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Flushed: How the Plumber Saved Civilization by [W. Hodding Carter]

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Hodding Carter writes, "The unsung hero of human history was, of course, the Brain of Drains, the Hub of Tubs, the Power of Showers, the Brewer of Sewers...the humble plumber.... The Irish may have saved civilization, once, but plumbers have done so countless times."

When we consider the amenities that really make a difference in our well-being, surely good plumbing must rank near the top. But rarely have we taken the time to appreciate the engineering marvels that bring clean water into our homes with the turn of a tap and wash our waste products away with the flip of a lever. Until now.

Witty, anecdotal, and thoroughly entertaining, Flushed not only chronicles the long and notable history of plumbing, but follows Hodding Carter's travels and travails as he casts his own Roman lead water pipes inspired by the writings of Pliny the Elder, descends into the sewers of London, installs a state-of-the-art Japanese toilet in his bathroom, and fearlessly tries to understand everything about this most underappreciated pillar of civilization.

A winning combination of history, science, and firsthand experience, Flushed will entertain and educate all those who have never contemplated the hidden intricacies of this miracle of everyday technology.

Length: 256 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled	Language: English

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"Witty, enlightening, and just plain fun to read."
-- Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Delightful."
-- Los Angeles Times

"Hodding Carter has enough charm to fill a toilet tank, and I don't mean the new 1.6 gallon low-flush. No one else could make me laugh heartily while reading about the miraculous lead pipes of ancient Bath.... Got to love it all."
-- Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Spook

"Carter is unfailingly good company throughout this genuinely underground history."
-- Will Blythe, author of To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

W. Hodding Carter has written for several national magazines, including Esquire, Smithsonian, Newsweek, and Outside. The author of Westward Whoa, A Viking Voyage, and An Illustrated Viking Voyage, he lives with his family in Rockport, Maine. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN : B000GCFXN6
Publisher : Atria Books; Reprint edition (23 May 2006)
Language : English
File size : 468 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 256 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 0743474082

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Mike

No crap, this book is great!

Reviewed in Canada on 13 October 2018

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This is a great book! I really appreciate plumbers now!

Please rescue cats

Not in depth, not the story of plumbing...

Reviewed in the United States on 6 August 2015

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Frankly, I was very disappointed. I expected in timeline style how plumbing began in ancient times, into early history, through the Middle Ages, into the Renaissance, the earliest settlers of the U.S., the Wild West towns, earliest US cities, into the 19th, 20th centuries. While it touches on a very few of these events, it is convoluted, nothing is addressed in depth. Very uneven. Didn't like. May give to a plumber friend " for fun gift." Had I picked it up in a bookstore and thumbed through it, I wouldn't have bought it...

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Lynn Hobbs

a worthwhile, easy read

Reviewed in the United States on 3 January 2017

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This is an enjoyable, easy read. I was looking for a bit more information concerning how we deal with human waste. I've remarked to myself that somehow a metropolitan area is dealing with the flushings of a few million people daily. How do we do that? This book didn't answer that question but gave a bit of a historical perspective and pointed out that many millions of people live without sewage treatment. He raised some future possiblities such as human waste as a fuel source which was all interesting and gave me a bit of a different perspective than prior to reading this. All in all it was enjoyable and informative but I still can't imagine how the world deals with all of this stuff.

White Crow

Love the author - great book.

Reviewed in the United States on 31 March 2017

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When we recently had a pressure tank replaced, I gave this book to the plumber. He passed it around to others in their company so overall, it was good PR for me so that the next time I have an emergency - they won't forget me! Besides, Hod is a great writer and the book is full of very interesting tidbits of history. Without the advances in plumbing, we couldn't stand living with each other!

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pwcb2005

AWESOME READ!!!

Reviewed in the United States on 11 October 2018

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This book is humorous and full of historical facts. I am a plumber by trade and this is one of the only books that shows how important plumbing is to modern civilization. I give this book out to my plumbing apprenticeship students as a must read! Thank you Mr. Carter for such a wonderful book!

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