Two reviews of racy Taschen titles

The Big Penis Book, by Dian Hanson
978-3836502139 | $59.99 hc | in stock
Taschen (Ingram Publisher Services)

America Swings, by Naomi Harris
978-3836502146 | $500.00 hc | available October
Taschen (Ingram Publisher Services)

Taschen’s Big Penis Book got a great review in Women’s Health Magazine, and their forthcoming America Swings by Canadian photographer Naomi Harris received a write-up in the New York Post.

Big Penis Book

I’ve had The BPB on my desk for a week now and still haven’t read a word of it. Neither will anyone else. TASCHEN shouldn’t have bothered including the dozen or so write-ups about the Johns Holmes and James Bidgoods of the world (real-life Dirk Digglers), or the photo studios that, over the past few decades, have specialized in shooting giant schlongs. When I accidentally skimmed a page of text, I realized that every paragraph is printed once in English and again in both German and French. Too bad I didn’t use that trick when trying to reach my 120-page thesis quota.

Anyway, back to what makes this book a priceless treasure for any woman heading to a bachelorette bash, coming-out party, or horny grandma’s birthday: 396 pictures—most of them huge and in full-color—of wieners, wangs, willies, johnsons, units, rods, packages, peters, poles, dicks, and donks. And every one of them ranging from merely huge to shockingly ginormous.

From the moment I removed the sheer plastic dust jacket (and with it the tightie whities that enable book stores to display the cover without incurring indecency charges), I was surprised by the range of emotions that, er, throbbed through me. I felt alternately curious, amused, awed, disgusted, and—when a penis belonged to a gorgeous guy that gave off a distinctly hetero vibe—lusty as hell.

Penises, it turns out, are fascinating. As positive an experience as browsing The BPB turned out to be, the real value here is still the shock value. So swathe it in some Garfield wrapping paper and add it to the bride-to-be’s pile of presents. You’ll know it’s been opened when the room fills with high-pitched squeals.

–Nicole Beland

America Swings

“The nation’s traditional Super Bowl parties take on a whole new dimension in Naomi Harris’ new photo book, America Swings, from TASCHEN. It shows naked, real-life couples going at it as they watch the big game, drink Bud Light and munch potato chips. Harris, who spent two years on the road to snap suburban swingers of all shapes and sizes in action – watching TV, barbecuing, and having Thanksgiving dinner in the nude – concludes: ‘These people are definitely having better sex than the rest of us.’

New York Post, New York