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Toilets
48 pages :

colour illustrations.
Contents: What do we do with all this poo? -- Pick your spot! -- Swimming in sewage -- Privies -- Viking middens & historic poo -- Use it against your enemies -- Poo parties -- Cleaning up the mess -- The story of cholera -- Don't let it go to waste -- A royal flush -- Trap the smell -- A brief history of toilet paper -- Let's build sewers! -- Problems with pipes -- Building the best toilet -- Let's burn it -- Squat... sit... or stand? -- So good you can drink it -- Toilets today -- The future of poo.
Summary: The history of toilets is full to the brim with revolting stories. In this book you'll meet the ancient Romans who shared a toilet brush, the Mongol armies that catapulted poo at their enemies, and the servants who kept kings and queens company while they did their business!