The Bedbug Chronicles

The Bedbug Chronicles
Author :
Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 304
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781387973705
ISBN-13 : 1387973703
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis The Bedbug Chronicles by : Nicholas Mills

Over fifty short stories written and presented specifically for reading at the end of a busy day. Humor and true life adventure are only two of the themes covered, but nearly in all the tales there is a twist to send the reader to sleep satisfied and with a smile on their face!

Infested

Infested
Author :
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 275
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780226041933
ISBN-13 : 022604193X
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Infested by : Brooke Borel

Bed bugs are thriving across the globe--from North and South America, to Africa, Asia and Europe. For some time, bed bugs were naively seen as a problem unique to developing countries, but their love of high thread content sheets has set them up in five-star residences in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other parts of Europe as well. Bed Bugs were first noticed in society by Americans in the early 1700 s. Many believe sailboats returning from Europe unknowingly carried the bugs as cargo, as sailors complained of being attacked as they slept in their cabins. With the introduction of DDT in the 1950s, bed bugs nearly disappeared. But when DDT was banned in the 1970 s, a wave of super bed bugs rejoiced. Now, up to 25% of residents in some cities have reported problems with the pests, bordering on epidemic levels. In fact, history has never seen such widespread and intense bed bug infestations. Our propensity for travel has left bed bugs with enviable frequent flyer status too. Following the Sydney Olympics, for example, and the thousands of visitors to Australia, it was estimated that the bed bug occupancy rate in Sydney hotels was 95%. In "Sleep Tight, "Brooke Borel introduces readers to the biology of these amazingly adaptive insects which can travel over 100 foot distances at night--and the myriad ways in which humans respond to them. She travels to meet with scientists who are rearing bed bug colonies on their own blood-- to the BedBug University, to swank apartments on the upper East Side of Manhattan. She explores the history of bed bugs, and their near extinction, charting how current infestations are in direct response to human chemical use. She also introduces us to the economics of bed bug infestations, and the industry that has arisen to combat that. This is the first history and natural history of bed bugs, and it leaves few exoskeletons unturned."

Bedbugs

Bedbugs
Author :
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781594745232
ISBN-13 : 1594745234
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Bedbugs by : Ben H. Winters

FOR RENT: Top two floors of beautifully renovated brownstone, 1300 sq. ft., 2BR 2BA, eat-in kitchen, one block to parks and playgrounds. No broker’s fee. Susan and Alex Wendt have found their dream apartment. Sure, the landlady is a little eccentric. And the elderly handyman drops some cryptic remarks about the basement. But the rent is so low, it’s too good to pass up. Big mistake. Susan soon discovers that her new home is crawling with bedbugs . . . or is it? She awakens every morning with fresh bites, but neither Alex nor their daughter Emma has a single welt. An exterminator searches the property and turns up nothing. The landlady insists her building is clean. Susan fears she’s going mad—until a more sinister explanation presents itself: she may literally be confronting the bedbug problem from Hell.

The Chronicles of a Contented Man

The Chronicles of a Contented Man
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 192
Release :
ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112097162991
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis The Chronicles of a Contented Man by : Orange Judd Laylander

Getting Under Our Skin

Getting Under Our Skin
Author :
Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 291
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781421441382
ISBN-13 : 1421441381
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Getting Under Our Skin by : Lisa T. Sarasohn

"Vermin are not only pestering; they shape the way people look at each other and are a way that some people get to feel superior to others"--

Bedbugs Unfettered!

Bedbugs Unfettered!
Author :
Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 155
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781387893720
ISBN-13 : 1387893726
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Bedbugs Unfettered! by : Nicholas Mills

Third book of short stories by Nicholas Mills, especially designed - both material and presentation - for bedtime reading. This paperback publication coupled with Stories for Bedbugs! and Bedbugs Too! is presently being edited into a hardback omnibus edition The Bedbug Chronicles!

The Gardeners' Chronicle

The Gardeners' Chronicle
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 516
Release :
ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044106374028
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis The Gardeners' Chronicle by :

The Nathaniel Chronicles

The Nathaniel Chronicles
Author :
Publisher : Balboa Press
Total Pages : 192
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781504388023
ISBN-13 : 150438802X
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis The Nathaniel Chronicles by : Jane Self

Is there a parent alive who hasnt at some point questioned her or his ability to raise a happy, healthy, well-adjusted child? Author Jane Self discovered that when it comes to raising children, nothing is certain. From the time her son was six until his wedding seventeen years later, Jane shared the uncertainties and fears, triumphs and joys of raising her son with fearless authenticity and warmth in her weekly newspaper columns and articles. The Nathaniel Chronicles is a collection of these, capturing her roller-coaster journey through motherhood in a delightful, poignant, often funny way that will have parents and nonparents alike nodding in recognition.

The Rooms Chronicle

The Rooms Chronicle
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 202
Release :
ISBN-10 : CORNELL:31924110485954
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis The Rooms Chronicle by :

Sarapiquí Chronicle

Sarapiquí Chronicle
Author :
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages : 370
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780826357823
ISBN-13 : 0826357822
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Sarapiquí Chronicle by : Allen M. Young

“Young . . . brings the trained eye of an entomologist and an unabashed admiration for the beauty of nature to this engaging and informative account of his experiences during twenty-one years of fieldwork in Costa Rica’s rainforests.”—Publishers Weekly “A splendid read. For newcomers to the moist tropics, and for any but the most sated old-timers, it can be commended for an entertaining account of a locality where life is lived to the full—by all species, including the human observer.”—Norman Myers, New Scientist The abundant insect life of the rainforests of northeastern Costa Rica is the subject of this engaging book, first published over twenty-five years ago and now including two new chapters on the rise of ecotourism in the region.