Stephen Buchmann: 5 books
The Reason for Flowers
Their History, Culture, Biology, and How They Change Our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
“Fascinating...Buchmann’s knowledge and enthusiasm jump off the page.” —The Wall Street Journal
“An extraordinarily good book.” —Edward O. Wilson
The lively and definitive story of the beauty, sexuality, lore, economics, and ecology of the world ’s flowers, written by...
Letters from the Hive
An Intimate History of Bees, Honey, and Humankind
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2005
They work hard, are devoted to family, love sex, and know the importance of a good piece of real estate. Honey bees, and the daily workings of their close-knit colonies, are one of nature's great miracles. And they produce one of nature's greatest edible bounties: honey. More than just a palate pleaser,...
La ragione dei fiori
Storia, cultura e biologia di una creazione sublime
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 29, 2015
IL LIBRO PIÙ BELLO, COMPLETO E SORPRENDENTE SULL'AVVENTURA DEI FIORI NELLA STORIA. «Respira profondamente e fatti guidare dalle armi segrete dei fiori: bellezza, forme, colori e profumi» Da epoche immemori, i fiori garantiscono la sopravvivenza materiale e spirituale degli uomini. I loro frutti e...
Honey Bees
Letters from the Hive
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
In Honey Bees: Letters From the Hive, bee expert Stephen Buchmann takes readers on an incredible tour. Enter a beehive--one part nursery, one part honey factory, one part queen bee sanctum--then fly through backyard gardens, open fields, and deserts where wildflowers bloom. It's fascinating--and delicious!
Hailed...
by Gary Paul Nabhan, Stephen L. Buchmann
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Consider this: Without interaction between animals and flowering plants, the seeds and fruits that make up nearly eighty percof the human diet would not exist.In The Forgotten Pollinators, Stephen L. Buchmann, one of the world's leading authorities on bees and pollination, and Gary Paul Nabhan, award-winning...