From the moment The Big Penis Book was published, readers began counting down the days until The Big Book of Pussy would appear. Okay, okay: maybe not the same number of readers, but a seed had been planted, and the letters and calls started pouring in. Once the highly anticipated book was released, some readers were overwhelmed not only by the variety and abundance but also by the book's size. In the words of one reviewer, "You have to give Amazon credit for such sturdy packaging. Who wants their mailman to know they've bought a book about crotches that weighs two tons?"

Some people think excess is bad; for those people, we've created a pared-down version of The Big Book of Pussy featuring the best the book has to offer, a slim volume that puts this explicit and provocative material into a different perspective. It's now possible to trace the evolution of genital exposure on camera more easily, through 100 years of photographs with one common element: the exhibitionist pleasure with which models reveal their feminine primness. And with more than 150 photographs (36 new in this edition) of this adorable and elusive little creature, without cumbersome text to interrupt the flow, and all in a format that's sure to injure the postman's back, we may very well have created the perfect self-gift for this year.