Sally Coulthard
Autor(a) de A Short History of the World According to Sheep
About the Author
Sally Coulthard is a bestselling author who writes about rural life, craft and design. Her most recent books include The Little Book of Snow and The Hedgehog Handbook.
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Séries
Obras por Sally Coulthard
Superstition: Black Cats and White Rabbits – The History of Common Folk Beliefs (2019) 21 exemplares
The Little Book of Building Fires: How to Chop, Scrunch, Stack and Light a Fire (2017) 11 exemplares
Shabby Style im Garten: der Gartenratgeber voller bezaubernder Inspirationen und Einrichtungsideen rund um Möbel und… (2013) 2 exemplares
A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects: Britain’s unique rural past, from prehistory to the present… (2024) 2 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 20th century
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- País (no mapa)
- England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Yorkshire, England, UK
Membros
Críticas
A Short History of the World According to Sheep
An immensely readable book detailing the arrival of sheep on the planet, their domestication, and how man has exploited all they have to offer. The first part of the book can reasonably be called a world history, but the nearer we come to the present day, the closer the focus is on the British Isles. Nevertheless, this account runs us through domestic, religious, political and industrial history to provide an interesting account of the profound effect sheep have had on our economy and landscape. This is written in a a light-hearted tone which almost disguises the careful scholarship which underpins it. Recommended.… (mais)
This is a fun look at history—both the history of sheep, and the history of the world around them. There's a little bit of information about the history of fiber arts as well, since that ties into the sheep who provide the wool. There are some sad bits of history associated with sheep but a lot of this is on the fun side because of the wooly theme and plenty of puns.
This was a very entertaining, and at the same time easy, read. And of course not my usual crime fiction.
Who knew there would be so many aspects of our relationship with sheep to consider: from how they were originally tamed, to the properties that make wool so useful, how long we have been relieving sheep of their woolly coats, and then the employment that sheep have sponsored in the human race, the importance they have had economically and socially speaking, the role they have played in the history countries all over the world?
Each chapter is entertaining with myriad anecdotes. For those who want the serious stuff of history there are scores of references to follow up. I just enjoyed the stories.
Highly recommended.… (mais)
Who knew there would be so many aspects of our relationship with sheep to consider: from how they were originally tamed, to the properties that make wool so useful, how long we have been relieving sheep of their woolly coats, and then the employment that sheep have sponsored in the human race, the importance they have had economically and socially speaking, the role they have played in the history countries all over the world?
Each chapter is entertaining with myriad anecdotes. For those who want the serious stuff of history there are scores of references to follow up. I just enjoyed the stories.
Highly recommended.… (mais)
Lovely photos of artist studios with a general overview of design and possible needs for studio spaces.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 25
- Membros
- 376
- Popularidade
- #64,175
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 8
- ISBN
- 67
- Línguas
- 5