Taking the Piss: A Potted History of Pee - Hardcover

Hart-Davis, Adam; Troscianko, Emily

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845883519 ISBN 13: 9781845883515

Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

Broadcast as an award winning radio-programme on BBC Radio 4 under the title of "Taking the Piss out of London", this work contains anecdotes and tales, from Marilyn Monroe to the Victorians, together with some discoveries about an area with which we are familiar.

About this title

Synopsis:

Broadcast as an award winning radio-programme on BBC Radio 4 under the playful title of "Taking the Piss out of London", this work by much-admired author and presenter Adam Hart-Davis takes the reader on a fascinating tour of an altogether different kind. The scientific side of this work is presented in the author's own clear and engaging style, and is filled with the charm of someone who clearly loves his subject. This is a funny and compulsive work filled with anecdotes and tales, from Marilyn Monroe to the Victorians, together with some exciting discoveries about an area with which we are all passingly familiar!

About the Author:

Adam Hart-Davis is a freelance photographer, writer and broadcaster. Educated at Eton College and Oxford and York universities, he worked in publishing and television production before becoming a presenter. He is best known for his television series Local Heroes, What the Stuarts Did For Us, What the Tudors Did For Us, What the Victorians Did For Us and What the Romans Did For Us. He has twelve honorary doctorates in addition to the DPhil that he earned in organometallic chemistry and is an honorary member of the British Toilet Association.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1845883519
• ISBN 13: 9781845883515
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 190