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The Guinea Pig Diaries

The Guinea Pig Diaries

My Life as an Experiment
by A. J. Jacobs

Simon & Schuster, 2009
A. J. Jacobs is a journalistic stuntman in the tradition of George Plimpton and Hunter S. Thompson who chooses a topical or peculiar actvity and immerses himself in it for a set amount of time, then writes a book about the expeirence.
For [...]

Review: Retro Food Fiascos

by Michael Hofferber. Copyright © 2004. All rights reserved.
Retro Food Fiascos by Kathy Casey.
Collectors Press, 2004
Oh, the things people will eat!
In the Philippines, roast dog is said to be a common dish in many homes. Camel tendons are served in China, as well as jelled duck or pig’s blood. And in Scotland, of course, there’s [...]