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James Hamblin's characteristic mix of clarity and levity shine through every single page. You'll never think about your largest organ the same way again. --David Epstein, author of Range and The Sports Gene A wide-ranging study that shows how cleanliness was not always next to godliness. --Kirkus

A breezy social history with a health angle. . . . the science writing is accessible and articulate--graceful even--and there are some wonderful surprises --Wall Street Journal A fascinating, rich mix of science, marketing and culture that will have you questioning everything you think you know about your daily skincare routine. --BookPage Fascinating. . . . Hamblin takes us on a slippery ride through the soap marketing of the 20th century, sharing some of the racial, class, and gender undertones many of us probably missed, and introduces us to fascinating people. --Spirituality and Health Clean is a thought-provoking and deeply-researched investigation into the life and times of our skin. From unraveling the history of soap to profiling our many microbes, Hamblin's analysis is anything but skin deep. --Bianca Bosker, author of Cork Dork James Hamblin's characteristic mix of clarity and levity shine through every single page. You'll never think about your largest organ the same way again. --David Epstein, author of Range and The Sports Gene A wide-ranging study that shows how cleanliness was not always next to godliness. --Kirkus A documentary survey of this pre-dawn moment in our understanding of the skin microbiome. --NPR

A breezy social history with a health angle. . . . the science writing is accessible and articulate--graceful even--and there are some wonderful surprises --The Wall Street Journal A fascinating, rich mix of science, marketing and culture that will have you questioning everything you think you know about your daily skincare routine. --BookPage Fascinating . . . Hamblin takes us on a slippery ride through the soap marketing of the twentieth century, sharing some of the racial, class, and gender undertones many of us probably missed, and introduces us to fascinating people. --Spirituality & Health Clean is a thought-provoking and deeply-researched investigation into the life and times of our skin. From unraveling the history of soap to profiling our many microbes, Hamblin's analysis is anything but skin deep. --Bianca Bosker, author of Cork Dork James Hamblin's characteristic mix of clarity and levity shine through every single page. You'll never think about your largest organ the same way again. --David Epstein, author of Range and The Sports Gene A wide-ranging study that shows how cleanliness was not always next to godliness. --Kirkus Reviews A documentary survey of this predawn moment in our understanding of the skin microbiome. --NPR

A fascinating scientific, cultural, spiritual and evolutionary history of the way humans breathe--and how we've all been doing it wrong for a long, long time. I already feel calmer and healthier just in the last few days, from making a few simple changes in my breathing, based on what I've read. . . . Our breath is a beautiful, healing, mysterious gift, and so is this book. --Elizabeth Gilbert, on Instagram Clean is a thought-provoking and deeply-researched investigation into the life and times of our skin. From unraveling the history of soap to profiling our many microbes, Hamblin's analysis is anything but skin deep. --Bianca Bosker, author of Cork Dork James Hamblin's characteristic mix of clarity and levity shine through every single page. You'll never think about your largest organ the same way again. --David Epstein, author of Range and The Sports Gene A wide-ranging study that shows how cleanliness was not always next to godliness. --Kirkus

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James Hamblin, MD, MPH, is a staff writer at The Atlantic, a lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health, and a specialist in preventive medicine. He is the author of If Our Bodies Could Talk and hosted a video series of the same name. He’s based in Brooklyn, New York. He only uses soap on his hands.

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