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A truly eclectic mix of cultural, scientific and literary perspectives on the bits and pieces that make up a human body. -Minneapolis Star Tribune
Part One: Headquarters
1. The Not-Quite-Naked Ape
The Hair of the Prophet * The Mark of the Beast * Burn It or Bury It * Samson's Hair * A Metaphysical Operation * The Etiquette of Deciduousness
2. Face-to-Face
The Family Face * The Face on Mars
3. The Vigilant Eye
Flesh Becomes a Mirror * Supercilious * The Blink of an Eye * The Dreaming Eye * Close Your Eyes
4. Houdini's Wiggle
The Ear of a Thousand Li * Darwin's Points and Houdini's Wiggle * Nor the Ear Filled with Hearing
5. A Ridiculous Organ
6. The Archaic Smile
Louis Armstrong's Lips * The Badge of a Harlot * A Kiss Is Just a Kiss * The Necessary and Ambivalent Tongue * Don't Read My Lips
Part Two: The Weight of the World
7. Arms and the Man
8. The Monkey's Paw
A Free Hand * Finger Math * Rule of Thumb * Our Natal Autograph * Tobin's Palm * On the Other Hand * Playing Chess with Death
9. Madonna del Latte
Breasts and the Breast * Via Lactia * The She-Devil from Hooter City * Topless * The Pillow of Paradise Versus the Millstone of History
10. Adam's Navel
Untying the Knot * A Brief History of Navel-Gazing
Part Three: A Leg to Stand on
11. Privy Members
The Commotion * Vagina Dialogues * Leonardo's Intelligent Organ * Boswell's Johnson * The Senator's Body Hair
12. Our Steed the Leg
Two Legs Good and Bad * The Scarecrow Learns to Dance * The Goddess with Beautiful Buttocks * Toes with Special Properties * Pedestrian Crossing
Acknowledgments
Selected Bibliography and Further Reading
Index