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In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of man's relationship with the natural world, Stewart tracks down more than 100 of the worst entomological foes--creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs.Product Identifiers
PublisherAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN-101565129601
ISBN-139781565129603
eBay Product ID (ePID)99701547
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Publication Year2011
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorAmy Stewart
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight13 Oz
Item Length7.3 in
Item Width5.7 in
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LCCN2011-003629
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ReviewsSA fascinatingly dark look at the world of wonders that buzzes, burrows and reproduces all around us... Stewart's research is prodigious and her writing precise, whether she's telling the tale of a caterpillar that looks like a tiny Persian cat or more about fleas than you ever wanted to know. Read this book and you'll always keep your gardening gloves on...Stewart concentrates on scarily diabolical bugs, to great effect. âSeattle Times, SFrom bat bugs â yes, bat bugs â to banana slugs to the pork tapeworm, [Stewart] details the most infectious, most terrifying insects on the planet. âNPR "s SFresh Air SI read your book, and I'm all itchy. âDave Davies, NPR "s SFresh Air SA word of warning: Some of the descriptions ahead might trigger your gag reflex. âTerry Gross, NPR "s SFresh Air, " Wicked Bugs defines bug in the amateur sense -- that is, anything creepy-crawly, including worms, snails, slugs and other insects that are not, technically speaking, bugs. A true bug, Ms. Stewart acknowledges, has six legs and wings, like all insects, as well as piercing and sucking mouthparts. And wicked, she makes clear, lies in the eye of the beholder, whether you're a Roman with scorpions falling into your eyes or a Marylander with stink bugs falling into your hair... Wicked Bugs has some good tips for gardeners, like putting out rolled-up newspaper or cardboard tubes at night to trap earwigs and dumping them into soapy water in the morning... In fact, no bug is truly wicked. It is just eating."--New York Times, This book covers many of the gross, frightening, disgusting, and awful things that bugs can do to you. And it's COOL ... Bugs become less gross, and a lot more interesting, when put into the context of how they have changed human history.- Scientific American blog, " Wicked Bugs defines bug in the amateur sense e" that is, anything creepy-crawly, including worms, snails, slugs and other insects that are not, technically speaking, bugs. A true bug, Ms. Stewart acknowledges, has six legs and wings, like all insects, as well as piercing and sucking mouthparts. And wicked, she makes clear, lies in the eye of the beholder, whether youe(tm)re a Roman with scorpions falling into your eyes or a Marylander with stink bugs falling into your hair... Wicked Bugs has some good tips for gardeners, like putting out rolled-up newspaper or cardboard tubes at night to trap earwigs and dumping them into soapy water in the morning... In fact, no bug is truly wicked. It is just eating.ee"New York Times, SThere is a ton of well-researched, fascinating information with terrific and terrifying stories from history ... As Stewart writes, we are seriously outnumbered. " It "s best we know our enemies. 'Smithsonian.com, eoeFrom bat bugs e" yes, bat bugs e" to banana slugs to the pork tapeworm, [Stewart] details the most infectious, most terrifying insects on the planet.ee"NPRe(tm)s eoeFresh Aire eoeI read your book, and I'm all itchy.ee"Dave Davies, NPRe(tm)s eoeFresh Aire eoeA word of warning: Some of the descriptions ahead might trigger your gag reflex.ee"Terry Gross, NPRe(tm)s eoeFresh Aire, eoeThere is a ton of well-researched, fascinating information with terrific and terrifying stories from history ... As Stewart writes, e~we are seriously outnumbered.e(tm) Ite(tm)s best we know our enemies.ee"Smithsonian.com, S[ Wicked Bugs] is not a comprehensive field guide but a smorgasbord of facts 'ranging from horrible, painful or otherwise discomfiting 'about bugs... Stewart "s prose is simple and to the point. She lets the little horrors she describes work in the reader "s imagination without any hyperbolic help from her. Guaranteed to cause sympathy itching and other discomfort. 'Kirkus Reviews, eoeIf youe(tm)ve got an insect phobia, this probably isne(tm)t the book for you. But if not, dig in, as Stewart gleefully archives more than 100 of earthe(tm)s creepiest crawlies.ee"Entertainment Weekly, [ Wicked Bugs ] is not a comprehensive field guide but a smorgasbord of facts-ranging from horrible, painful or otherwise discomfiting-about bugs... Stewart's prose is simple and to the point. She lets the little horrors she describes work in the reader's imagination without any hyperbolic help from her. Guaranteed to cause sympathy itching and other discomfort.-Kirkus Reviews, SFrom bat bugs ' yes, bat bugs ' to banana slugs to the pork tapeworm, [Stewart] details the most infectious, most terrifying insects on the planet. 'NPR "s SFresh Air SI read your book, and I'm all itchy. 