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The Reason for Flowers

Cultural history at its best-the engaging, lively, and definitive story of the beauty, sexuality, ecology, myths, lore, and economics of the world's flowers, written by Stephen Buchmann, a devoted author and scientist.


Author:

  • Stephen Buchmann

Narrator:

  • Jonathan Yen

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 14 h 23 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Natural sciences
  • Physics and chemistry
  • Climate, nature, and animals
  • Nature
  • Society and Social Sciences
  • Society

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    Stephen Buchmann

    Stephen Buchmann, a pollination ecologist specializing in bees, is affiliated with the Departments of Entomology and of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. A fellow of the Linnean Society of London, he has published over 150 peer-reviewed scientific papers and ten books, including The Forgotten Pollinators with Gary Paul Nabhan, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. Visit him at StephenBuchmann.com.

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