This field guide is full of helpful information and fascinating anecdotes about encountering the natural world. A respectful approach, humility, and positive intent is emphasized. I'm a beginner naturalist and found this book to be exactly what i need...  Read More

Hamblin's routine and his journey toward finding his personal version of clean. It is also inclusive and descriptive of some other cultures' attitudes toward cleanliness. Soap has it's uses, but in this well documented book i learned how soap on your ...  Read More

There’s so much that is new and surprising here, all shared with great clarity and a very light touch. It sparkles like new.

The author is a practicing dermatologist. The book also neglects the subject of diet entirely.

Not even your hands. Not even during the pandemic. Who wants to go to bed with the days germs and grime on you? Instead, it's more germ theory *. Somehow controlling contagion is primarily a problem of hand washing.