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Article: Hands down! The best darn book on masturbation.(The Big Book of Masturbation from Angst to Zeal)(Book Review)
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- The Journal of Sex Research
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- August 1, 2005
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The Big Book of Masturbation from Angst to Zeal, by Martha Cornog. San Francisco: Down There Press, 2003, 335 pages. Paper, $22.00.
The Big Book of Masturbation from Angst to Zeal is an interesting, informative, and highly readable text that will be enjoyed by professionals and the general public alike. The entire book is excellent, yet there are several chapters that make this book a must-have for all who are interested in the subject. I will highlight them below.
Chapter 1, "Language: Meanings and Words for Masturbation," has a very humorous and detailed glossary of both English and non-English phrases and words colloquially used as synonyms for ...