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Title: Buzzwords: A Scientist Muses on Sex, Bugs, and Rock 'n' Roll by M. Berenbaum, May R. Berenbaum ISBN: 0-309-06835-5 Publisher: National Academy Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Love 'em, hate 'em, laugh at 'em.
Comment: Buzzwords, a compilation of humor columns written for American Entomologist by May Berenbaum from 1991-1999, combines science and wit with a little bit of everyday life to come up with some pretty funny - and interesting - stuff for entomologists and entomologist wanna-bes.
While these essays were written for the scientific community and there are occasional lapses into research methods or Latin syntax, for the most part the essays are in common English and provide some great information on insects in a much lighter format than the average scientific texts.
For example, essays like "Putting on Airs," in which Berenbaum documents the years of research scientists have spent calculating exactly how much methane gas termites are responsible for producing (i.e.: how much termites fart), and "Inquiring Minds Want to Know" which details how often cockroaches make the pages of tabloid magazines, there is much for the non-entomologist to enjoy.
Of course Berenbaum deals with the more serious side of entomology as well, such as in the essay "Just Say Notoclontid?" that details the former president George Bush's plan to raid coca fields by dropping caterpillars from helicopters as part of his efforts on the "war on drugs," she just does it a little tounge-in-cheek.
Overall, Buzzwords is an educational book with a dose of humor, fun to read and, best of all, it won't leave you itchy all over!
Rating: 5
Summary: Think insects are boring? Think again.
Comment: Let's start simply. This is a great book. It's not a great book in the way 'War and Peace' is a great book. It's great in the way 'Calvin and Hobbes' was a great comic strip, or 'Monty Python' was a great TV show. It's about insects - wait, don't run away. Buzzwords looks at our world's bugs, and those who study them, from a different point of view than you're used to. This is no high-school science class book. This is a high-school locker room book. Its topics range from calculating termite farts to what educators could learn from porno titles. It does have a few more standard scientific parts, but no chapter will leave you without several good laughs. If you're at all into insects, so much the better. Not only can you steal a few good jokes from Ms Berenbaum (I'm a fan of her puns, like the chapter titled 'Supoenas Envy), but you can show everyone that entomology can be very cool indeed. A must have for fans of either laughter or bugs.
Rating: 5
Summary: A scientist muses on sex, bugs, and rock
Comment: A scientist muses on sex, bugs, and rock in a humorous entomology title which will invite many non-bug fans to read. From how entomologists see insects (as opposed to the rest of the world) to reflections on pets and internet culture, Buzzwords creates a lively survey of the worlds of man and insect.
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Title: Bugs in the System: Insects and Their Impact on Human Affairs (Helix Books) by M. Berenbaum, May R. Berenbaum ISBN: 0201408244 Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Life on Little Known Planet by Howard Ensign Evans ISBN: 1558212493 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Handy Bug Answer Book by Gilbert Waldbauer ISBN: 1578590493 Publisher: Visible Ink Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: For Love of Insects by Thomas Eisner ISBN: 0674011813 Publisher: Belknap Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Insect Lives: Stories of Mystery and Romance from a Hidden World by Erich Hoyt ISBN: 0674009525 Publisher: Harvard University Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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