The Big Stink

Author : Stephen Halliday
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752493787
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Stink of London written by Stephen Halliday and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2001-02-15 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An extraordinary history' PETER ACKROYD, The Times 'A lively account of (Bazalgette's) magnificent achievements. . . graphically illustrated' HERMIONE HOBHOUSE 'Halliday is good on sanitary engineering and even better on cloaca, crud and putrefaction . . . (he) writes with the relish of one who savours his subject and has deeply researched it. . . splendidly illustrated' RUTH RENDELL In the sweltering summer of 1858, sewage generated by over two million Londoners was pouring into the Thames, producing a stink so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. The Times called the crisis 'The Great Stink'. Parliament had to act – drastic measures were required to clean the Thames and to improve London's primitive system of sanitation. The great engineer entrusted with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette, who rose to the challenge and built the system of intercepting sewers, pumping stations and treatment works that serves London to this day. In the process, he cleansed the Thames and helped banish cholera. The Great Stink of London offers a vivid insight into Bazalgette's achievements and the era in which he worked and lived, including his heroic battles with politicians and bureaucrats that would transform the face and health of the world's then largest city.

Author : David Lubar
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429929499
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Stink written by David Lubar and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I figured, being dead, my life would become a lot simpler. I wouldn't have to take care of myself or worry about stuff like eating the right food. But dead kids have a whole different bundle of problems."—Nathan Abercrombie It's a stinky situation when Nathan's school, Belgosi Upper Elementary, develops a mold problem and his class is forced to share space with the first graders. Soon the eighth graders show up too, including Rodney the bully's older and meaner brother, Ridley. Could he be the reason for the stinky, putrid, rotten smell that seems to be following Nathan around? It's up to Nathan, Abigail, and Mookie to solve the mystery of the big stink before it pollutes the entire town. Fans of David Lubar's popular Weenies short story collections, which have sold more than one and a half million copies, are sure to enjoy this fourth hilarious installment of the adventures of Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1984859587
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Big Stink written by Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightfully illustrated story about passing gas and passing the buck, by a renowned scholar of gastrointestinal humor who has seen and smelled it all. The marriage of flatulence and wordplay is a potent source of pleasure as old as language itself. So says Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht, who has spent a lifetime studying the art of the unclaimed fart, from the courtroom to the convent. Now, in this illustrated tour de force, he airs a more personal story about a quiet elevator ride that is shattered by an ignoble gas. Starting with the classic “He who smelt it, dealt it” and the indignant riposte “She who denied it, supplied it,” the repartee heats up as the elevator rises. Can a reek that drives people apart instead bring two hearts together? A Big Stink’s beguiling blend of highbrow and lowbrow humor will delight oversharing families and word lovers alike. Illustrator Sophia Vincent Guy ramps up the fun with elegantly detailed illustrations sprinkled with Easter eggs. Sure to reduce even the most solemn adults to irrepressible giggles, A Big Stink is a ripping good read and a breath of foul air.

Author : David S. Barnes
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801888735
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle against Filth and Germs written by David S. Barnes and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-06-06 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientific and social history surrounding the 1880 incident of a foul odor in Paris and the development of public health culture that followed. Late in the summer of 1880, a wave of odors enveloped large portions of Paris. As the stench lingered, outraged residents feared that the foul air would breed an epidemic. Fifteen years later—when the City of Light was in the grips of another Great Stink—the public conversation about health and disease had changed dramatically. Parisians held their noses and protested, but this time few feared that the odors would spread disease. Historian David S. Barnes examines the birth of a new microbe-centered science of public health during the 1880s and 1890s, when the germ theory of disease burst into public consciousness. Tracing a series of developments in French science, medicine, politics, and culture, Barnes reveals how the science and practice of public health changed during the heyday of the Bacteriological Revolution. Despite its many innovations, however, the new science of germs did not entirely sweep away the older “sanitarian” view of public health. The longstanding conviction that disease could be traced to filthy people, places, and substances remained strong, even as it was translated into the language of bacteriology. Ultimately, the attitudes of physicians and the French public were shaped by political struggles between republicans and the clergy, by aggressive efforts to educate and “civilize” the peasantry, and by long-term shifts in the public’s ability to tolerate the odor of bodily substances. “A well-developed study in medically related social history, it tells an intriguing tale and prompts us to ask how our own cultural contexts affect our views and actions regarding environmental and infectious scourges here and now.” —New England Journal of Medicine “Both a captivating story and a sophisticated historical study. Kudos to Barnes for this valuable and insightful book that both physicians and historians will enjoy.” —Journal of the American Medical Association

Author : Clare Clark
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0156030888
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Stink written by Clare Clark and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With extraordinarily vivid characters and unflinching prose that recall "Year of Wonders" and "The Dress Lodger, The Great Stink" marks the debut of an outstandingly talented writer in the tradition of the best historical novelists.

Author : Sheila Lavelle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780749716387
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Stink written by Sheila Lavelle and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kelly Adams is not too keen on lessons at school. So when his teacher makes him miss an afternoon of games, he dreams up a wonderful revenge - with a stinking kipper. By the author of Disappearing Granny and Dognapper.

Author : Jürgen Banscherus
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1434212173
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Stink written by Jürgen Banscherus and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2009 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone is stealing newspapers from Olga's newsstand. Klooz has only one clue to help him -- a terrible stink the criminal has left behind. The case leads him down to the sewers beneath the city. It will take all of Klooz's detective skills -- and a good nose -- to stop the smelly shoplifter!

Author : Fran Manushkin
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 151585387X
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Stink written by Fran Manushkin and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something smells terrible in Miss Winkle's classroom, and no one knows what it is! When the class bully picks on the new boy, saying he's the smelly one, Pedro steps in and stands up for his new friend. But the class still needs to know where that stench is coming from! Like all Pedro books, the story is supported with a glossary and reader response questions, making this a fun and functional choice for young readers.

Author : David Lubar
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765325101
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Stink written by David Lubar and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Nathan Abercrombie, a half-dead zombie, continues his work for the Bureau of Useful Misadventure (B.U.M.), he must find a way to deal with the stink of his own rotting flesh.

Author : Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1984859579
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Big Stink written by Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightfully illustrated story about passing gas and passing the buck, by a renowned scholar of gastrointestinal humor who has seen and smelled it all. The marriage of flatulence and wordplay is a potent source of pleasure as old as language itself. So says Edward H. Kafka-Gelbrecht, who has spent a lifetime studying the art of the unclaimed fart, from the courtroom to the convent. Now, in this illustrated tour de force, he airs a more personal story about a quiet elevator ride that is shattered by an ignoble gas. Starting with the classic “He who smelt it, dealt it” and the indignant riposte “She who denied it, supplied it,” the repartee heats up as the elevator rises. Can a reek that drives people apart instead bring two hearts together? A Big Stink’s beguiling blend of highbrow and lowbrow humor will delight oversharing families and word lovers alike. Illustrator Sophia Vincent Guy ramps up the fun with elegantly detailed illustrations sprinkled with Easter eggs. Sure to reduce even the most solemn adults to irrepressible giggles, A Big Stink is a ripping good read and a breath of foul air.