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Zusatztext **The International Bestseller** A finalist for the RBC Taylor Prize for nonfiction Praise for The Mosquito “Hugely impressive, a major work.”— NPR “ The Mosquito is an extremely well-researched work of narrative nonfiction. . . . Timothy C. Winegard's The Mosquito is as wildly entertaining as any epic narrative out there. It's also all true. . . . Winegard masterfully weaves historical facts and science to offer a shocking, informative narrative that shows how who we are today is directly linked to the mosquito.”— NPR.org “A fascinating account.” —Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “Winegard’s reminder of their enormous potential for destruction is a timely one for all of us. . . . We modern folk are also guilty of believing that our hopes and our technology will somehow make us exempt from the workings of the natural world. The entire time that humanity has been in existence, the mosquito has been proof that we are not.” — The New Yorker “It’s not guns, germs, and steel here—it’s all germs. The Mosquito is one of those (compound-) eye-opening books that permanently shifts your worldview. . . . Those who crave a deep dive into one world-shaking bug should grab The Mosquito .” —Sam Kean, New York Times Book Review “It’s an ambitious book that aims to deliver a tour of Western military history from antiquity to the jungles of Vietnam—and an account of how one tiny arthropod repeatedly molded that history, thwarting generals, sickening peasants and popes, and killing billions of people. Timothy C. Winegard has pulled off this feat in his enthusiastic if imperfect The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator . . . . Mr. Winegard presents a convincing argument for that assertion in 470 pages that will be illuminating for the reader coming fresh to mosquito-borne diseases.” — The Wall Street Journal “Thrilling . . . A lively history of mosquitoes. Mr. Winegard convincingly argues that the insect has shaped human life as well as delivering death. . . . Mr. Winegard is an engaging guide, especially when he combines analysis with anecdote.” — The Economist “Readers of nonfiction, history, and science will enjoy Winegard's unique take on the ever-present pest. If you can't get away from mosquitoes in your backyard, then immerse yourself in this book and learn a new perspective on this seemingly insignificant part of summer.” —Associated Press “Written as a big-picture, impersonal history—think Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel . . . The Mosquito serves up an eye-opening, deeply alarming, and absolutely engrossing view of humanity’s most tenacious foe.” —Foreign Policy “Fascinating . . . An entertainingly educational new opus . . . Winegard’s study marshals scientific facts and millennia of historical background about the droning pest we all encounter and which has killed nearly half of all human beings who’ve ever lived, profoundly altering our world along its bloodsucking way.” —USA Today “Best books of the year so far: USA Today 's best-reviewed titles of 2019.” —USA Today “Dramatic narrative nonfiction…offer[ing] a new perspective on world history.” —USA Today "Magisterial." — Soutik Biswas, the India correspondent and features and analysis editor for BBC News “[ The Mosquito ] takes readers on a riveting adventure, documenting the mosquito’s outsized role in conflict since antiquity. . . . Winegard’s earnest voice on this brings the seriousness of research and action on the mosquito up to the needed decibel.” —Nature “A fascinating history of everyone’s least favor...
