The Cockroach Papers

Informationen zum Autor Richard Schweid is a journalist and documentarian living in Barcelona. He is the author of many books, including Hereafter: Searching for Immortality , Eel , and, most recently, Octopus . Klappentext Covering more than anyone would ever want to know about this nasty little pest, this book features a mix of anecdotal material from people who have had memorable (mostly nightmarish) interactions with roaches as well as facts about the lives of roaches, from where they live and how they mate to their much-awaited dying days. Zusammenfassung Skittering figures of urban legend - and a ubiquitous reality - cockroaches are nearly as abhorred as they are ancient. This book shows that! while some species of these evolutionary superstars do indeed plague our kitchens and restaurants! exacerbate our asthma! and carry disease! our belief in their total villainy is ultimately misplaced.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Schweid, Schweid Richard
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.06.2015
• EAN: 9780226260471
• ISBN: 978-0-226-26047-1
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 220 mm x 12 mm
• Series: emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders, NATURE / Animals / Butterflies & Moths, Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders