The Joy of Sweat

by Sarah Everts

  • W W Norton & Company
  • 2021
  • ISBN: 978-1324022060
  • 304 pages
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The Joy of Sweat
About the Book

Everts’s entertaining investigation takes readers around the world—from Moscow, where she participates in a dating event in which people sniff sweat in search of love, to New Jersey, where companies hire trained armpit sniffers to assess the efficacy of their anti-sweat products. Along the way, Everts traces humanity’s long quest to control sweat, culminating in the multibillion-dollar industry for deodorants and antiperspirants. And she shows that while sweating can be annoying, our sophisticated temperature control strategy is one of humanity’s most powerful biological traits. ebook icon Audio book icon

A New York Times most anticipated book of Summer 2021 | 2021 Science Book Pick, Outside Magazine | 10 Best Science Books of 2021, Smithsonian
Sarah Everts
About the Author

Sarah Everts holds a master’s degree in chemistry, and has written for Scientific American, Smithsonian, New Scientist, and the Economist. She teaches journalism at Carleton University and lives in Ottawa, Canada.

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