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George, Rose

 
9780805090833: The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters
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ISBN 10 : 0805090835 ISBN 13 : 9780805090833
Editeur : Henry Holt & Co, 2009

Synopsis

Book by George Rose

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Description Produced behind closed doors, disposed of discreetly, hidden by euphemism, sh*t is rarely out in the open in 'civilised' society, but the world of waste - and the people who deal with it, work with it and in it - is a rich one. This book takes us underground to the sewers of NYC and London and overground, to meet the heroes of India's sanitation movement, American sewage schoolteachers, the Japanese genius at the cutting edge of toilet technology, and the biosolids lobbying team. With a journalist's nose for story, and a campaigner's desire for change, Rose George also addresses the politics of this under-reported social and environmental effluent, and the consequences of our reluctance to talk about it. Witty and original, The Big Necessity proves that sh*t doesn't have to be a dirty word.

Revue de presse

'The first popular study written on the subject. And popular it deserves to be. George has the right kind of breezy serious approach needed with this universal taboo' Daily Mail
'A fascinating, wise, calm and scrupulously drawn portrait of the world and its waste - [this is] a seriously important book' Simon Winchester
'George bravely submerges herself in the tragedy and occasional comedy of global sanitation. Sludge, biogas, sewage: I ate up and wanted more! The most unforgettable book to pass through the publishing pipeline in years' --Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Bonk

'An exhaustive analysis of lavatorial history that offers a snippet of information at every opening' --Observer

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Éditeur
Henry Holt & Co
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0805090835
ISBN 13 
9780805090833
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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