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Lädt ... The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lorevon Richard Schweid
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. A book about cockroaches may seem an odd thing for light reading, but it is definitely a work that lends itself to recreational reading. While stuffed with facts about cockroaches, it is presented in a way that makes it much more recreation than scientific or historical tome. It is marred by frequent personal reminiscences that have at best only a tangential relationship to cockroaches but constitute more of a memoir of the author, and these have lost the book a star. They are in most cases interesting, but do not belong in this particular setting unless he wants to tie them more specifically to cockroaches and cockroach lore. The frequent insertions of literary works that mention cockroaches are often delightful, however, and help to demonstrate just how thoroughly the cockroach has entered our human consciousness. Recommended. ( ) This book would have been a lot better if the author had just left out the intrusive descriptions of his sexual desires. Especially for women who were kind enough to grant him interviews that helped him progress with this book. The book is pretty vapid in all other respects, as well. I love books that do surveys of humankind's interactions, traditions, and beliefs about the natural world, so I really hoped I'd like this. But it was kind of crap. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Skittering figures of urban legend?and a ubiquitous reality?cockroaches are nearly as abhorred as they are ancient. Even as our efforts to exterminate them have developed into ever more complex forms of chemical warfare, roaches' basic design of six legs, two hypersensitive antennae, and one set of voracious mandibles has persisted unchanged for millions of years. But as Richard Schweid shows in The Cockroach Papers, while some species of these evolutionary superstars do indeed plague our kitchens and restaurants, exacerbate our asthma, and carry disease, our belief in their total villainy is ultimately misplaced. Traveling from New York City to Louisiana, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Morocco, Schweid blends stories of his own squirm-inducing roach encounters with meticulous research to spin a tale both humorous and harrowing. As he investigates roaches' more nefarious interactions with our species?particularly with those of us living at the margins of society?Schweid also explores their astonishing diversity, how they mate, what they'll eat, and what we've written about them (from Kafka and Nelson Algren to archy and mehitabel). Knowledge soon turns into respect, and Schweid looks beyond his own fears to arrive at an uncomfortable truth: We humans are no more peaceful, tidy, or responsible about taking care of the Earth or each other than these tiny creatures that swarm in the dark corners of our minds, homes, and cereal boxes. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)595.7Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Arthropoda Insects: Insecta, HexapodaKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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