Katherine Ashenburg
Thursday, 08 November 2007
ListenAuthor Katherine Ashenburg looks at how clean we are, and were, in her new book, the fascinating The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History (Knopf, 2007).
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The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History by Katherine Ashenburg. (Knopf, 2007) Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: The Dirt on Clean |
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Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line. This is THECOMMENTARY.CA.
The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History by Katherine Ashenburg is a new book about our ever-changing mores when it comes to how clean we actually are. Going back in history, the author looks back to the habits of the Romans and the aristocratic French, as well as looks at our habits now in our somewhat over-sanitized world. Katherine Ashenburg is the author of the critically acclaimed The Mourner's Dance, and Going to Town. She is a regular contributor to the New York Times and Toronto Life. She joins me now to talk about The Dirt on Clean. Published by Knopf, the book retails for $35.00. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Katherine Ashenburg; Good morning, Ms. Ashenburg.
Weblinks:
Katherine Ashenburg website: http://ashenburg.com/
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