You might be tempted to pooh-pooh the importance of the humble toilet. Don’t! Pipe Dreams shows just how vital toilets are to the future of public health—and does so with charm. Chelsea Wald spans the world, finding laughs and pathos in the surprisingly intricate science of sanitation.

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Readers couldn’t ask for a more qualified guide to take them on a world tour of next-gen sewage schemes… [Wald’s] narration is frank and funny, and her sewage savvy allows her to weave in fascinating scientific and historic details…Pipe Dreams leaves readers […]

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I could not stop reading Chelsea Wald’s captivating book. Pipe Dreams is full of fascinating facts about toilets and sewage systems. But Pipe Dreams is also about so much more. It’s about the human condition and how we live in the world. […]

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