After reading two books from Mary Roach's series: Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife and Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, I decided to choose chose Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal as my next IRB book. I really enjoy her spunky twist on scientific stories and dry sense of humor so I'm excited to discover the answers to these quirky questions: "How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Why doesn't the stomach digest itself? Can wine tasters really tell a $10 bottle from a $100 bottle? Why is crunchy food so appealing? and Can constipation kill you? Did it kill Elvis?"
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