Stowaway: The Disreputable Exploits of the Rat by Joe Shute (English) Hardcover

Description: Stowaway by Joe Shute Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A cultural and social history of the rat, examining how one creature achieved total world domination and has inspired such love and loathing. Publisher Description A cultural and social history of the rat, examining how one creature achieved total world domination and has inspired such love and loathing.Rats represent the worst of us – or at least, thats what we tell ourselves. They are rapacious, over-sexed, pestilent and, on occasion, cannibalistic. But, as with all vermin, rats are in fact a mirror species, reflecting back to us our worst excesses. They are also a creature to which we owe a lot. Arguably no other animal has done more for the advance of human medicine than the rat.In Stowaway, Joe Shute unpicks this complex relationship between human and rat, documenting the arrival of the brown rat in the West during the expansion of global trade and how it has pushed our black rat species to the brink. Joe charts its course through history – from diaries kept by soldiers in the trenches, to present day where an estimated 10 million rats are believed to live in Britain alone.As well as tracking rats in the wild and meeting experts to help unpick rat intelligence and social structures, Joe attempts to overcome his own aversion to these often reviled rodents – even adopting two pet rats to better understand them.Stowaway is a tale of rat catchers, crumbling buildings and back alleys, taking the reader into a part of the natural world they normally hurry past. It is also a story of the human condition, asking why we deem some animals acceptable and condemn others to the shadows. Author Biography Joe Shute is an author and journalist with a passion for the natural world. He writes for The Daily Telegraph and is the newspapers long-standing Weather Watch columnist. He is currently a post-graduate researcher funded by the Leverhulme Unit for the Design of Cities of the Future at Manchester Metropolitan University. His other books include Forecast: A Diary of the Lost Seasons and A Shadow Above: The Fall and Rise of the Raven. He lives in Sheffield with his wife (and rats).@JoeShute Details ISBN 1399402501 ISBN-13 9781399402507 Title Stowaway Author Joe Shute Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 272 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC GE_Item_ID:160472759; 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

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