Author: Sally Magnusson
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1845138015
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
A frank and humorous encyclopedic history of the forgotten life of urine and its many uses in society. Alchemists sought gold in it. David Bowie refrigerated it to ward off evil. In the trenches of Ypres soldiers used it as a gas mask, whereas modern-day terrorists add it to home-made explosives. All the Fullers, Tuckers and Walkers in the phonebook owe their names to it, and in 1969 four bags for storing it were left on the surface of the moon. Bought and sold, traded and transported, even carried to work in jugs, urine has made bread rise, beer foam and given us gunpowder, stained glass, Robin Hood’s tights, and Vermeer’s Girl With A Pearl Earring. And we do produce an awful lot of it. Humans alone make almost enough to replace the entire contents of Loch Lomond every year. Add the incalculable volume contributed by the rest of the animal kingdom and it might soon displace a small ocean. No wonder it gets everywhere. In Life of Pee Sally Magnusson unveils the secret history of civilization’s most unsavory and unsung hero, and discovers how our urine footprint is just as indelible as our carbon one.
Life of Pee
Author: Sally Magnusson
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1845138015
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
A frank and humorous encyclopedic history of the forgotten life of urine and its many uses in society. Alchemists sought gold in it. David Bowie refrigerated it to ward off evil. In the trenches of Ypres soldiers used it as a gas mask, whereas modern-day terrorists add it to home-made explosives. All the Fullers, Tuckers and Walkers in the phonebook owe their names to it, and in 1969 four bags for storing it were left on the surface of the moon. Bought and sold, traded and transported, even carried to work in jugs, urine has made bread rise, beer foam and given us gunpowder, stained glass, Robin Hood’s tights, and Vermeer’s Girl With A Pearl Earring. And we do produce an awful lot of it. Humans alone make almost enough to replace the entire contents of Loch Lomond every year. Add the incalculable volume contributed by the rest of the animal kingdom and it might soon displace a small ocean. No wonder it gets everywhere. In Life of Pee Sally Magnusson unveils the secret history of civilization’s most unsavory and unsung hero, and discovers how our urine footprint is just as indelible as our carbon one.
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1845138015
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
A frank and humorous encyclopedic history of the forgotten life of urine and its many uses in society. Alchemists sought gold in it. David Bowie refrigerated it to ward off evil. In the trenches of Ypres soldiers used it as a gas mask, whereas modern-day terrorists add it to home-made explosives. All the Fullers, Tuckers and Walkers in the phonebook owe their names to it, and in 1969 four bags for storing it were left on the surface of the moon. Bought and sold, traded and transported, even carried to work in jugs, urine has made bread rise, beer foam and given us gunpowder, stained glass, Robin Hood’s tights, and Vermeer’s Girl With A Pearl Earring. And we do produce an awful lot of it. Humans alone make almost enough to replace the entire contents of Loch Lomond every year. Add the incalculable volume contributed by the rest of the animal kingdom and it might soon displace a small ocean. No wonder it gets everywhere. In Life of Pee Sally Magnusson unveils the secret history of civilization’s most unsavory and unsung hero, and discovers how our urine footprint is just as indelible as our carbon one.
