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54/100Critics
88/100Scholars
Author:
Chelsea Wald
Publisher:
Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Date:
April 6, 2021
An award-winning science journalist offers a deep dive into the future of the toiletâfrom creative uses for harvested 'biosolids' to the bold engineers dedicated to bringing safe sanitation to the billions worldwide living without this necessary infrastructure.
What The Reviewers Say
Science journalist Ward brings humor and curiosity to this history of the toilet and the ongoing environmental concerns surrounding it. Mindful that not everyone is at ease reading about this topic, Ward keeps it entertaining throughout, with clever chapter titles and illustrations of scientific wonders.
There are jokes to be made on the topic of toilets; fortunately, science writer Wald treats the subject with the seriousness it deserves.
Science journalist Wald debuts with a thoughtful and funny survey.
Toilet humor is one thing, but toilet fact, as digested by skilled science writer Wald, is quite another.
