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VG\/VG. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0385665164\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"krh49s-auvlfn-umodtz-5xsvmk\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis stunning companion to the internationally bestselling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBedside Book of Birds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores the relationship between predators and their prey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe intricate, complex connection between the hunter and the hunted has defined animal life on Earth throughout time. In\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Bedside Book of Beasts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Graeme Gibson gathers from all eras and cultures works of art and literature that capture the power, grace, and inventiveness of both predators and their natural prey. Here are myths, fables, poetry, generous excerpts from nature and travel writing, journals, sacred texts, and works of fiction. There are vivid descriptions of noteworthy predators — including the big cats, bears, wolves — but also the small but voracious praying mantis. Gibson also brings to life the experiences, strategies, and emotions of vulnerable prey, and paints intriguing portraits of such legendary evil beasts as the Minotaur, Grendel, and the Biblical Leviathan. All of this is enhanced by a breathtaking array of art, both traditional and contemporary, as well as scientific, religious, and mythological drawings, paintings, and woodcuts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Bedside Book of Beasts\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGibson evokes a profound sense of the eternal, often unsettling, connection between the human animal and the free, untamed beasts of the wilderness.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_Books\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_Books\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0385665164\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"ean408-har1rz-82gixu-po3q7v\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_Books\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_Books\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0385665164\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"bb7s0x-rs699a-lf6jzv-6mm3b2\" data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0385665164\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"500uva-pd5bj0-s0v86u-tdr8vy\" data-cel-widget=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget c-f\" data-csa-op-log-render=\"\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"DsUnknown\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"DsUnknown-2\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-painter=\"tell-amazon-desktop-cards\" data-csa-c-id=\"26arm-iy4ua3-uju1t0-x58911\" data-cel-widget=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CardInstanceaQxh_CcRPx11jR0F0aVK3Q\" data-card-metrics-id=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_1\" data-acp-tracking=\"{}\" data-mix-claimed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-asin=\"0385665164\" data-customer-id=\"A3TI0Z176JEMBN\" data-marketplace=\"ATVPDKIKX0DER\" data-session-id=\"137-5524151-2229223\" data-logged-in=\"true\" class=\"_tell-amazon-desktop_style_tell_amazon_div__1YDZk\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56184342904998,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/bedside.jpg?v=1770857092","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bedside-book-of-beasts-a-wildlife-miscellany-by-graeme-gibson","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}