Eat, Poop, Die

Absolutely fascinating … Roman writes so engagingly throughout … [and] reveals the deep significance of animal defecation – James McConnachie * Sunday Times *Biologist Joe Roman reveals more hidden aspects of nature in his entertaining book Eat, Poop, Die * Financial Times *Well written and full of fascinating stories … Roman is an entertaining writer * Times Literary Supplement *One of those rare books that truly changes the way you look at the world – Lucy Cooke * Scientific American *Fascinating. Deserves the widest possible readership – Elizabeth KolbertYou read it with an entirely new appreciation and respect for the animals on this earth – Bill McKibbenA series of great and important stories about the threads that bind together the living world … and his writing is so good that he sweeps a reader along – Carl SafinaWith expert knowledge and wry humor, Roman returns animals to their rightful place at the center of the environment * Kirkus *

Joe Roman is a conservation biologist, marine ecologist, and editor ‘n’ chef of eattheinvaders.org. Winner of the Rachel Carson Environment Book Award for Listed: Dispatches from America’s Endangered Species Act, Roman has written for the New York Times, Science, Slate, and other publications. He is a fellow and writer in residence at the Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont.