Gulp : Adventures on the Alimentary Canal The School of Life He leaves his band mid-tour

He leaves his band mid-tour and holes up in a dingy

as most of the action unfolds on the fictional Pianosa base in the Mediterranean

The effect has not been good on the feminine soul

Coulton (translator)

and by his colleagues and constituents

Gulp : Adventures on the Alimentary Canal The School of Life He leaves his band mid-tourAmericas funniest science writer (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesnt the stomach digest itself? How