ISBN: 9780307381132

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Dark Banquet by Bill Schutt Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Originally published: New York: Harmony Books, 2008. Publisher Description "A witty, scientifically accurate, and often intensely creepy exploration of sanguivorous creatures."-San Francisco Chronicle"Bill Schutt turns whatever fear and disgust you may feel towards nature's vampires into a healthy respect for evolution's power to fill every conceivable niche."-Carl Zimmer, author of Parasite Rex and Microcosm- E. coli and the New Science of LifeFor centuries, blood feeders have inhabited our nightmares and horror stories, as well as the shadowy realms of scientific knowledge. In Dark Banquet, zoologist Bill Schutt takes us on a fascinating voyage into the world of some of nature's strangest creatures-the sanguivores. Using a sharp eye and mordant wit, Schutt makes a remarkably persuasive case that blood feeders, from bats to bedbugs, are as deserving of our curiosity as warmer and fuzzier species are-and that many of them are even worthy of conservation.Examining the substance that sustains nature's vampires, Schutt reveals just how little we actually knew about blood until well into the twentieth century. We revisit George Washington on his deathbed to learn how ideas about blood and the supposedly therapeutic value of bloodletting, first devised by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, survived into relatively modern times.Dark Banquet details our dangerous and sometimes deadly encounters with ticks, chiggers, and mites (the -latter implicated in Colony Collapse Disorder-currently devastating honey bees worldwide). Then there are the truly weird-vampire finches. And if you thought piranha were scary, some people believe that the candiru (or willy fish) is the best reason to avoid swimming in the Amazon.Enlightening and alarming, Dark Banquet peers into a part of the natural world to which we are, through our blood, inextricably linked. Author Biography Bill Schutt is a vertebrate zoologist and author of six nonfiction and fiction books, including the New York Times Editors' Choice Cannibalism- A Perfectly Natural History. Recently retired from his post as professor of biology at LIU Post, he is a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History, where he has studied bats all over the world. His research has been featured in Natural History magazine as well as in the New York Times, Newsday, the Economist, and Discover. Details ISBN 0307381137 ISBN-13 9780307381132 Title Dark Banquet Author Bill Schutt Format Paperback Year 2009 Pages 336 Publisher Random House USA Inc GE_Item_ID:133885308; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys , Nieuw, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9780307381132, Type: NA, Publication Name: NA, Book Title: Dark Banquet : Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures, Item Length: 8in, Publication Year: 2009, Format: Trade Paperback, Language: English, Item Height: 0.7in, Genre: Nature, Science, Topic: Life Sciences / Zoology / Ethology (Animal Behavior), Animals / General, Life Sciences / Biology, Item Width: 5.2in, Item Weight: 8.7 Oz, Number of Pages: 336 Pages, Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.<

2001, ISBN: 9780307381132

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: THREE RIVERS PR], Neuware - 'A witty, scientifically accurate, and often intensely creepy exploration of sanguivorous creatures.' —San Francisco ChronicleFor… Meer...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: THREE RIVERS PR], Neuware - 'A witty, scientifically accurate, and often intensely creepy exploration of sanguivorous creatures.' —San Francisco ChronicleFor centuries, blood feeders have inhabited our nightmares and horror stories, as well as the shadowy realms of scientific knowledge. In Dark Banquet, zoologist Bill Schutt takes us on a fascinating voyage into the world of some of nature's strangest creatures-the sanguivores. Using a sharp eye and mordant wit, Schutt makes a remarkably persuasive case that blood feeders, from bats to bedbugs, are as deserving of our curiosity as warmer and fuzzier species are-and that many of them are even worthy of conservation. Enlightening and alarming, Dark Banquet peers into a part of the natural world to which we are, through our blood, inextricably linked.'Dark Banquet is an amazing account of all those creatures that most of us consider really creepy! But author Bill Schutt doesn't, and actually embraces these critters and their bloodthirsty lifestyles. It's great to see such wonderful animal research in a reader-friendly form. After finishing the book, you'll have a lot to discuss at your next dinner party!'—Jack Hanna, director emeritus, Columbus Zoo, and host of television's Emmy Award—winning series Into the Wild'[A] passionate defense of bloodsuckers from the leech to the candiru., DE, [SC: 2.20], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 203x133x58 mm, 336, [GW: 321g], Banküberweisung, Offene Rechnung, Kreditkarte, PayPal, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten), De internationale scheepvaart<

2001, ISBN: 9780307381132

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: THREE RIVERS PR], Neuware - 'A witty, scientifically accurate, and often intensely creepy exploration of sanguivorous creatures.' —San Francisco ChronicleFor… Meer...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: THREE RIVERS PR], Neuware - 'A witty, scientifically accurate, and often intensely creepy exploration of sanguivorous creatures.' —San Francisco ChronicleFor centuries, blood feeders have inhabited our nightmares and horror stories, as well as the shadowy realms of scientific knowledge. In Dark Banquet, zoologist Bill Schutt takes us on a fascinating voyage into the world of some of nature's strangest creatures-the sanguivores. Using a sharp eye and mordant wit, Schutt makes a remarkably persuasive case that blood feeders, from bats to bedbugs, are as deserving of our curiosity as warmer and fuzzier species are-and that many of them are even worthy of conservation. Enlightening and alarming, Dark Banquet peers into a part of the natural world to which we are, through our blood, inextricably linked.'Dark Banquet is an amazing account of all those creatures that most of us consider really creepy! But author Bill Schutt doesn't, and actually embraces these critters and their bloodthirsty lifestyles. It's great to see such wonderful animal research in a reader-friendly form. After finishing the book, you'll have a lot to discuss at your next dinner party!'—Jack Hanna, director emeritus, Columbus Zoo, and host of television's Emmy Award—winning series Into the Wild'[A] passionate defense of bloodsuckers from the leech to the candiru., DE, [SC: 2.20], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 203x133x58 mm, 336, [GW: 321g], Banküberweisung, Offene Rechnung, Kreditkarte, PayPal, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten), International shipping<

2009, ISBN: 0307381137

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