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The hive
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- Book Synopsis
- Ever since men first hunted for honeycomb in rocks and daubed pictures of it on cave walls, the honeybee has been seen as one of the wonders of nature: social, industrious, beautiful, terrifying. No other creature has inspired in humans an identification so passionate, persistent or fantastical. In this gem of a book, award-winning writer Bee Wilson explores the magical world of the honeybee. From the hive to honey, from beekeepers to honeymooners, via Aristotle, Shakespeare, Napoleon and Sherlock Holmes, here is a book that delights and surprises at every turn. And there is even a recipe or two.
- About The Author
- Bee Wilson is an award-winning food writer and historian. For five years she was the food critic for the New Statesman; since 2003 she has written a weekly food column for the Sunday Telegraph (The Kitchen Thinker in Stella). For several years she was a research fellow at St John's College, Cambridge, where she worked on the history of ideas. Amongst other publicatiion, she has written for Murray THE HIVE and SWINDLED. She is married with three children.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780719565984
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- John Murray, (12 September 2005)
- Number of Pages
- 308
- Weight
- 224 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 131 x 20 mm
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