Journal Entry 1 by Ri from Cincinnati, Ohio USA on Sunday, September 05, 2010

Book Description:
You: The Owner's Manual meets The Book of Useless Information in this fun and quirky guide to little known facts about the human body.

This delightful book is full of random and, at times, scatological facts about the human anatomy. Broken down by the systems of the body, it answers questions you may be too embarrassed to ask or even think about, such as:

- Do bugs live in your eyelashes?
- What does human flesh taste like?
- Can you really catch a cold by standing in the rain?
- How do astronauts poo in space?
- What foods can cure a hangover?
- Why is yawning contagious?
- Is eating boogers bad for you?

This oddball yet erudite book is full of fascinating factoids that those of us in search of guilty pleasures (or gross thrills!) will delight in. 

Journal Entry 2 by Ri at Cincinnati, Ohio USA on Tuesday, November 16, 2010

This was a great book for its kind, much better than, say Why Do Men Have Nipples, for example. The question and answer format makes for easy reading in little spurts which is nice for my tired mommy brain! I mostly found the information accurate and interesting. As a naturopathic doctor, I was especially fascinated to learn that bowel movements are 2/3 bacteria and only 1/3 fiber, cholesterol, bile salts, food bits, etc! That is A LOT of bacterial material! My only quibble is with the title. The author cites a doctor who actually encourages eating boogers and his argument is more compelling than the author's opinion on why not to!

I'm sending this one on to MsJoanna from the It's Your Turn VBB. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 3 by msjoanna at Columbia, Missouri USA on Saturday, December 18, 2010

Ewww...boogers. I mean, thanks for the book.