Earthly Materials: Journeys Through Our Bodies' Emissions, Excretions, and Disintegrations

An “UNEXPECTEDLY PROFOUND,” “DEEPLY STRANGE,” and “UTTERLY UNIQUE tour of the human body” (Publishers Weekly)

"A must read for anyone who’s ever been amazed or aghast at what just came out." — Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch

To live, our bodies must continuously shed materials. Stop urinating, stop defecating, stop expelling breath, and death is near. While we often think of these materials as embarrassing waste products, they serve far more complex functions. The color of our mucus, the v...