'Dave Davies, NPR "s SFresh Air SA word of warning: Some of the descriptions ahead might trigger your gag reflex. 'Terry Gross, NPR "s SFresh Air, "[Stewart] wrote this book to scare the bugs out of you...Stewart is not an entomologist, but she is a consummate storyteller with a curious mind." - The Oregonian, eoe[Stewart] wrote this book to scare the bugs out of youeStewart is not an entomologist, but she is a consummate storyteller with a curious mind.e e" The Oregonian, 'oeFrom bat bugs '" yes, bat bugs '" to banana slugs to the pork tapeworm, [Stewart] details the most infectious, most terrifying insects on the planet.''"NPR's 'oeFresh Air' 'oeI read your book, and I'm all itchy.''"Dave Davies, NPR's 'oeFresh Air' 'oeA word of warning: Some of the descriptions ahead might trigger your gag reflex.''"Terry Gross, NPR's 'oeFresh Air', eoe[ Wicked Bugs ] is not a comprehensive field guide but a smorgasbord of factse"ranging from horrible, painful or otherwise discomfitinge"about bugs... Stewarte(tm)s prose is simple and to the point. She lets the little horrors she describes work in the readere(tm)s imagination without any hyperbolic help from her. Guaranteed to cause sympathy itching and other discomfort.ee"Kirkus Reviews, "A cavalcade of terrors ... [ Wicked Bugs] makes for an entertaining tour of creepy-crawly territory."- Washington Post, From bat bugs - yes, bat bugs - to banana slugs to the pork tapeworm, [Stewart] details the most infectious, most terrifying insects on the planet.-NPR's Fresh Air I read your book, and I'm all itchy.-Dave Davies, NPR's Fresh Air A word of warning: Some of the descriptions ahead might trigger your gag reflex.-Terry Gross, NPR's Fresh Air, "If you've got an insect phobia, this probably isn't the book for you. But if not, dig in, as Stewart gleefully archives more than 100 of earth's creepiest crawlies."--Entertainment Weekly, eoeStewart offers witty capsule biographies of dozens of chitin horrors, from the African bat bug to the tsetse fly, with plenty of shout-out for the spiders who haunt our nightmares, including such familiars as black widows and brown recluses.e - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, A fascinatingly dark look at the world of wonders that buzzes, burrows and reproduces all around us... Stewart's research is prodigious and her writing precise, whether she's telling the tale of a caterpillar that looks like a tiny Persian cat or more about fleas than you ever wanted to know. Read this book and you'll always keep your gardening gloves on...Stewart concentrates on scarily diabolical bugs, to great effect.-Seattle Times, From bat bugs yes, bat bugs to banana slugs to the pork tapeworm, [Stewart] details the most infectious, most terrifying insects on the planet. NPR s Fresh Air I read your book, and I'm all itchy. Dave Davies, NPR s Fresh Air A word of warning: Some of the descriptions ahead might trigger your gag reflex. Terry Gross, NPR s Fresh Air, "Wicked Bugs defines bug in the amateur sense that is, anything creepy-crawly, including worms, snails, slugs and other insects that are not, technically speaking, bugs. A true bug, Ms. Stewart acknowledges, has six legs and wings, like all insects, as well as piercing and sucking mouthparts. And wicked, she makes clear, lies in the eye of the beholder, whether you re a Roman with scorpions falling into your eyes or a Marylander with stink bugs falling into your hair... Wicked Bugs has some good tips for gardeners, like putting out rolled-up newspaper or cardboard tubes at night to trap earwigs and dumping them into soapy water in the morning... In fact, no bug is truly wicked. It is just eating. New York Times, There are a number of interesting tidbits in this book, you know, things that you might want to work into a conversation. Linda Wertheimer, NPR s Weekend Edition, eoeA fascinatingly dark look at the world of wonders that buzzes, burrows and reproduces all around us... Stewart's research is prodigious and her writing precise, whether she's telling the tale of a caterpillar that looks like a tiny Persian cat or more about fleas than you ever wanted to know. Read this book and you'll always keep your gardening gloves on...Stewart concentrates on scarily diabolical bugs, to great effect.ee"Seattle Times, eoeA cavalcade of terrors ... [ Wicked Bugs ] makes for an entertaining tour of creepy-crawly territory.ee" Washington Post, 'oeA fascinatingly dark look at the world of wonders that buzzes, burrows and reproduces all around us... Stewart's research is prodigious and her writing precise, whether she's telling the tale of a caterpillar that looks like a tiny Persian cat or more about fleas than you ever wanted to know. Read this book and you'll always keep your gardening gloves on...Stewart concentrates on scarily diabolical bugs, to great effect.''"Seattle Times, SThere are a number of interesting tidbits in this book, you know, things that you might want to work into a conversation. âLinda Wertheimer, NPR "s SWeekend Edition, "From bat bugs -- yes, bat bugs -- to banana slugs to the pork tapeworm, [Stewart] details the most infectious, most terrifying insects on the planet."--NPR's "Fresh Air" "I read your book, and I'm all itchy."--Dave Davies, NPR's "Fresh Air" "A word of warning: Some of the descriptions ahead might trigger your gag reflex."