Gulp : Adventures on the Alimentary Canal Condition:Very Good A gambling addict whose secret

A gambling addict whose secret tape threatens the lives of everyone who hears it

this series is a great way for readers to revisit old favourites and for introducing literary masterpieces to newer

a people who had turned their backs upon all such strivings now lift their masked faces towards the mainland and recall the ancient prophesy of a return

tracing our relationship with it from the time when primitive men exchanged cowrie shells to the imminent arrival of the all-purpose electronic cash card

Gulp : Adventures on the Alimentary Canal Condition:Very Good A gambling addict whose secret"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesn't the stomach digest itself?