{"product_id":"poop-culture-dave-praeger-9781932595215","title":"Poop Culture: How America Is Shaped by Its Grossest National Product","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs \"The Origin of Feces\" a Darwinian concern? Perhaps not, but it is the title to the preface of this tongue-in-cheek and unexpectedly revealing exploration of human behavior by the webmaster behind the popular PoopReport.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not a history of poop, but a study of today. Its goal is to understand how poop affects us, how we view it, and why; to appreciate its impact from the moment it slides out of our anal sphincters to the moment it enters the sewage treatment plant; to explore how we've arrived at this strange discomfort and confusion about a natural product of our bodies; to see how this contradiction--the natural as unnatural--shapes our minds, relationships, environment, culture, economics, media, and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Provenza, the director of \u003ci\u003eThe Aristocrats, \u003c\/i\u003e says in his foreword: \"It's shocking to think that a book about poop can be considered an act of courage. But it is. Most of us have knee-jerk responses to the topic that we are not even aware of. Attitudes that, like the awful stench of poop itself, permeate all of society and culture. This book has some very profound and beautiful things to say. It takes a dirty, smelly, unpleasant subject like shit and brings forth ideas that are empowering, dignifying and life affirming.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dave Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 193259521X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781932595215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feral House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.89h x 6.10w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/18\/2007","brand":"Dave Praeger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637317124351,"sku":"9781932595215","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54baf1ff-9d19-473a-ad2d-7055efc59b6a.jpg?v=1765115397","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poop-culture-dave-praeger-9781932595215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}