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001 ocn830557037
003 OCoLC
005 20201202210804.0
008 130321s2012 enka e 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780007927807$q(hbk.)
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035 $a(OCoLC)830557037
082 04 $a030$223
100 1 $aFederman, Rachel.
245 14 $aThe gruesome, disgusting, and absolutely vile gross-o-pedia :$ba startling collection of repulsive trivia you won't want to know! /$cby Rachel Federman.
246 3 $aGrossopedia
260 $aLondon :$bHarperCollins,$c2012.
300 $a256 pages :$billustrations ;$c20 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $aGRUESOME, DISGUSTING, AND ABSOLUTELY VILE! Loaded with hundreds of disgusting, repulsive, gruesome, and loathsome facts, this is by far the foulest collection of trivia around. Try not to gag as your read about bad breath, bile, burps, ear wax, scabs, sneezes, snot, spit, and sweat. Avert your eyes or discover the truth about flesh-eating bacteria, maggots, sour milk, rotten fruit, and toe jam. With gross-out facts about animals, the human body, the environment, cultures around the world, and the nasties of your very own home, you won't be able to stop reading.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 248-250).
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Bizarre cuisine -- Outlandish animal land -- Wicked weird news -- Feteid festivals -- The horrors of modern science -- To each his own (disgusting habits) -- Unnatural wonders -- The indecent tourist -- Creepy crawlies -- Icky history -- Around the (roach-infested) house -- Eco-unfriendly -- Barbaric bodies -- Farts & culture -- Gross rebellion -- Postscript: what is dusgust?
650 0 $aCuriosities and wonders.
650 7 $aCuriosities and wonders.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00885285
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