Kissing: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about One of Life's Sweetest Pleasures

231 Pages·2006·2.05 MB·English

by  Andréa Demirjian

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ANDRÉA DEMIRJIAN
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A PERIGEE BOOK
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THE BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP
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With love to my beautiful grandmothers
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Anastasia Alexiou Cotsonas
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Foreword: Notes from a Kissing Connoisseur xiii 9
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1. the many faces of a kiss 1
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Warm ’n Fuzzy/Quivering Shivering/Purely Platonic/Sweet
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as Honey/What Happens to Our Bodies When We Kiss?/One
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Kiss Can Speak a Thousand Words/The Definition of a
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Kiss/What’s Your Definition of a Kiss/The History of the First
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“First” Kiss/Kissing Traditions that Started Long Ago
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2. unforgettable kisses 29 17
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What Makes a Kiss Unforgettable?/Most Memorable
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Kisses/Famous Screen Kisses—Big and Small/Who Would
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You Give Your Eyeteeth to Kiss?/Memorable Screen Kisses
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3. what makes a great kiss? 55
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1 4. kissing 101—the fundamentals
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Early Kissing Instructions/Mastering a Talent/Just When
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YouThink You Know It All.../Kissing Makeover Tips and
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Techniques/Mood Makers & Breakers/Foods That Turn You
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On—Creating the Mood with Some Tasty Treats/Legendary
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Kissing
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Exotic and Erotic Moves for Puckering Up
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Guy/Girl Differences/So What Doesa Guy Want?/What a Guy
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Wants from Kissing
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Tips for Getting Kissed
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“Sniffing” vs. Kissing/How Kissing Spread around the
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9. kissing folklore and 1
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Fun Customs and Beliefs
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a good kiss 173 6
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Kissing: It Does a Body and Soul Good/
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More Views on Kissing
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kissing advice 191 11
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Girl-to-Girl Advice/Guy-to-Girl Advice
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Take the Survey/What’s Your Kissing Profile?
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More Reading on Kissing 207
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Acknowledgments 209
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About the Author 211
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