From the author of the Julia Child Award-nominated Cupboard Love: A Dictionary of Culinary this delightful book includes over 100 mini-essays explaining the origins and historical development of words in our language that pertain to love and sex. Do you know, for example, what a 78 is? Here's a hint: like the old 78 rpm records, the term refers to a man who is . well, on the fast side! Diligently researched, The Lover's Tongue is written in a light-hearted style - the perfect gift for that special someone, or for the connoisseur of language.