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Penises seem to be having a moment, thanks to full-frontal scenes in flicks like Sex and the City and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Still, when The Big Penis Book — editor Dian Hanson’s coffee table tome celebrating specimens measuring eight or more inches — arrived at the office, we at MT thought long and hard (sorry, couldn’t resist) about recommending it to readers. But after sizing it up (sorry again), we realized you can never have too much of a good thing.

Sophomoric humor aside, Hanson’s book is actually informative (yes, there’s text). Besides exploring mankind’s preoccupation with prowess — from ancient phallic worship to enhancing codpieces in medieval times — Hanson chats with porn kings and other penis “experts,” like Jay Myrdal, the photographer who “created” 18-inch legend Long Dong Silver. For the record, Silver’s photos were doctored.

But don’t fret: There are plenty of authentic ones to ogle. The 384 pages are practically bursting with pictures of well-endowed stars like 11-incher John Holmes, Falcon Studios favorite Chad Douglas and plenty of no-name everymen in whimsical poses — like one guy crouching over a mini cannon aimed at the same pitch as his erection. It all serves as a reminder: good things come in, well, big packages.


The Big Penis Book is available now from Taschen Books.