Gulp : adventures on the alimentary canal
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Putney Public Library - Nonfiction | 612.3 ROA | On Shelf |
Putney School Library | 612.3 ROA | On Shelf |
Winhall Memorial Library - Nonfiction | 612.3 ROA | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
348 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-348).
Description
This book is an exploration of human digestion. Few of us realize what strange wet miracles of science operate inside us after every meal. In her trademark style, the author investigates the beginning, and end, of our food, addressing such questions as: why crunchy food is so appealing, why it is hard to find words for flavors and smells, why the stomach doesn't digest itself, how much we can eat before our stomachs burst, and whether constipation killed Elvis. Here we meet scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks of, or has the courage to ask. We go on location to a pet-food taste-test lab, a fecal transplant, and into a live stomach to observe the fate of a meal.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Roach, M. (2014). Gulp: adventures on the alimentary canal (First Norton paperback [edition].). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roach, Mary. 2014. Gulp: Adventures On the Alimentary Canal. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roach, Mary. Gulp: Adventures On the Alimentary Canal W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Roach, Mary. Gulp: Adventures On the Alimentary Canal First Norton paperback [edition]., W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.
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