Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #147444 in Books
• Published on: 1999-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Synopsis
A humorous look at the influence of flatulence in religion, science, music, literature, television, film, and radio.

From the Author
I feel that farts need to be brought out into the open air!
We've all grown up hearing about the underground of fart lore--vague tales of secret writings by famous people, obscure recordings of "crepitation contests," wild tales about some guy in France who could sing through his ass and blow out candles from a foot away. Well, it's all true, and I've gotten to the bottom of every story. Plus, there's coverage of Howard Stern and his Fartman character, the rise of flatulence as a crowd pleaser in Hollywood, and much more. I wanted to make the story of farts a ripping good read. If you've ever laughed at a fart, I think you'll love this book.

Customer Reviews

A gas of an idea that comes off smelling bad.
The book really was a good idea, but the author seemed more wrapped up in repeated use of juvenile adjectives and slang while ignoring a golden opportunity of composing a good work of social history on an amusing topic.

If you are a bonifide reader of history, and think you are getting a scholarly read, think again.

The best part of the book is the cover. It draws attention to the book, and if you leave it on the coffee table, visitors are drawn to it. Then their reaction is priceless. They are shocked at first, if not grossed out, but soon can't help thumbing through it and can't put it down.

All in all, its not much more than an adult version of "The Gas We Pass".

Spans the Alpha and the Omega of the Crepitus Ventris
This is the definative explication of flatulence phenomenae from the biosphere-building borgborygmic exhalations of the Jurassic Era to looming planetary extinction brought about by greenhouse gasses expelled by cattle and other crepitating kine.

The Author explores not only the cultural contributions of crepitence but also provides a careful multi-lingual, multi- cultural glossochronology encompassing the origins and evolution of phartologism from the dawn of history to the present day.

From the Athens of Aristophenes to the pages of Poor Richard and on to the Hollywood of Mel Brooks and beyond, Dawson explores the pervasive and, yes, invasive cultural impact of this most evanescent but compeling explosion of nature's serendipity.

Truly, this is the fart book to make everybody throw all the other tomes in their fart library away!

Lots of information...and lots of laughs!!!
This book is filled with relevant historic facts and humorous jokes and other tales. It's one of those books that has you laughing and feeling good afterward. I was really impressed by the knowledge shared in this book and the humor that surrounds it. I love it!!!