It's a daily part of life and has been around as long as man himself but in the modern world it's kept from sight. Until now, that is, in this encylopedia of all things toilet-related. Subjects covered include: a history of the toilet from ancient Mesopotamia to loos in outerspace; chamber pots; urinals; cesspits and sewage systems; Victorian toilet bowl magnates and inventors; the physiology of the bowel movement; strange and interesting phenomena; cultural differences from around the world; types of toilet bowl; the language of the loo; the history of going on the move; the toilet's place in the culture of rituals of the world's religions; and the world's worst loos from China to Glastonbury.