Dark Banquet : Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures by Bill Schutt - 2008

Crown Publishing Group, The, 2008. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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New York: Harmony, 2088. 325 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w drawings. "(Z)oologist Bill Schutt takes readers on an entertaining voyage into the world of some of nature's strangest creatures - the sanguivores. Using a sharp eye and mordant wit, (he) makes a remarkably persuasive case that vampire bats, leeches, ticks, bed bugs, and other vampires are as deserving of our curiosity as warmer and fuzzier species are - and that many of them are even worthy of conservation. He takes us from rural Trinidad to the jungles of Brazil to learn about some of the most reviled, misunderstood, and marvelously evolved animals on our planet: vampire bats. Schutt also tracks the history of medicinal leech use. Once employed by the tens of millions to drain perceived excesses of blood, today the market for these ancient creatures is booming once again - but for very different reasons. Among the other blood feeders we meet are bed bugs, or 'ninja insects' (and he) also details our dangerous and sometimes… Read More

NY:: Harmony Books,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. Hardcover. 9780307381125 . Second printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .

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Crown, 2008-10-14. 1. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Harmony Books, 2008. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 325 pages. 9.75x6.00x1.00 inches.

Crown, 2008-10-14. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!