A Short History of the World According to Sheep
$24.99
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2022
Summary
Baa-rmy Tales: A Short History of the World According to Sheep
This book deserves a place in your bookcase next to Harari’s Sapiens. It’s every bit as fascinating and is surely destined to be just as successful.
From the plains of ancient Mesopotamia to the vast sheep farms of modern-day Australia, sheep have been central to the human story. Since our Neolithic ancestors’ first forays into sheep-rearing nearly 11,000 years ago, these remarkable animals have fed us, clothed u…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781789544213 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1789544211 |
| Author: | Sally Coulthard |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Apollo |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
‘Sally Coulthard’s story of how sheep shaped the human story is full of rich pickings … Coulthard weaves together a detailed story that is full of fascinating social history’ Independent .
‘A snappy, stimulating book, and certainly not just for shepherds’ Mail on Sunday
‘Full of fascinating social history’ Independent
‘You won’t look at a sheep in the same way again’ Country Living
About The Author
Sally Coulthard
Sally Coulthard is a bestselling author of books about natural history and rural life including The Barn, A Short History of the World According to Sheep, The Book of the Earthworm, The Hedgehog Handbook and over twenty more titles. She lives on a Yorkshire smallholding which she shares with her husband, three girls and an assortment of unruly animals.
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