addition, the book shows how previously silent sexual communities, including gays and lesbians, the transgendered, and various fetishists and libertines, challenge attitudes towards sexuality and sexual expression, thereby changing the very language of sex. The Bald-Headed Hermit... includes fascinating explanations of various terms, as well as historical line drawings depicting various aspects of sexuality.