
Description
Product Details
Publisher | University of Arizona Press |
Publish Date | March 01, 2001 |
Pages | 280 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780816521432 |
Dimensions | 8.5 X 5.5 X 0.7 inches | 0.8 pounds |
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Reviews
"A mother lode of valuable information . . . There ain't no flies on this book."--Wall Street Journal
"[Rubbish!] demolishes myths that hamper our ability to act sensibly; as a nice bonus, it entertains as it goes about its business."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Readers will be impressed by Rathje and Murphy's delightfully fresh take on the human foibles and the garbage heaps of history."--Washington Post Book World
"An almost joyous iconoclasm about a vexatious subject."--Boston Sunday Globe
"[Rathje and Murphy] cull from the record astonishing data to counter many a myth. . . . A refreshing treatment of a subject not usually associated with refreshment."--Kirkus Reviews
"This lively study is an informative and often entertaining introduction to the science of garbology."--Contemporary Sociology
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