Rubbish!: The Archaeology of Garbage
William L. Rathje; Cullen Murphy
ISBN 10: 0060166037 ISBN 13: 9780060166038
Published by Harpercollins, 1992
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Synopsis:
For the past 20 years the U. of Arizona's Garbage Project has sifted, sorted, and classified a quarter of a million pounds of garbage. Rathje, the director of the Garbage Project, and Murphy, managing editor of The Atlantic monthly , tell us what our garbage tells about us. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Review: "A mother lode of valuable information . . . There ain't no flies on this book."--Wall Street Journal
"It demolishes myths that hamper our ability to act sensibly; as a nice bonus, it entertains as it goes about its business."--Los Angeles Times Book Review "Readers will be impressed by Rathje and Murphy's delightfully fresh take on the human foibles and the garbage heaps of history."--Washington Post Book World "A lucid and provocative book."--New York Times Book Review "An almost joyous iconoclasm about a vexatious subject."--Boston Sunday Globe"A lucid and provocative book."--New York Times Book Review
"A mother lode of valuable information . . . There ain't no flies on this book."--Wall Street Journal
"[Rubbish!] demolishes myths that hamper our ability to act sensibly; as a nice bonus, it entertains as it goes about its business."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Readers will be impressed by Rathje and Murphy's delightfully fresh take on the human foibles and the garbage heaps of history."--Washington Post Book World
"An almost joyous iconoclasm about a vexatious subject."--Boston Sunday Globe
"[Rathje and Murphy] cull from the record astonishing data to counter many a myth. . . . A refreshing treatment of a subject not usually associated with refreshment."--Kirkus Reviews
"This lively study is an informative and often entertaining introduction to the science of garbology."--Contemporary Sociology
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Rubbish!: The Archaeology of Garbage
Publisher: Harpercollins
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket