Buzz, Hanson, Thor

Автор: Hanson Thor
Название: Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees
ISBN: 154169953X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781541699533
Издательство: Little Brown
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Цена: 17190.00 T
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Описание: "Popular science at its intelligent best." --Economist
Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, overlooked. And yet they lie at the heart of relationships that bind the human and natural worlds. In Buzz, award-winning author and biologist Thor Hanson explores how -- from honeybees and bumbles to lesser-known diggers, miners, leafcutters, and masons -- bees have long been central to our harvests, our mythologies, and our very existence, and, alarmingly, why they are at risk of disappearing. As informative and enchanting as the waggle dance of a honeybee, Buzz shows us why all bees are wonders to celebrate and protect. Once you read this book, you'll never overlook them again.
Winner of the Pacific Northwest Book Award
"Hanson is an insightful observer of evolution, at his most elegant when digging deep into the science." --Wall Street Journal
"Vividly zinging." --New York Times Book Review

Автор: Hanson Thor
Название: Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees
ISBN: 0465052614 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780465052615
Издательство: Little Brown
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Цена: 27330.00 T
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Описание: As seen on PBS's American Spring LIVE, the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers presents a natural and cultural history of bees: the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round.
Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen. While we might overlook them, they lie at the heart of relationships that bind the human and natural worlds. In Buzz, the beloved Thor Hanson takes us on a journey that begins 125 million years ago, when a wasp first dared to feed pollen to its young. From honeybees and bumbles to lesser-known diggers, miners, leafcutters, and masons, bees have long been central to our harvests, our mythologies, and our very existence. They've given us sweetness and light, the beauty of flowers, and as much as a third of the foodstuffs we eat. And, alarmingly, they are at risk of disappearing.
As informative and enchanting as the waggle dance of a honeybee, Buzz shows us why all bees are wonders to celebrate and protect. Read this book and you'll never overlook them again.

Автор: Hanson Thor
Название: The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
ISBN: 0465097405 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780465097401
Издательство: Little Brown
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Цена: 16180.00 T
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Описание: We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life: supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and pepper drove the Age of Discovery, coffee beans fueled the Enlightenment and cottonseed sparked the Industrial Revolution. Seeds are fundamental objects of beauty, evolutionary wonders, and simple fascinations. Yet, despite their importance, seeds are often seen as commonplace, their extraordinary natural and human histories overlooked. Thanks to this stunning new book, they can be overlooked no more. This is a book of knowledge, adventure, and wonder, spun by an award-winning writer with both the charm of a fireside story-teller and the hard-won expertise of a field biologist. A fascinating scientific adventure, it is essential reading for anyone who loves to see a plant grow.