If you've never read a book by Mary Roach, I beseech you to do so. She takes books about popular science and makes them not only interesting, but hilarious. Be warned: one of her favorite things to do is to try to gross you out. And because this book starts in the mouth and ends at, well, the other end, there are plenty of opportunities for her to make an easy joke. I will admit the one she put in about the windbreaker jackets sporting the logo of Beano made me chuckle.
But in between the laughs and the groans you will learn something. She writes with an obvious passion about her subject and a thirst for knowledge. And you will be a hit at parties with all of the fun facts she gives.
Did you know that dish detergent includes many of the same enzymes that inhabit your digestive tract? The detergent digests your food off of the plates!
Did you know that you don’t actually salivate when you smell good food? Scientists say you just become aware of the spit already in your mouth! (Ewww...)
And Elvis fans may find interest in the section that delves into his enlarged colon.
It may be icky, but it's still a wild ride from the esophagus to the intestines.
By Mary Roach
If you've never read a book by Mary Roach, I beseech you to do so. She takes books about popular science and makes them not only interesting, but hilarious. Be warned: one of her favorite things to do is to try to gross you out. And because this book starts in the mouth and ends at, well, the other end, there are plenty of opportunities for her to make an easy joke. I will admit the one she put in about the windbreaker jackets sporting the logo of Beano made me chuckle.
But in between the laughs and the groans you will learn something. She writes with an obvious passion about her subject and a thirst for knowledge. And you will be a hit at parties with all of the fun facts she gives.
Did you know that dish detergent includes many of the same enzymes that inhabit your digestive tract? The detergent digests your food off of the plates!
Did you know that you don’t actually salivate when you smell good food? Scientists say you just become aware of the spit already in your mouth! (Ewww...)
And Elvis fans may find interest in the section that delves into his enlarged colon.
It may be icky, but it's still a wild ride from the esophagus to the intestines.
Review by Danny