12%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Beekeeper´s Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America
Hannah Nordhaus
€ 17.99
€ 15.84
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Beekeeper´s Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America
Paperback. John Miller tasks himself with the care and safe transportation of billions of bees. He is descended from N E Miller, America's first migratory beekeeper, and trucks his hives from crop to crop, working the North Dakotan clover in summer and the Californian almonds in winter. This title tells his story and that of his bees. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TVHH; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
The honey bee is a miracle. It is the cupid of the natural world. It pollinates crops; making plants bear fruit and helping farmers make money. But in this age of vast industrial agribusiness, never before has so much been asked of such a small wonder. And never before has its survival been so unclear - and the future of our food supply so acutely challenged. In steps John Miller, or rather in he bounds. Miller tasks himself with the care and safe transportation of billions of bees. He is descended from N.E. Miller, America's first migratory beekeeper, and trucks ... Read more
The honey bee is a miracle. It is the cupid of the natural world. It pollinates crops; making plants bear fruit and helping farmers make money. But in this age of vast industrial agribusiness, never before has so much been asked of such a small wonder. And never before has its survival been so unclear - and the future of our food supply so acutely challenged. In steps John Miller, or rather in he bounds. Miller tasks himself with the care and safe transportation of billions of bees. He is descended from N.E. Miller, America's first migratory beekeeper, and trucks ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
219 g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061873256
SKU
V9780061873256
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Hannah Nordhaus
Hannah Nordhaus is the author of the critically acclaimed national bestseller The Beekeeper's Lament, which was a PEN Center USA Book Awards finalist, Colorado Book Awards finalist, and National Federation of Press Women Book Award winner. She has written for the Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Outside magazine, the Times Literary Supplement, Village Voice, and many other publications.
Reviews for The Beekeeper´s Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America
A fascinating read from cover to cover.
Associated Press Bees are amazing. That's the first reason to read The Beekeeper's Lament, journalist Hannah Nordhaus's rewarding account of migratory beekeeping and the mysterious scourge stalking the domestic bee population... It's metaphorical and poetic, elegiac and somehow sad.
Christian Science Monitor The Beekeeper's Lament is at ... Read more
Associated Press Bees are amazing. That's the first reason to read The Beekeeper's Lament, journalist Hannah Nordhaus's rewarding account of migratory beekeeping and the mysterious scourge stalking the domestic bee population... It's metaphorical and poetic, elegiac and somehow sad.
Christian Science Monitor The Beekeeper's Lament is at ... Read more