• A wonderfully wry, erudite and altogether charming investigation into the most rarely discussed of bodily functions: defecation
• While plenty of attention is paid to cooking and eating, the act of shitting has been shunned as one of shame and embarassment. But given the average person spends a year of their life on the toilet, perhaps it's time this changed!
• In The Story of Shit, Midas Dekkers forces this taboo subject out into the open as he explores the cultural, historical, biological, scientific and social significance of poo
• With Dekkers' unique warmth and wit, The Story of Shit weaves together a surprising picture of this innate human function, from the history of the toilet and the environmental impacts of human waste to the sense of satisfaction and pleasure that can be found in such a simple act
• Just as Norman Doidge's The Brain That Changes Itself and Guilia Enders' Gut changed the ways we think about the brain and the gut, Dekkers' book looks set to change the way we think about poo
• The Story of Shit is an utterly unique exploration into a universal subject
• Midas Dekkers is a highly acclaimed Dutch author and biologist