Walk It Off
Author: Ruth Marshall
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501173685
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Furiously Happy meets Elaine Lui in this truly original—and surprisingly hilarious—memoir about one woman’s journey to learn how to walk after a debilitating diagnosis turned her life upside down. Learn How to Walk (Again) To-Do List: Step 1: Stand Step 2: Step Step 3: Pee (Yes!) Step 4: Walk with walker Step 5: Walk with sticks Step 6: Walk without props Recreational interlude for sex Step 7: RUN! Ruth Marshall—power mom, wife, actor, and daughter—was in great health, until one day, her feet started to tingle. She visited doctors and specialists for tests, but no one could figure out the cause of her symptoms. Was she imagining those pesky tingles? She tried to brush it off, even as she tripped over curbs and stumbled into people. Clumsiness is charming, right? But when Ruth suddenly couldn’t feel her legs at all, she knew something was terribly wrong. Her fears were confirmed by an MRI revealing a rare tumour that had been quietly growing on her spine for more than a decade. Within days, surgery was scheduled, and after the intense eight-hour ordeal, Ruth woke up to find her legs and feet had forgotten how to do...well, everything. The question that burned in her mind was, “Will I ever walk again?” What Ruth thought would be three days in the hospital turned into months of rehabilitation as she relearned not only how to walk, run, pee, and even have sex again, but how to better appreciate everyone around her—including her devoted husband, her two young sons, her worried parents, her sisters, her loving friends, and the caring staff at the rehab center who help her tackle her recovery head-on. Laugh-out-loud outrageous and searingly honest, this is a memoir that not only entertains but inspires readers to put their best foot forward and walk off anything life throws their way.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501173685
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Furiously Happy meets Elaine Lui in this truly original—and surprisingly hilarious—memoir about one woman’s journey to learn how to walk after a debilitating diagnosis turned her life upside down. Learn How to Walk (Again) To-Do List: Step 1: Stand Step 2: Step Step 3: Pee (Yes!) Step 4: Walk with walker Step 5: Walk with sticks Step 6: Walk without props Recreational interlude for sex Step 7: RUN! Ruth Marshall—power mom, wife, actor, and daughter—was in great health, until one day, her feet started to tingle. She visited doctors and specialists for tests, but no one could figure out the cause of her symptoms. Was she imagining those pesky tingles? She tried to brush it off, even as she tripped over curbs and stumbled into people. Clumsiness is charming, right? But when Ruth suddenly couldn’t feel her legs at all, she knew something was terribly wrong. Her fears were confirmed by an MRI revealing a rare tumour that had been quietly growing on her spine for more than a decade. Within days, surgery was scheduled, and after the intense eight-hour ordeal, Ruth woke up to find her legs and feet had forgotten how to do...well, everything. The question that burned in her mind was, “Will I ever walk again?” What Ruth thought would be three days in the hospital turned into months of rehabilitation as she relearned not only how to walk, run, pee, and even have sex again, but how to better appreciate everyone around her—including her devoted husband, her two young sons, her worried parents, her sisters, her loving friends, and the caring staff at the rehab center who help her tackle her recovery head-on. Laugh-out-loud outrageous and searingly honest, this is a memoir that not only entertains but inspires readers to put their best foot forward and walk off anything life throws their way.
Gee Whiz! It's All about Pee
Author: Susan E. Goodman
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
ISBN: 9780670060641
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents an abundance of information on pee throughout history, in the animal kingdom, and in science.
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
ISBN: 9780670060641
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents an abundance of information on pee throughout history, in the animal kingdom, and in science.
I Need to Pee
Author: Neha Singh
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780143442936
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Where do you go when you just have to go? Rahi simply loves slurping refreshing drinks, and so she always needs to pee. But boy, does she hate public loos! On her way to her aunt's in Meghalaya, she has to pee on a train as well as stop at a hotel and even the really scary public toilet at the bus depot! And when those around her refuse to help her with her troubles, her only saviour is her Book of Important Quotes. Travel with the cheeky Rahi and read all about her yucky, icky, sticky adventures in this quirky and vibrant book about the ever-relevant worry of having a safe and clean toilet experience.
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780143442936
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Where do you go when you just have to go? Rahi simply loves slurping refreshing drinks, and so she always needs to pee. But boy, does she hate public loos! On her way to her aunt's in Meghalaya, she has to pee on a train as well as stop at a hotel and even the really scary public toilet at the bus depot! And when those around her refuse to help her with her troubles, her only saviour is her Book of Important Quotes. Travel with the cheeky Rahi and read all about her yucky, icky, sticky adventures in this quirky and vibrant book about the ever-relevant worry of having a safe and clean toilet experience.
