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The Origin Of Feces: What Excrement Tells Us About Evolution, Ecology, And A Sustainable Society (2013)

by David Waltner-Toews(Favorite Author)

3.57 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

177041116X (ISBN13: 9781770411166)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

ECW Press

review 1: A much more serious book than the title might suggest, though it's sprinkled with lots of irreverent humor throughout. (Those who object to scatalogical words probably won't be able to get too far into this book.) Unfortunately, the solutions that the author offers to the "wicked" problem of human waste (and the excrement of our domesticated animals) tend to ignore some crucial root causes (e.g. overpopulation) and, though he pays lip service to the impact of human activity on other species, his solutions tend to be very anthropocentric.
review 2: Ok the author takes a topic that most would literally turn their noses at, sh*t, into something that is worth scholarly study. It turned my thinking about the topic from one in which society tries its best to safely ... moreremove excrement to devising a different paradigm in which waste is treated as a resource. As our planet grows more populous and we struggle to maintain health, nutrition, and standard of living...using animal and human excrement as a resource will be needed. The perfect example the author provides is that of rural farmers in Japan recycling the human waste from a city in such an efficient manner that it became a valuable commodity for farmers. Imagine that! Someone paying money for your sh*t! less

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