(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: Anna-Marie Roos
ISBN: 9781789141351
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 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: Apr 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: Edgar Williams
ISBN: 9781780237329
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2017
UK Publication Date: 18th September 2017
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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This is a natural and cultural history of the hippopotamus, the well-loved, cumbersome, rotund mammal famous for lounging around semi-submerged in muddy pools.
(Paperback)
By: Charlotte Sleigh
ISBN: 9781789142143
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 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)
By: Peter Williams
ISBN: 9781789142150
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 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, Annotated edition)
By: Ildiko Szabo
ISBN: 9781789141399
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 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: Jun 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: Helen Cowie
ISBN: 9781780237381
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2017
UK Publication Date: 1st August 2017
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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'Llama' charts the history of llamas and their close relatives alpacas, guanacos and vicunas. The book recounts the animal's rich natural history as well as its presence in art, literature and film.
(Paperback)
By: Steve Gronert Ellerhoff
ISBN: 9781789142228
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 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: Matthew Gandy
ISBN: 9781780235851
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2016
UK Publication Date: 1st May 2016
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A cultural and natural history of the moth, which may seem drab compared to the butterfly, but which in fact has more species and brighter colouring than its day-flying cousin.
(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: Sep 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: Sergiusz Michalski
ISBN: 9781861897756
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2010
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A wide-ranging, thorough account of the spider, a creature with a rich symbolic presence in the human imagination, this book analyses the spider in art, literature, horror stories, science fiction and film and also looks at arachnophobia, and the psychological association of the spider with dominant women or mothers.
(Paperback)
By: Martin Wallen
ISBN: 9781789143348
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2021
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: Richard Jones
ISBN: 9781789141610
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2019
UK Publication Date: 14th October 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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An enlightening and entertaining guide to the natural and cultural history of the wasp.
(Paperback)
By: Gerard Gorman
ISBN: 9781780238296
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2017
UK Publication Date: 1st October 2017
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Highly regarded woodpecker expert Gerard Gorman presents a unique natural, social and cultural history of woodpeckers.
(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: Oct 2014
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: May 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: Dan Wylie
ISBN: 9781780230870
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 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.
