(Paperback)
By: Cynthia Chris
ISBN: 9781789149319
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2024
UK Publication Date: 1st August 2024
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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An enlightening, entertaining look at that most peculiar bird, the cuckoo.
(Paperback)
By: Anna-Marie Roos
ISBN: 9781789141351
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2019
UK Publication Date: 16th September 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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The surprising and intriguing history of the much-loved goldfish.
(Paperback)
By: Hugh Warwick
ISBN: 9781780232751
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2014
UK Publication Date: 1st April 2014
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A natural and cultural history of the hedgehog that explores the symbolism of the animal, from Romans who regarded it as a weather prophet to Sonic the Hedgehog and children's books today.
(Paperback)
By: Charlotte Sleigh
ISBN: 9781789142143
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2020
UK Publication Date: 13th July 2020
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A funny, bold and provocative enquiry into what it means to be human.
(Paperback, Annotated edition)
By: Ildiko Szabo
ISBN: 9781789141399
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2019
UK Publication Date: 16th September 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A new cultural and natural history of the flashing, iridescent kingfisher.
(Paperback)
By: Desmond Morris
ISBN: 9781780232799
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2014
UK Publication Date: 1st June 2014
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A natural and cultural history of the 'perfect predator' - the leopard - and its depiction in literature, art, film, advertising and popular culture.
(Paperback)
By: Steve Gronert Ellerhoff
ISBN: 9781789142228
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2020
UK Publication Date: 13th April 2020
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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An account of moles in nature, and cultures around the world.
(Paperback)
By: Bethan Roberts
ISBN: 9781789144741
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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(Paperback)
By: Helen F Wilson
ISBN: 9781789146264
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2022
UK Publication Date: 12th September 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A superbly illustrated account of Britains national treasure, the ruddy breasted robin.
(Paperback)
By: Louise M. Pryke
ISBN: 9781780235929
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2016
UK Publication Date: 1st June 2016
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A natural and cultural history of that most potent of arthropod, the scorpion.
(Paperback)
By: Alan Rauch
ISBN: 9781789147995
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2024
UK Publication Date: 20th November 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A colourful and wide-ranging account of the evolution, biology and cultural history of sloths.
(Paperback)
By: Martin Wallen
ISBN: 9781789143348
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2020
UK Publication Date: 18th January 2021
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Traces the many ways humans have thought about and pictured squids.
(Paperback)
By: Louise M. Pryke
ISBN: 9781789143362
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2021
UK Publication Date: 18th January 2021
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A celebration of the ancient, unassuming yet exceptional turtle.
(Paperback)
By: Christopher Plumb
ISBN: 9781780239354
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2018
UK Publication Date: 28th May 2018
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Zebra is a comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the natural and cultural history of this popular animal.
(Paperback)
By: Daniel Heath Justice
ISBN: 9781780233369
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2015
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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From the iconic European badger to the African honey badger, the hog badger of Southeast Asia and the North American badger, this book is the first truly global cultural history of the animal in over 30 years.
(Paperback)
By: Tessa Laird
ISBN: 9781780238944
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2018
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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In Bat Tessa Laird challenges preconceptions about these amazing animals, combining fascinating facts of bat biology with engaging portrayals of bats in mythology, literature, film, popular culture, poetry and contemporary art.
(Paperback)
By: Rachel Poliquin
ISBN: 9781780234236
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2015
UK Publication Date: 1st May 2015
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Beaver explores the fascinating history of this small, often-overlooked, yet important animal and examines why the beaver has been hunted throughout the years, as well as looks at the unique way in which beavers form their societies.
(Paperback)
By: Claire Preston
ISBN: 9781789140484
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2019
UK Publication Date: 15th July 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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(Paperback)
By: Dan Wylie
ISBN: 9781780230870
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2013
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Dan Wylie's Crocodile tracks the 23 recognized crocodilian species across every continent bar Antarctica, and through myths, artworks and literatures around the world.
(Paperback, Enlarged ed.)
By: Boria Sax
ISBN: 9781780238425
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2017
UK Publication Date: 1st August 2017
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A classic account of the crow, now available in B-format paperback. Boria Sax looks at the crow in myth, literature and life, from Noah's raven to films such as The Crow.
(Paperback)
By: Joy Hinson
ISBN: 9781780233383
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2015
UK Publication Date: 1st November 2014
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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This book traces the history of the animal, moving from their evolution through their domestication and global spread to the role of goats in the modern world.
(Paperback)
By: Dorothy Yamamoto
ISBN: 9781780234267
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2015
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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The first in-depth account of the storied history of guinea pig and human interaction, this book shows how guinea pigs have influenced humans since earliest times, including scientists such as William Harvey, and painters from Jan Brueghel to Beatrix Potter.
(Paperback)
By: Peter Williams
ISBN: 9781789142150
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2020
UK Publication Date: 13th April 2020
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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An up-to-date guide to the biology and cultural history of the jellyfish.
(Paperback)
By: Neil Pemberton
ISBN: 9781780230337
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2012
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A horror and a healer, the leech has reared its head in many unexpected places and practices, revealing this creature to be among humanity's most enduring and peculiar companions. The Leech is one of nature's most tenacious yet mysterious animals. This book explores how this creature repeatedly surfaces throughout human history.
