The Big Necessity : The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters (Hardcover)

from sonyagreen

George has a combination of Mary Roach and Michael Pollan's writing styles, which fits well with this book. I didn't want to read an academic overview of poo - I wanted a little of the creative non-fiction goodness Roach is famous for. I wouldn't say you need a strong stomach to read this book, b...

from sonyagreen

George has a combination of Mary Roach and Michael Pollan's writing styles, which fits well with this book. I didn't want to read an academic overview of poo - I wanted a little of the creative non-fiction goodness Roach is famous for. I wouldn't say you need a strong stomach to read this book, b...

from etznab

I heard the author speak on NPR about how the efforts to bring clean water to developing nations is pointless without accompanying sanitation systems. But no one likes to talk about human waste and they certainly don't want to fund it. After reading this book, I am so glad I live in the United St...

from Scrabblenut

This is a fascinating study of an unmentionable subject. Rose George travels to many countries to see how human waste is dealt with (or not). From London and New York to China, India, and Japan, from Africa to outer space, she covers a lot of territory. I would have liked a little more detail abo...

from kaitanya64

As a typical Westerner ( I think) I had never thought about dirty latrines, or even "bush squatting" as anything more than a nasty inconvenience of traveling in developing countries. But George points out the great hazards to human health posed by ...poop. While the tone is often humorous, the su...