Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393348743 (0393348741)
ASIN: 393348741
Publish date: April 1st 2014
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Where to start? This was the book chosen (by popular vote) as The Flat Book Society's first official read. Opinions seem to be firmly split down the middle, and while possibly an inauspicious start to our fledgling club, it definitely generated a lot of discussion. My personal feelings abou...
TITLE: Gulp: Adventures of the Alimentary Canal AUTHOR: Mary Roach FORMAT: e-book ISBN-13: 978-0-393-24030-6 ______________________________________________________________________ NOTE: The Flat Book Society Book Club selected Gulp by Mary Roach as the book to read for September and ...
Although not quite entirely devoid of interesting content, it was pretty close. Instead of fact-based discussion about our digestive system with some humour sprinkled along the way, we're treated to 19th century experiments that the author admits did not contribute anything to the advancement of sci...
DNF @ 34%. I looked at my current reads this morning and just cannot bear the thought of spending more time on a book I evidently don't enjoy when there are so many awesome reads to be gotten into. Gulp was not the book I expected, even tho I had no idea what to expect. Maybe I had my hopes set ...
Yes, yes, yes. Roach does an amazing job at making something that could be quite boring (the digestive system) and makes it super interesting. I've been annoying everyone around me with facts about spit and the stomach! Full review to come :)
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