Who Cut the Cheese?：A Cultural History of the Fart

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jim Dawson 著
• 出版社 Ten Speed Press
• 出版时间 1998-12
• ISBN 9781580080118
• 定价 82.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 192页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

We'vetoldyouHOWTOSHITINTHEWOODS.We'vetakenyouUPSHITCREEK.Now,wedaretoasktheeternalquestion...WHOCUTTHECHEESE?Whichistosay,whatexactlyisafart?Whydowedoit?Whydowehideitwhenwedoit?Andwhydowefindfartssodarnfunny?Acutaboveanythingelseonthesubject,thisbookreallyletsgoandtellsall,gettingtothebottomofthesemysteries.AuthorJimsniffsoutaloadofhistoricalandscientificfarttales,thenoffersthekindoffunfactsyou'llbedyingtoletslipatsocialoccasions,inchapterslike"FartFactsThatAren'tJustHotAir,""GonewiththeWind"(onfamousmoviefarts),and"LePetomane&theArtoftheFart"(onthemostfamouswindbaginhistory).Fromfacttofictiontofrivolousflatulence,thisbookisunquestionablyarippinggoodread.

【作者简介】

JimDawsonisaproductofWestVirginiaUniversity,whichatthisverymomentisprobablyburninghisstudentrecords.Alongwithbeingarealsmartfeller(orsomethinglikethat),he'saformereditorofHustlermagazineandtheauthorofseveralbooksthatveryfewpeoplehaveread,includingthecriticallyacclaimedWHATWASTHEFIRSTROCK'N'ROLLRECORD?DawsonlivesinHollywood,California.