Isbn: 9781568581378 - the cockroach papers: a compendium of history and lore: a compendium of history and love (18 risultati)

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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good.

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Skittering figures of urban legend-and a ubiquitous reality-cockroaches are nearly as abhorred as they are ancient. Even as our efforts to exterminate them have developed into ever more complex forms of chemical warfare, roaches' basic design of six legs, two hypersensitive antennae, and one set of voracious mandibles has persisted unchanged for millions of years. But as Richard Schweid shows in The Cockroach Papers, while some species of these evolutionary superstars do indeed plague our kitchens and restaurants, exacerbate our asthma, and carry disease, our belief in their total villainy is ultimately misplaced. Traveling from New York City to Louisiana, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Morocco, Schweid blends stories of his own squirm-inducing roach encounters with meticulous research to spin a tale both humorous and harrowing. As he investigates roaches' more nefarious interactions with our species-particularly with those of us living at the margins of society-Schweid also explores their astonishing diversity, how they mate, what they'll eat, and what we've written about them (from Kafka and Nelson Algren to archy and mehitabel). Knowledge soon turns into respect, and Schweid looks beyond his own fears to arrive at an uncomfortable truth: We humans are no more peaceful, tidy, or responsible about taking care of the Earth or each other than these tiny creatures that swarm in the dark corners of our minds, homes, and cereal boxes.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. unused book from closed bookstore inventory with a tiny bit of wear; clean, tight and square, text is clean and unmarked, no spine crease, no tears or other creases, pages are lightly yellowed, covers are very lightly rubbed from normal shelf wear.

hardcover. Condizione: very good(+). Condizione sovraccoperta: very good. xvii + 236 pages, 12mo, blue boards, d.w.; dust wrapper slightly dust soiled. New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, (1999). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.

Trade Paperback Original. Condizione: Very Good. First Printing. Has former ownership signature of "dean of cockroach researchers" Louis M. Roth (discussed prominently throughout this book), who made brief annotations (mostly corrections) on several pages. 193 p., illustrated. Association copy [otob: 27].…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. xvii, 236pp, index, references, bw ills/diagrams. Or boards in jacket. As new. Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. "Ogni scarrafone e bello a mamma sua." (Every cockroach is beautiful to its mother.) Neapolitan folk saying. Soft covers are lightly rubbed. Edges of covers and page edges are thumbed. General discolouration, a little foxing of pastedowns. Head edge and back cover bears some standard handling. Binding is neat and tidy. Some light scuffs and indents. Front cover creased, otherwise this book is in good condition. *We try to describe the faults of our books meticulously - they often present better than they sound.…

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Paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.