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Pests : how humans create animal villains / Bethany Brookshire.
"A squirrel in the garden. A rat in the wall. A pigeon on the street. Humans have spent so much of our history drawing a hard line between human spaces and wild places. When animals pop up where we don't expect or want them, we respond with fear, rage, or simple annoyance. It's no longer an animal. It's a pest. At the intersection of science, history, and narrative journalism, Pests is not a simple call to look closer at our urban ecosystem. It's not a natural history of the animals we hate. Instead, this book is about us. It's about what calling an animal a pest says about people, how we live, and what we want. It's a story about human nature, and how we categorize the animals in our midst, including bears and coyotes, sparrows and snakes. Pet or pest? In many cases, it's entirely a question of perspective. Bethany Brookshire's deeply researched and entirely entertaining book will show readers what there is to venerate in vermin, and help them appreciate how these animals have clawed their way to success as we did everything we could to ensure their failure. In the process, we will learn how the pests that annoy us tell us far more about humanity than they do about the animals themselves."
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063097254
- ISBN: 0063097257
- Physical Description: xxx, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-330) and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Pests. Human-animal relationships. Vertebrate pests. Animals and civilization. |
| Genre: | Instructional and educational works. |
Available copies
- 22 of 23 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 23 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Albright Memorial Library | 632.6 BROOKSH (Text) | 50686016305489 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Altoona Area Public Library | 632.6 BRO (Text) | 33240004724277 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Annie Halenbake Ross Library | 632.6 Bro (Text)
Memorial:
In Memoriam of Charles M. Flaig
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00160603 | ADULT Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cambria County Library | 632.6 B873p (Text) | 85131001869685 | CACM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Degenstein Community Library | NF 632.6 BROOKSHIRE (Text) | 35031301191320 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Friendship Community Library | McN 632.6 Bro (Text) | 00160934 | ADULT McNaughton Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) | 632.6 BROOKSHIRE (Text)
Endowment:
Muriel Rice Named Endowment, 2022
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35740635907538 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Highland Community Library | 632.6 BRO (Text) | 35610001008502 | HGHM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Indian Valley Public Library | 632.6 Brookshire Nature (Text) | 39427103715413 | Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Juniata County Library | 632.6 BRO (Text)
Reason for purchase: Patron Requested |
39640100651007 | JUNM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
