{"product_id":"the-cockroach-papers-9780226260471","title":"The Cockroach Papers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSkittering figures of urban legend - and a ubiquitous reality - cockroaches are nearly as abhorred as they are ancient. This book shows that, while some species of these evolutionary superstars do indeed plague our kitchens and restaurants, exacerbate our asthma, and carry disease, our belief in their total villainy is ultimately misplaced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nature's evolutionary success story, the indestructible cockroach, gets the full treatment in Schweid's zesty survey of roach fact and fancy.... Loathe cockroaches if you must, grind them underfoot. But it is the time-tested roach, Schweid makes clear, who will have the last laugh.\" (Kirkus) \"Schweid blends both roach fact and fiction into an engaging, perceptive profile of our strange, and occasionally literal, bedfellows.\" (Discover)","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49399974101335,"sku":"9780226260471","price":17.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226260471.jpg?v=1730469319","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cockroach-papers-9780226260471","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}