Animal Vegetable Criminal

What's to be done about a drunken elephant? A monkey caught mugging passers-by? A trespassing squirrel? Mary Roach delves into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet.'Delightful' Ed Yong, author of An Immense WorldFollow Mary Roach as she investigates laser scarecrows, robo-hawks, human-elephant conflict specialists and monkey impersonators. Travel to the bear-busy back alleys of Aspen, the gull-vandalized floral displays at the Vatican and leopard-terrorized hamlets in the Himalayas. In this fresh, funny and thoroughly researched book, dive into the weird and wonderful moments when humanity and wildlife bump up against one another.***AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2021'A provocative and engaging exploration of our evolving relationship with the rest of nature.' Guardian'Combining diligently researched scientific reporting with the sniggering wit of a stand-up comic... Animal Vegetable Criminal loves an eyebrow-raising anecdote.' The Times'An idiosyncratic tour with Roach as the wisecracking, ever-probing guide... My favorite moments, ultimately, weren't the funny ones, but those that reveal a bit of scientific poetry.' New York Times

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'A provocative and engaging exploration of our evolving relationship with the rest of nature.'
Guardian

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mary Roach, Roach Mary
• Editore: Oneworld
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.10.2022
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Scienze naturali
• EAN: 9780861543649
• ISBN: 978-0-86154-364-9
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 13 x 20 x 3 cm
• Categorie: NATURE / General, HUMOR / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, popular science, SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, natural history, Humour, Zoology & animal sciences, Biology, life sciences, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Zoology and animal sciences