The Dictionary of Love

By John Stark

Book Overview

In its more than three hundred pages, The Dictionary of Love gets to the heart of the matter: To rusticate is to get out of town with one's lover. A ballabust is a controlling wife or girlfriend. Bob Hope had the longest Hollywood marriage. Kinkalicious is your girlfriend in a teddy. Tahiti is an island where lovers do the 'upa'upa. From "afterglow" to "zipper," "Ikea" to "Twister," The Dictionary of Love is chockablock with everything you ever wanted to know about love but couldn't find in your Funk & Wagnalls. The book draws from all areas of life: love songs, poems, history, law books, sex manuals, medical and psychology texts, folklore, modern science, cookbooks, classical literature, Internet dating sites, TV shows, and today's slang. What famous people best define love? According to The Dictionary of Love, they include Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Bill Clinton, Casanova, Lana Turner, Nefertiti, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Don Quixote, Ben & Jerry-even Flipper and Lassie! Included, too, are charts, graphs, and illustrations, plus a G-spot directional map for women to give their boyfriend or lover. An indispensable tool for anyone who is composing a love sonnet, breaking up over e-mail, writing a romance novel, planning a romantic getaway, or just looking for something juicy to whisper in their lover's ear, The Dictionary of Love is a first-of-its-kind compendium of all things amorous.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061242136
• ISBN13: 9780061242137
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Easy to fall in love with

Brilliant idea, brilliant execution. This book is so good that bookstores will surely have trouble keeping it in stock even beyond Valentine's Day. Feel the love, folks.

I LOVED this book!

Witty, sophisticated, exquisitely designed and at times downright hilarious. My vocabulary of "love and lust" has grown exponentially. Who would have known that lovers do the 'upa 'upa in Tahiti?? A must buy for yourself and the love of your life. And a great gift for your friends. I LOVED this book!

A fun read

A breezy and steamy romp trhough the world of love. Thousands of entries, lavishly illustrated, and a hany carry along size. A must have for anyone in an amourous relationship.

You Know What They Say About Small Packages....

The Dictionary of Love This small (maybe 5x5) book is PACKED with goodness. Here's a sample of the witty writing: "Beast: a ferocious, aggressive, untamed animal that dwells in the wild and in the heart of even the mousiest of CPAs when sexually aroused" The book's design and illustrations are a fitting match for the text -- at once elegant and flirtatious. And you can tell the materials are top-notch; for example, the cover feels as smooth as a young lover's skin, and the red tabs that mark where each letter of the alphabet begins are varnished, adding to the expensive look. I highly recommend The Dictionary of Love as a gift for your current amour!

When you can't find the words...find them here!

I bought this book as part of a welcome home goody bag for my boyfriend and it just arrived--I love it! Witty, well-designed, perfect size. I've marked my favorite entries in the book with post-it arrows, and I'll trust he'll get the hints. I'm also pairing it with a stack of oversized cookies (the divine oatmeal/chocolate/candied ginger ones off of epicurious), which will fit perfectly on top of the book.