{"product_id":"merde-9780812992519","title":"Merde","description":"\u003cb\u003eMerde\u003c\/b\u003e is an unusual (very unusual) and witty investigation into a subject you may always have wondered about--but didn't know quite what to ask. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistory, biology, anthropology, culture, animal behavior--all of these are the real subjects of Merde. Why can some animals do it on the run, and others can't? Why does camel dung make good fires? What are the fascinating stories of the dung beetles? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMyths and legends, physical features, health and disease, uses for construction and as fertilizers--even nutritional values --Ralph Lewin writes about them all in the most ingratiating and sophisticated and yet scientific way. Merde is also full of personal adventures and observations, as well as anecdotes and examples. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe scattered literature on this subject is voluminous, but until now no one has perused and compiled it all and given it a personal touch, so to speak. It will be hard not to talk about this treasure trove of a book after you've finished it--or perhaps even when you're in the middle of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812992519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.48d","brand":"Ralph a. Lewin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38471070777525,"sku":"9780812992519","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6c99077c-37aa-4d8b-8db5-21a61260f37c.jpg?v=1612928250","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/merde-9780812992519","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}