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It would make a fabulous gift, yet contains enough facts to be of benefit to students of plant sciences, it is also a must have for anyone who guides at a public garden or has an interest in the relationship between plants and people in the past, present and future -- Matthew Biggs * Gardens Illustrated *\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful celebration of the plants and flowers that surround us and a quiet call to arms for change * The Herald, Portfolio *\u003cbr\u003eWith its fascinating blend of the cultural, historic and scientific, Jonathan Drori's AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 TREES  led readers on a global tour telling the stories of people and plants. Now, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 PLANTS (Laurence King £20) reprises the winning formula with a botanical travelogue ranging from the edible - tomato, vanilla, cacao, artichoke - to the religious - myrrh, lotus - and species such as the opium poppy or sugar cane which have dominated whole economies -- Bridget Galton * Ham \u0026amp; High *\u003cbr\u003e[Jonathan Drori] comes to this book with a lifetime of experience and a passion for talking about - and encouraging the preservation of - plants, trees, insects and birds. He brings with him a cheerfully wry sense of humour and a wonderful way of explaining to the previously ignorant the golden nuggets of fact, the \"did you knows?\" that make the book such fun to read -- Jenni Fraser * Jewish Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003ePacked with insights, this is a book to treasure * Saga magazine *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully illustrated by Lucille Clerc, the book is crammed with great stories. 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Or that myrrh was used in Biblical times for an antiseptic mouthwash as well as for incense and that the body of Admiral Nelson was preserved in myrrh-infused brandy to bring back to England (which the crew is said to have drunk in his honour)? There's lots like this -- Melanie McDonagh * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eMonty Don describes \u003ci\u003eAround the World in 80 Plants\u003c\/i\u003e as 'A delightful book that informs and charms in equal measure' - a brilliant way to sum up a book written by someone with deep scientific knowledge, rather than where information is simply lifted from websites. As you turn the pages, facts illuminate, titillate and inform. I kept saying to myself 'I didn't know that' and was thrilled by my new knowledge. Jonathan Drori writes with passion, gentle humour and command of the subject... anyone interested in the plant world would find it of great interest. The illustrations by Lucille Clerc completment the worlds beautifully * Flora magazine *\u003cbr\u003eIf you read extensively on many subjects, then here's another fascinating book to add to your collection - you'll love this one. Not only is it beautifully written and superbly illustrated, but it's also informative and fun. And there's a lot to delve into, depending on your moods. Maybe you'll just want to read up on one of the 80 plants or at other times get stuck into a geographic section. Or perhaps you'll opt for the culinary tips, sometimes the medicinal uses or very often the history. 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Now, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 PLANTS (Laurence King £20) reprises the winning formula with a botanical travelogue ranging from the edible - tomato, vanilla, cacao, artichoke - to the religious - myrrh, lotus - and species such as the opium poppy or sugar cane which have dominated whole economies\u003c\/p\u003e -- Bridget Galton * Ham \u0026amp; High *\u003cbr\u003e[Jonathan Drori] comes to this book with a lifetime of experience and a passion for talking about - and encouraging the preservation of - plants, trees, insects and birds. He brings with him a cheerfully wry sense of humour and a wonderful way of explaining to the previously ignorant the golden nuggets of fact, the \"did you knows?\" that make the book such fun to read -- Jenni Fraser * Jewish Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with insights, this is a book to treasure\u003c\/p\u003e * Saga magazine *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully illustrated by Lucille Clerc, the book is crammed with great stories. 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Or that myrrh was used in Biblical times for an antiseptic mouthwash as well as for incense and that the body of Admiral Nelson was preserved in myrrh-infused brandy to bring back to England (which the crew is said to have drunk in his honour)? There's lots like this -- Melanie McDonagh * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eMonty Don describes \u003ci\u003eAround the World in 80 Plants\u003c\/i\u003e as 'A delightful book that informs and charms in equal measure' - a brilliant way to sum up a book written by someone with deep scientific knowledge, rather than where information is simply lifted from websites. As you turn the pages, facts illuminate, titillate and inform. I kept saying to myself 'I didn't know that' and was thrilled by my new knowledge. Jonathan Drori writes with passion, gentle humour and command of the subject... anyone interested in the plant world would find it of great interest. 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All the translations are Mynott's own. The period covered is approximately 700 BC to AD 300 and, since Mynott's approach is thematic, each chapter ranges pretty freely across those thousand years. It is, without doubt, a major achievement and a brilliantly sustained exercise in what Mynott [...] calls 'thinking with birds' ... We are fortunate to have in Mynott, who is both an ornithologist and a classicist, the perfect guide for such explorations. * Mathew Lyons, History Today *\u003cbr\u003eAn astonishing combination of knowledge and sheer readability ... a copiously and richly illustrated review ... I think we should be grateful to Jeremy Mynott for this wonderful book, which both illuminates that understanding and broadens our knowledge. * Roger Riddington, British Birds *\u003cbr\u003e[A] stunning new book ... reading this splendid study, I experienced some of the excitement that humanists must have felt at entering into a lost world ... 