{"product_id":"sewer-paperback","title":"Sewer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Leigh Hester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIan Bogost\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Schaberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat can underground pipes tell us about human eating habits and the spread or containment of disease, such as COVID-19? Why are sewers spitting out plastic and trash into waterways around the world? How are clogs getting gnarlier and more numerous? Jessica Leigh Hester leads readers through the past, present, and future of the system humans have created to deal with our own waste and argues that sewers can be seen as a mirror to the world above at a time when our behaviors are drastically reshaping the environment for the worse. \u003cbr\u003eSifting through the muck offers a fresh way to approach questions about urbanization, public health, infrastructure, ecology, sustainability, and consumerism- and what we value. Without understanding sewers, any attempt to steward the future is incomplete. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Leigh Hester\u003c\/b\u003e is a science journalist. She has worked as a senior editor and staff writer at \u003ci\u003eAtlas Obscura \u003c\/i\u003eand an editor at \u003ci\u003eCityLab\u003c\/i\u003e, where she covered the environment and urban infrastructure. Her work has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She lives in New York City and Baltimore, where she is also a PhD student at Johns Hopkins University and always trawling for stories about ecology and trash\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 6.2 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766321381664,"sku":"9781501379505","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a3d0ed7066c15c5bbf7148be1a185d30.webp?v=1780290246","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sewer-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}