Body Language - from Head to Toe: Expressions idioms slang and quotes related to body parts

Written by a physician Body Language - from Head to Toe is a dictionary of American idioms and other expressions that contain the name of a body part. The use of body part-related expressions is both interesting and fun. This book contains about 2000 such idioms words and expressions such as with the back against the wall brainstorming sweet tooth and tongue in cheek. Says author Per-Olof Hasselgren As a surgeon I understand the importance of anatomy and the knowledge of organs and tissues. This book reflects my longstanding interest in idioms and other expressions referring to body parts and it connects anatomy with the spoken and written language. This book was written for three main reasons. First anatomy matters particularly in surgery. During the last several years collecting such expressions became a hobby for the author. Second as someone moving to this country from another part of the world Dr. Hasselgren is interested in the peculiarities of the American language. Idioms slang and other expressions are specific for any given language and quite often cannot be directly translated. Third when one starts to be aware of them written and spoken body language can become quite entertaining. Per-Olof Hasselgren M.D. Ph.D. is the George H.A. Clowes Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston. He is director of endocrine surgery and vice chairman of research in the Department of Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School. He received his initial medical and surgical training in Sweden and has been a practicing surgeon in the U.S. for more than thirty years. Dr. Hasselgren has also conducted NIH-supported research for almost thirty years resulting in multiple scientific publications. Dr. Hasselgren resides with his wife in Boston. Publishers website: http: //sbprabooks.com/PerOlofHasselgren