Rumbles [electronic resource] : : A Curious History of the Gut

Elsa Richardson2024

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A Guardian Book of the Year A Financial Times Most Anticipated Book 'A charming, fascinating foray into corners of history ... the perfect book for our golden age of indigestion' Washington Post 'A brilliant new cultural history of the gut' Daily Mail 'A fascinating, erudite and entertaining journey through the gut-brain connection' TIFFANY WATT SMITH, author of The Book of Human Emotions 'A thrilling and surprising journey into the science and culture of an organ that refuses to be civilised' PAUL CRADDOCK, author of Spare Parts Have you ever had a gut feeling? Found something hard to stomach? Have you gone belly up under pressure? Did you pull yourself together and show some guts? The growls and gurgles of our digestive system are a constant reminder of the physical work it does to keep our bodies running. But throughout history, humans have puzzled over how this rowdy organ might influence us in other ways, from our emotional states and mental well-being ...