The Scoop on Poop!

"The Scoop on Poop! Flush With Knowledge" is a uniquely informative tastefully entertaining, and well-illustrated volume that is full of it! The 'it' being a comprehensive and knowledgeable overview of all topics related to the remains of the digestive process. Whether you call it poop, feces, excrement, manure, dung, or by one of the more than one hundred euphemisms, the proper Old English term is 'shyte' or 'shite'. With progress the word has been updated to 'shit'. Now using proper Modern English, shit happens, and it happens a lot! Tens of billions of pounds and kilograms are deposited every day by a wild diversity of animal and microbial life. Humans alone contribute over three billion pounds a day, and only a small percent of that is treated by a sewage system. Whether you disdain or appreciate it, it is part of the human (and animal) experience. The purpose of this volume is to share rarely discussed, yet important, knowledge about poop. The information ranges from the potentially life-saving to the sidesplitting eccentricities and peculiarities of human behavior. The wealth of information and trivia in this volume can sustain a long social conversation, or cut it short abruptly! Joseph Weiss, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF is Clinical Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology) at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of numerous books including "To 'Air' is Human, Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Intestinal Gas", "Artsy Fartsy, Cultural History of the Fart", "You Don't Know Sh*t! Until You Read This Book" (also published under the alternative title "The Scoop on Poop! Flush With Knowledge"), and the comprehensive resource volumes "Digestive Health & Disease, An Illustrated Encyclopedia on Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Digestion and Nutrition". He is an award-winning international public speaker recognized for unique and engaging presentations that exemplify 'edutainment'.