An intellectual approach to poop. Yes poop.
Explore an intellectual take on an everyday taboo with our curated reading list. Featuring The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson, this collection of approach books and biographies delves into the surprising history, science, and sociology of poop. Discover how a single topic can reveal profound insights about urban planning, public health, and human nature. Perfect for curious minds seeking smart, engaging nonfiction that challenges conventional wisdom.
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The Ghost Map
by Steven Johnson
"It is the summer of 1854. Cholera has seized London with unprecedented intensity. A metropolis of more than 2 million people, London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world. But lacking the infrastructure necessary to support its dense population - garbage removal, clean water, sewers - the city has become the perfect breeding ground for a terrifying disease that no one knows how to cure." "As their neighbors begin dying, two men are spurred to action: the Reverend Henry Whitehead, whose faith in a benevolent God is shaken by the seemingly random nature of the victims, and Dr. John Snow, whose ideas about contagion have been dismissed by the scientific community, but who is convinced that he knows how the disease is being transmitted. The Ghost Map chronicles the outbreak's spread and the desperate efforts to put an end to the epidemic - and solve the most pressing medical riddle of the age."--BOOK JACKET.
