The Beekeeper's Lament
How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 24, 2011
“You’llnever think of bees, their keepers, or the fruits (and nuts) of their laborsthe same way again.” —Trevor Corson, author of The Secret Life of Lobsters Award-winning journalist Hannah Nordhaus tells the remarkable story of John Miller, one of America’s foremost migratory beekeepers, and the myriad and mysterious epidemics threatening American honeybee populations.
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- Who it’s for
- A sharply reported, intimate look at honeybees’ place in American agriculture and the pressures threatening them.
- Genres
- Beekeeping, Insect Biology, Insects & Spiders
- Published
- HarperCollins, May 24, 2011
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“You’llnever think of bees, their keepers, or the fruits (and nuts) of their laborsthe same way again.” —Trevor Corson, author of The Secret Life of Lobsters Award-winning journalist Hannah Nordhaus tells the remarkable story of John Miller, one of America’s foremost migratory beekeepers, and the myriad and mysterious epidemics threatening American honeybee populations.
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In luminous, razor-sharp prose, Nordhaus explores the vital role that honeybees play in American agribusiness, the maintenance of our food chain, and the very future of the nation. With an intimate focus and incisive reporting, in a book perfect for fans of Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation, Michael Pollan’s The Botany of Desire,and John McPhee’s Oranges, Nordhaus’s stunning exposé illuminates one the most critical issues facing the world today,offering insight, information, and, ultimately, hope.
Bees and Bread
A sharply reported, intimate look at honeybees’ place in American agriculture and the pressures threatening them.
Come here for
- The hidden stakes behind migratory beekeeping and the food chain
- Nature writing with the edge of agricultural reporting
Expect
- An intimate portrait of beekeeper John Miller
- Clear-eyed attention to honeybee epidemics and their wider consequences
Where it sits
| Beekeeping | 71% |
|---|---|
| Insect Biology | 33% |
| Insects & Spiders | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
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- World History
- Women's History
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- Wildlife
- Environmental Science
- History of Science
- Natural History
- Authors
- Hannah Nordhaus
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 24, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- World History