{"product_id":"9783110430837","title":"2013-2015","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller* \u003ci\u003eWhy You Shouldn-t Eat Your Boogers and Other Useless (or Gross) Information About Your Body\u003c\/i\u003e: the be-all and end-all compendium of odd, quirky, and otherwise nauseating information.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is another thoroughly distasteful yet utterly compelling book from the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e (extended list) bestseller \u003ci\u003eWhy You Shouldn-t Eat Your Boogers and Other Useless (or Gross) Information About Your Body\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eWhy Fish Fart and Other Useless (or Gross) Information About the World,\u003c\/i\u003e Francesca Gould sifts through the world's most unpleasant creatures, diseases, physical deformities, culinary delicacies, ritual practices, and hideous torture tactics to uncover every horrifying and stomach-turning fact under the sun. This book is full of questions you never thought to ask-and perhaps will wish you'd never had answered-including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat exactly is maggot cheese?\u003cbr\u003eHow did anal hair help to lead to the conviction of the Great 'Train Robbers'?\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the job of a 'fart catcher'?\u003cbr\u003eHow exactly do 'crabs' cause such intense itching around one's private parts?\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e story behind why the toilet is often referred to as 'the john'.?\u003cbr\u003eWhy you might want to steer clear of some coffees. (Hint: If poo isn't exactly your idea of appetizing . . .)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Fish Fart and Other Useless (or Gross) Information About the World\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to delight any and all hard-core fans of the obscure, esoteric, and-last but not least-grotesque.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153801396464,"sku":"9783110430837","price":91.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783110430837_p0.jpg?v=1763718273","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783110430837","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}