It is thought-provoking, surprising, and deeply pleasurable to read – both for more introductory readers and for those deeply into animal studies. I don’t know how long this project will take me given that I get free books all the time from publishers and then also review books for a trade publication on top of having a day job (and I’m trying to now have something of a social life).

John (D) Altringham (2003) “British Bats” HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-22-147X is one of the New Naturalist Series and is an excellent and thorough introduction. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This fun, colourfully illustrated non-fiction book explores the ways in which different creatures communicate with one another.As a real follower of Scandinavian crime fiction I have collected Jo Nesbo's books; they remain unread on my bookshelves as I had waited for this first Harry Hole novel to be translated into English. The other thing that’s noteworthy about this first novel is that it is not set on Harry’s home turf of Oslo, Norway.

Tessa Laird is Lecturer in Critical and Theoretical Studies at the School of Art, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. With special thanks to the person who placed it in the hotel used book library that enabled me to read it while on holiday last week. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Certainly everything from 'Nemesis' onwards took a huge leap forward in quality as Hole quickly became the superbly well drawn character that we know now. A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered, and Harry has been sent to Australia to assist in any way he can.She also provides a sobering reminder of the risks bats face worldwide, from heatwaves and human harassment to wind turbines and disease. Apart from that, ‘knowing stuff’ makes the job far more interesting and gives the bat worker a greater appreciation of the natural world within which they are working. By bidding on, or purchasing this item, you are agreeing to us sharing your name and address details with that 3rd party supplier to allow us to fulfil our contractual obligations to you. K. we were denied the first two books hence my initial delay in committing to a series from the third instalment. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 55 million copies around the world.