--Terry Gross, NPR's "Fresh Air", 'oeStewart offers witty capsule biographies of dozens of chitin horrors, from the African bat bug to the tsetse fly, with plenty of shout-out for the spiders who haunt our nightmares, including such familiars as black widows and brown recluses.' - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, eoeThere are a number of interesting tidbits in this book, you know, things that you might want to work into a conversation.ee"Linda Wertheimer, NPRe(tm)s eoeWeekend Editione, eoeI should have known it would gross me out, in a deliciously creepy kind of way. It's everything you didn't know you didn't want to know about insectsee e" Knoxville News-Sentinel, 'oe[ Wicked Bugs ] is not a comprehensive field guide but a smorgasbord of facts'"ranging from horrible, painful or otherwise discomfiting'"about bugs... Stewart's prose is simple and to the point. She lets the little horrors she describes work in the reader's imagination without any hyperbolic help from her. Guaranteed to cause sympathy itching and other discomfort.''"Kirkus Reviews, " Wicked Bugs defines bug in the amateur sense - that is, anything creepy-crawly, including worms, snails, slugs and other insects that are not, technically speaking, bugs. A true bug, Ms. Stewart acknowledges, has six legs and wings, like all insects, as well as piercing and sucking mouthparts. And wicked, she makes clear, lies in the eye of the beholder, whether you're a Roman with scorpions falling into your eyes or a Marylander with stink bugs falling into your hair... Wicked Bugs has some good tips for gardeners, like putting out rolled-up newspaper or cardboard tubes at night to trap earwigs and dumping them into soapy water in the morning... In fact, no bug is truly wicked. It is just eating.-New York Times, eoeThis book covers many of the gross, frightening, disgusting, and awful things that bugs can do to you. And ite(tm)s COOL ... Bugs become less gross, and a lot more interesting, when put into the context of how they have changed human history.ee" Scientific American blog, " Wicked Bugs defines bug in the amateur sense â that is, anything creepy-crawly, including worms, snails, slugs and other insects that are not, technically speaking, bugs. A true bug, Ms. Stewart acknowledges, has six legs and wings, like all insects, as well as piercing and sucking mouthparts. And wicked, she makes clear, lies in the eye of the beholder, whether you "re a Roman with scorpions falling into your eyes or a Marylander with stink bugs falling into your hair... Wicked Bugs has some good tips for gardeners, like putting out rolled-up newspaper or cardboard tubes at night to trap earwigs and dumping them into soapy water in the morning... In fact, no bug is truly wicked. It is just eating. âNew York Times, "Stewart offers witty capsule biographies of dozens of chitin horrors, from the African bat bug to the tsetse fly, with plenty of shout-out for the spiders who haunt our nightmares, including such familiars as black widows and brown recluses." - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 'oeIf you've got an insect phobia, this probably isn't the book for you. But if not, dig in, as Stewart gleefully archives more than 100 of earth's creepiest crawlies.''"Entertainment Weekly, SStewart offers witty capsule biographies of dozens of chitin horrors, from the African bat bug to the tsetse fly, with plenty of shout-out for the spiders who haunt our nightmares, including such familiars as black widows and brown recluses. - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "I should have known it would gross me out, in a deliciously creepy kind of way. It's everything you didn't know you didn't want to know about insects..." - Knoxville News-Sentinel, [Stewart] wrote this book to scare the bugs out of youâŠStewart is not an entomologist, but she is a consummate storyteller with a curious mind. The Oregonian, There is a ton of well-researched, fascinating information with terrific and terrifying stories from history ... As Stewart writes, we are seriously outnumbered. It s best we know our enemies. Smithsonian.com, 'oeThere are a number of interesting tidbits in this book, you know, things that you might want to work into a conversation.''"Linda Wertheimer, NPR's 'oeWeekend Edition', 'oeThere is a ton of well-researched, fascinating information with terrific and terrifying stories from history ... As Stewart writes, '~we are seriously outnumbered.' It's best we know our enemies.''"Smithsonian.com, SIf you "ve got an insect phobia, this probably isn "t the book for you. But if not, dig in, as Stewart gleefully archives more than 100 of earth "s creepiest crawlies. âEntertainment Weekly
Dewey Edition22
Publication Date2011-05-03
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal595.7
Lc Classification NumberSb931.S83 2011
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GREAT BOOK / INCREDIBLE ILLUSTRATIONS !
AMAZING BOOK … Full of wonderful information, and the Illustrations are phenomenal ! Even though the Sales Receipt from "Goodwill Retail Services, Inc." mentions that the cover has visible markings and wear, I don't see any damages at all, and am absolutely fascinated with this book. So glad I was able to get this great book :-DBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
