Grunt

Released: 7th June 2016
RRP: £26.95 ($)

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Ltd.
Author: Mary Roach
Type: Hardback
ISBN: 9780393245448
Pages: 288

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This new title from Mary Roach, author of other books such as Gulp, Stiff, Bonk, Spook and Packing for Mars, offers a fresh look at the aspects of war that not many people talk about; keeping alive.

Chapter by chapter, Roach introduces us to a range of quirky but essential scientific endeavours.

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