A Short History of the Honey Bee

Forget the wine snobs who tell you that what they drink is the essence of the country. Any way you cut it, wine is just moldy old grapes.

Honey is the truest distillation of the landscape, as specific to a place as the way sunlight hits flowers in the morning.

“Whether describing the life of an individual bee from her start as an egg . . . or how honey is made from flower to nectar by the alchemy of bees, the author’s passion for the subject shines through.” Booklist

Under the Protection of the Cow Demon

Selected Stories, 1998-2008

“Whether he’s stalking elusive caribou in the Yukon, bird-watching through the windows of a Plymouth Fury, or thrashing across the Canary Islands in search of The Quietest Place on Earth, we’re right there with him--at loose on a planet that’s full of (sometimes noisy) surprises.”

--Jeff Greenwald

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