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An Instant New York Times Bestseller - #1 Los Angeles Times Bestseller - #1 Indie Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller - Longlisted for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction - A New York Times Editors' Choice - A Washington Post Notable Book of 2021 - A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist - An NPR 2021 Best Book of the Year - A New York Public Library 2021 Best Book of the Year - A BookPage Best Book of 2021, Nonfiction - A Bookshop.org Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 - A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2021 - A Library Journal Best Science & Technology Book of 2021 - A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2021 - Science Best Book of 2021 - A Smithsonian 10 Best Science Book of 2021 - A St. Louis Public Radio Best Book of 2021
Join "America's funniest science writer" (Peter Carlson, Washington Post), Mary Roach, on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet.
Brief description: Mary Roach is the author of eight best-selling works of nonfiction, including Grunt, Stiff, and, most recently, Fuzz. Her writing has appeared in National Geographic and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications. She lives in California.
Review Quotes: With her characteristic dry wit, [Roach] brings an intense fascination to the seldom discussed details and the at times absurd miscellany in the unexplored corners of unappreciated research... It is impossible not to smirk, chortle and sometimes outright belly laugh as you read her many wry asides and funny but fascinating footnotes... But the real trick Roach pulls off is to keep you laughing while at the same time making sure the earnest points come across.--Tiffany O'Callaghan "New Scientist"