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Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Gulp Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Author: Mary Roach
Eating is the most pleasurable, gross, necessary, unspeakable biological process we humans undertake. But very few of us realise what strange wet miracles of science operate inside us after every meal. In her trademark style, Mary Roach breaks bread with spit connoisseurs and enema exorcists, stomach slugs, rectum-examining prison guards, and co...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393348743
ISBN-10: 0393348741
Publication Date: 4/1/2014
Pages: 352
Edition: 1
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 24
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Chocoholic avatar reviewed Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal on + 291 more book reviews
I've read all of Mary Roach's books and I liked this one as much as, if not more than, "Stiff." An interesting exploration of everything relating to the gastrointestinal system without being patronizing or boring.
reviewed Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal on + 75 more book reviews
What a wonderful, fascinating, funny book this is. I loved it! She writes about the human body from the lips to the farthest end of the digestive track with great humor and with enormous amounts of research, too. It's an excellent read - I could hardly put it down.
Readnmachine avatar reviewed Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal on + 1474 more book reviews
Roach once again turns her wry sensibilities to the human body, this time to the alimentary canal, clarifying everything from why we drool to what may have killed Elvis. Her mix of careful research and utter irreverence once again serve the topic well.


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