Rose George
Rose George is a freelance writer and journalist whose first book, A Life Removed: Hunting for Refuge in the Modern World, was long-listed for the Ulysses Reportage Prize. She contributes regularly to the LRB, Guardian, Independent and others. She has reported on Saddam Hussein’s birthday party, Afghan beauty salons and the alternative world cup final between Bhutan and Montserrat.
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The Big Necessity Adventures in the World of Human Waste (First Trade Paperback Edition)
Rose George confronts the last taboo and takes us on an unprecedented tour through a world full of sewage – which, through prurience and distaste, remains the most significant global issue about which few talk or think.
Published: 01/09/08, RRP: £12.99, Introductory Offer: 20% Off All Titles, Web Price: £10.39, You Save: £2.60 (20%), ADD TO BASKET
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The Big Necessity Adventures in the World of Human Waste (First B Format Paperback Edition)
Rose George confronts the last taboo and takes us on an unprecedented tour through a world knee-deep in pestilential sewage – which remains the most significant global issue about which few talk or think
Published: 01/07/09, RRP: £8.99, Introductory Offer: 20% Off All Titles, Web Price: £7.19, You Save: £1.80 (20%), ADD TO BASKET
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Rose George at the Arnolfini Cultural Centre on Tuesday 13th October 2009 at 7.30pm
Rose George will be speaking about The Big Necessity with Tristram Stuart at the Arnolfini Cultural Centre on Tuesday 13th October 2009 at 7.30pm.
