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Why not distract yourself from the workings of the world with the workings of your own insides?

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach

April 4, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

…or more frequently, the misfiring insides of others. Fistulated fellows? Check. Elvis and his mega-colon? Check. Taste-testing pet food, pus, rancid oil, and/or the saliva of others? All yours and more to spare! I like to, for the most-part, enjoy nonfiction via audio books. Frequently, I wander around the house doing whatever needs doing while playing books through a speaker. While I whole-heartedly recommend Gulp, I do NOT recommend subjecting innocent bystanders (sorry, husband!) to the dirty work within. Not everything here is gross. And really, […]

Filed Under: Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: anatomy, Creative nonfiction, deeding and swallowing, digestion, eating, flavor, Guts, humor, Mary Roach, saliva, science, smell, surgery, taboo

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:28 · Genres: Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: anatomy, Creative nonfiction, deeding and swallowing, digestion, eating, flavor, Guts, humor, Mary Roach, saliva, science, smell, surgery, taboo ·
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