Hugh Raffles Insectopedia 2010 Retail EPUB eBook-BitBook
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| Insectopedia | | | | | | | | | | DATE: 2012-05-18 SIZE: 10,60MB DISKS: 03_______4,77MB PAGES: | | | | PUBLISHER: Pantheon Books GENRE: Nature | | | | AUTHOR: Hugh Raffles | | | | FORMAT: EPUB PROTECTION: DRM EDITION: | | | | URL: http://is_gd/pasTCO | | | | LANGUAGE: English ISBN: 978-0-307-37972-6 | : : : A stunningly original exploration of the ties that bind us to the : : beautiful, ancient, astoundingly accomplished, largely unknown, and : : unfathomably different species with whom we share the world. : : : : For as long as humans have existed, insects have been our constant : : companions. Yet we hardly know them, not even the ones we're closest to: : : those that eat our food, share our beds, and live in our homes. Organizing : : his book alphabetically, Hugh Raffles weaves together brief vignettes, : : meditations, and extended essays, taking the reader on a mesmerizing : : exploration of history and science, anthropology and travel, economics, : : philosophy, and popular culture. Insectopedia shows us how insects have : : triggered our obsessions, stirred our passions, and beguiled our : : imaginations. :