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The sheer volume of material must, one feels, have been daunting, yet Mynott has processed it in a sensitive and logical fashion ... this definitive and original account of birds in the ancient world will serve as an invaluable reference for all subsequent historians of ornithology, and indeed, zoology as a whole. * Tim Birkhead, Archives of National History *\u003cbr\u003eA book the world has been waiting for, rich, scrupulously organised, imaginative, beautifully written, and driven by a double passion. On the one hand, for birds and human interactions with them. 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His approach is nuanced and open-minded, and he writes with a light, often wry touch ... The book is full of delightful titbits. * Philip Womak, Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eJeremy Mynott's masterful cultural and scientific history tours their [birds] roles as timepieces, soundscapes, pets, messaging services even intermediaries with the supernatural. The vivid artworks and literary passages give this wings... * Barbara Kiser, Nature *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most beautiful, most engaging and simply most delightful books I have read in a long time ... Mynott has offered a masterclass in writing a work that popularizes Classics and explains the discipline's relevant authority, clearly and memorably to outsiders ... Among many splendid features of this volume, I wish to highlight its illustrations ... this is a splendidly learned and superbly interesting account of the manifold ways in which birds and humans interacted in antiquity, but it is more than that: this is a book which incites one to ponder upon fundamental ecological and environmental issues and to re-examine our own relationship to the natural world. * Andrej Petrovic, Greece \u0026amp; Rome *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a wonderfully readable book, scholarly but fully accessible, continually thoughtful, properly sceptical, often amusing, and culled from knowledge of ancient literature that must be second to none ... It is nicely illustrated in full colour. Whether you read the book straight through, or in a series of dips, it is full of revelation and insight into the ancient mind-set, which was once familiar and strange ... Thanks to Jeremy Mynott, the birds of the ancient world have taken flight, and we can go birding in that magical lost world. * Peter Marren, British Wildlife *\u003cbr\u003eFor Dr Mynott, 'the significance of birds' is his binding theme in this illustrated cultural history with liberal quotations from some of humanity's greatest literature at this formative period of Western history. * John McEwen, Country Life *\u003cbr\u003e... provides a comprehensive introduction and overview of the role of birds within ancient society. The book is distinct from previous scholarship on birds in the ancient world with its approach to the material ... Mynott's style will no doubt engage non-Classicists, particularly ornithologists and bird-watchers, through his intelligent use of modern comparisons and presentations of extracts of ancient texts. 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Mynott's erudite discussions, though, will make an excellent companion for those wishing to explore the classical legacy in medieval 'nature' paradigms. * Michael Warren, Medium Aevum *\u003cbr\u003eThis publication can be considered an essential sourcebook for those who want to delve deeper into how birds were appreciated by the Greeks and Romans. * Antiqvvs *\u003cbr\u003eAt a time when we need to be listening to the messages from birds from declining puffins losing their sand eels from warming seas, to Mediterranean Great White Egrets now breeding each year in Somerset this book offers brilliant insights into an earlier human culture's intimate relationship with another species. * Terry Glifford, Green Letters: Studies in Ecocriticism *\u003cbr\u003eThe history lover inside me drew me to this title but I was pleased to find my ecologist's curiosity satisfied many times whilst reading this book ... From the earliest images and writings that birds can be identified from, you will find yourself amazed at what can be discovered from sources well over 1000 years old that can be linked with present day species and their distributions. It is such a richly detailed book that you might not be able to read it from start to finish in one go, but the chaptering allows you to dip in and out and discover something new each time you pick it up. * Katharine Bowgen, British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) *\u003cbr\u003eIt is evident that Mynott has conducted a lot of thorough research and his book is absolutely brimming with detail ... his writing style is clear and engaging ... For anyone with a fascination for the ancient world or birds, this is definitely worth a read. * All About History *\u003cbr\u003e[A] fascinating book ... Mynott comprehensively demonstrates that birds were seen and heard in abundance across his chosen thousand year timespan. * Deborah Hyde, Walk magazine *\u003cbr\u003eInformative and expertly narrated, Birds in the Ancient World is an enthralling look at the cultural history of birds and the huge influence they had on a bygone age. * Simone Brookes, Discover Animals *\u003cbr\u003eClassical literature is a rich source of bird-related forteana, as this superb study reveals ... a delightfully easy read, thanks to Mynott's stylistic panache: fluent, quasi-Herodotean, jargon-free, consistently witty ... Not many writers can claim to have the last word on their subject. Mynott though, is that - have to say it - rare bird ... 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