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The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us
The Hive The Story of the Honeybee and Us Author:Bee Wilson Man has always viewed the honeybee as one of the wonders of nature, and rightly so: social, industrious, beautiful, and terrifying. No other creature has inspired in humans an identification so passionate, persistent, or fantastical. The Hive enumerates the weird and wonderful ideas that humans have had about bees and their society over the ages... more », with a cast of characters including Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Sherlock Holmes, and Muhammad Ali. Bee Wilsons study of her namesake is both a history of ideas and an exploration of the bees impact on food and ritual. Beautifully illustrated, The Hive portrays a miniature universe and explores the human tendency to see ourselves in it.« less