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A Sting in the Tale (The Birds and the Bees): Dave Goulson - Vintage Birds & Bees (Vintage Classic Birds and Bees Series)

A Sting in the Tale (The Birds and the Bees): Dave Goulson - Vintage Birds & Bees (Vintage Classic Birds and Bees Series)

by Dave Goulson (Author)

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    Paperback 2016

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Synopsis

The Birds and the Bees series was designed for Vintage Classics by Timorous Beasties, the Scottish studio famous for their designs inspired by the natural world As a small boy, Dave Goulson was obsessed with wildlife - from his childhood menagerie of exotic pets to his ill-fated experiments with taxidermy. But it was the bumblebee that fascinated him the most. Once commonly found in the marshes of Kent, the short-haired bumblebee was driven to extinction in Britain by intensive farming practices. With ground-breaking research into these curious creatures, A Sting in the Tale tells the story of Goulson's passionate drive to reintroduce them to their native land. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Edition: 01
 Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 05 May 2016
ISBN 10: 1784871117
ISBN 13: 9781784871116
Book Overview: The Birds and the Bees series from Vintage Classics - beautiful editions of the finest British nature writing

Media Reviews
[Goulson's] book is not only enormously informative, but also hugely entertaining: its light touch and constant humour make cutting-edge research a pleasure to read about... For anyone interested in the natural world, this is essential reading. -- Michael McCarthy * Independent *
Goulson reminds himself that he `began studying bumblebees not because they are important pollinators but because they are fascinating, because they behave in interesting and mysterious ways, and because they are rather loveable.' It's worth reading A Sting in the Tale for the same reasons. -- Hannah Rosefield * Literary Review *
A worthy book of the year. -- Mary Beard * Observer *
Goulson has plenty of wondrous biological stories to tell, as well as the tale of his own struggle to return the short-haired bumblebee to Britain. -- Patrick Barkham * Guardian *
This isn't one of those natural science books that simply tells you things - it admits how much we don't know. -- Mark Mason * Spectator *
Author Bio
Dave Goulson studied biology at Oxford University and is now Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Sussex. He has spent the last twenty years studying bumblebees, and has published over 250 scientific articles on their biology. He founded the Bumblebee Conservation Trust in 2006. He is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller, A Sting in the Tale, which was shortlisted for the 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize, A Buzz in the Meadow and Bee Quest.