Bathroom Stuff: Soaps

by Holman Wang

The bathroom is a place of personal rituals, yet people take much of the objects for granted. From razors to hairpins to rubber duckies, this book covers the histories, contemporary facts and cultural... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570717907
• ISBN13: 9781570717901
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.2" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Fun and Quirky!!

This book was so much fun to read. It's amazing to take time to delve into the history of so many little things we take for granted but use each and every day. If you've ever stopped cleaning an "owie" to wonder who invented the band-aid, (a man whose wife was very clumsy in the kitchen), or wondered if dental floss would make an effective tourniquet, (yes, it would) then this book is for you. Or, perhaps if you just like cool books that are easy to pick up for a few minutes whenever you're in the mood for fun little bits of info and trivia and that also happen to be full of great photos, then it's for you too! This is the kind of book that would make a great house-warming gift or a gift for that person who is simply impossible to buy for. You can't go wrong with neat little bits of things we use everyday but don't give much thought to...that is, until we're suddenly out of it or left it at home when we packed for camping. Then is when we truly realize how important all these little trivial things are to our daily lives and supreme comfort! ... Oh, by the way, did you know that the Bayer company put off the introduction of aspirin because they were too busy marketing another new item...heroin!

The perfect toilet topper

Featuring 60 household items, from lipstick to dental floss to diapers, Holman Wang takes the reader on a remarkable trip through our bathroom. Although we spend a significant amount of our lives in the bathroom, most of us are quite unfamiliar with the history of daily items like perfume and razors. Bathroom Stuff shows the history of all the bathroom stuff we use daily and adds a load of remarkable facts and trivia. Each item is concisely covered on two pages and is accompanied by a set of originals photographs. It all looks very stylish and enjoyable. One criticism would be that certain items have clearly a lot more things to dwell on, which was not possible due to the very strict format of the book. It would certainly not have hurt to extend the book by another 100 pages. But all in all it stays an enjoyable book to take with you when you visit that smallest place in the house: the toilet (also described in Bathroom Stuff).

A Short History of Stuff in Your Bathroom

This is an ingenious book! It's for anyone who's ever wondered about the origins of things in their bathroom. There are sixty chapters on everything from aspirin to toothpaste. Each chapter includes original photographs, a short history of the subject, and a number of "pop-up" facts ranging from the curious to the amazing (who would've guessed that there's a Lip Balm Anonymous in San Francisco for those addicted to lip balm!) This book is not only a tribute to many twentieth century marvels, but also a chronicle of the bathroom in many cultures throughout history, from the ancient Egyptians to the Aztecs. The book is witty, stylish, and fun to read, and it reminds us of just how much we take the bathroom for granted. Something unique is that there are four different covers to chose from. Perfect, of course, for bathroom reading!

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL

what a nifty book! Never knew there was so much history lying around my bathroom!