The Shocking History of Pee
Author: Ronald H. Blumer
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781548712877
Category : Urine
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Yes Virginia, pee really does have a history-a wild history which winds its golden stream through the origins of Count Dracula, ancient Hindu doctrine, the wool industry, cosmetics, unbelievably kinky sex, a major U.S Supreme Court decision, and Roman tax law. In these pages, you will discover that women's urine was supposed to be the secret weapon of the South during the American Civil War, that artworks created with the artist's pee have sold for millions of dollars and tankers of rancid piss used to ply the coast of England. Yes, you really can make a urine bomb, and right now you are using an ingredient found in pee to whiten your teeth. This richly illustrated volume will tell the story of this most familiar of liquids one which influenced people's lives and changed the history of the world.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781548712877
Category : Urine
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Yes Virginia, pee really does have a history-a wild history which winds its golden stream through the origins of Count Dracula, ancient Hindu doctrine, the wool industry, cosmetics, unbelievably kinky sex, a major U.S Supreme Court decision, and Roman tax law. In these pages, you will discover that women's urine was supposed to be the secret weapon of the South during the American Civil War, that artworks created with the artist's pee have sold for millions of dollars and tankers of rancid piss used to ply the coast of England. Yes, you really can make a urine bomb, and right now you are using an ingredient found in pee to whiten your teeth. This richly illustrated volume will tell the story of this most familiar of liquids one which influenced people's lives and changed the history of the world.
My Pee-Zza Girl
Author: Zondar the Bear
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781492908852
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Alex is a man who has long believed that he is close to the end of his personal story, until he finds himself starting over, alone, broke and inches from ending it once and for all. Then he meets Beth, a wonderful young woman, less than half his age, who drags him kicking and screaming into a life of wonderfully intimate love, warm milk gently taken from her large, soft breasts, and hot golden piss constantly showered over his eager skin from head to foot.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781492908852
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Alex is a man who has long believed that he is close to the end of his personal story, until he finds himself starting over, alone, broke and inches from ending it once and for all. Then he meets Beth, a wonderful young woman, less than half his age, who drags him kicking and screaming into a life of wonderfully intimate love, warm milk gently taken from her large, soft breasts, and hot golden piss constantly showered over his eager skin from head to foot.
Pees on Earth
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781576873175
Category : Photography, Artistic
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Since the time she was so desperate she had to pee on the street and noticed the patterns and light caught in her urination, Jong has captured her tracks through New York, Miami, Shanghai, Mexico, the countryside and seaside, under moonlight and opposite sunset. These images, exhibited at numerous galleries, capture not only Jong's rebellious exuberance, but also offer a comment on what constitutes the personal and the political. Pees on Earth is a statement about the ownership of self, of sensuality, of humanity, and of womanhood - all expressed with beauty and humour.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781576873175
Category : Photography, Artistic
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Since the time she was so desperate she had to pee on the street and noticed the patterns and light caught in her urination, Jong has captured her tracks through New York, Miami, Shanghai, Mexico, the countryside and seaside, under moonlight and opposite sunset. These images, exhibited at numerous galleries, capture not only Jong's rebellious exuberance, but also offer a comment on what constitutes the personal and the political. Pees on Earth is a statement about the ownership of self, of sensuality, of humanity, and of womanhood - all expressed with beauty and humour.
Pee on It and Walk Away
Author: Roger Ziegler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988231207
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988231207
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Dash's Potty Accidents
Author: Wendy Hayden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Oh no! Dash is having potty accidents! When Dash starts having potty accidents, he and his mom work together to help him put a plan in place to overcome them. Dash is a great example for toddlers and young children who are struggling with enuresis, encopresis, or nocturnal enuresis. Dash models behavior and actionable steps that will help your little one overcome their potty accidents.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Oh no! Dash is having potty accidents! When Dash starts having potty accidents, he and his mom work together to help him put a plan in place to overcome them. Dash is a great example for toddlers and young children who are struggling with enuresis, encopresis, or nocturnal enuresis. Dash models behavior and actionable steps that will help your little one overcome their potty accidents.
Pee on Water
Author: Rachel B. Glaser
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982081389
Category : Short stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fiction. "Rachel Glaser has written a game-changer. I have a couple of rules about things I allow myself to like. Rachel breaks all of them and her stories leave me hunting for my rule book. Where is my rule book? Damn her. Bless her. Say what you will. PEE ON WATER is a new way to breathe"--Giancarlo DiTrapano.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982081389
Category : Short stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fiction. "Rachel Glaser has written a game-changer. I have a couple of rules about things I allow myself to like. Rachel breaks all of them and her stories leave me hunting for my rule book. Where is my rule book? Damn her. Bless her. Say what you will. PEE ON WATER is a new way to breathe"--Giancarlo DiTrapano.