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In his third book, Robert Sullivan leaves the wilds of the (Meadowlands and the rough whaling waters of the Pacific Northwest to take up rat-watching in the alleys of New York City. Sullivan learned to appreciate the rodents during nocturnal stakeouts; a night-vision scope helped him observe rats without scaring them. As in his previous books, Sullivan uses pointillist details rather than broad portraiture to paint his subject, and the details in Rats are devilish. There are plenty of facts in the book to make your skin crawl, such as a description of the greasy skids rats leave on the paths they frequent, and a list of garbage items they prefer to eat. But Sullivan's style is often less that of a nature writer than a historian. In personable, essayish chapters, New York's history is revealed to be particularly ratty, with tall tales about the rodents' disgusting accomplishments going back to the city's founding. Although many people have never seen a rat outside a pet store, Sullivan reminds us that they are our constant neighbors, staring out from dim corners and messy crevices with beady eyes and twitching whiskers. --Adam Fisher
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The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback with an all-new afterword by the author.
Love them or loathe them, rats are here to stay-they are city dwellers as much as (or more than) we are, surviving on the effluvia of our society. In Rats, the critically acclaimed bestseller, Robert Sullivan spends a year investigating a rat-infested alley just a few blocks away from Wall Street. Sullivan gets to know not just the beast but its friends and foes: the exterminators, the sanitation workers, the agitators and activists who have played their part in the centuries-old war between human city dweller and wild city rat. Sullivan looks deep into the largely unrecorded history of the city and its masses-its herds-of-rats-like mob. Funny, wise, sometimes disgusting but always compulsively readable, Rats earns its unlikely place alongside the great classics of nature writing.
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Gives You Something to Gnaw On.......2007-06-17
Sullivan spent a whole season of nights sitting quietly in a New York alley, waiting for the rats to come out - so he could observe them and record their activities. When I read this premise, I slapped myself. Why hadn't I thought of that!? I'm a night-owl. I have rats in my alley. It goes to show how there are subjects for best-selling books right under all of our noses, if we would only seize the opportunity.
Sullivan did end up with some interesting observations of these much-maligned denizens of our garbage piles. But I don't think he discovered anything that animal behaviorists hadn't already known.
Then he ranged outside of his alley to interview all sorts of people connected with rats. He interviewed City exterminators. He confirmed the myth of the "rat king" by tracking down reports of people who had witnessed hordes of rats, seemingly led by one burly individual rat, flowing purposefully across City streets, towards some objective known only to themselves.
But I was a little disappointed that there wasn't more information about rats here. The repertoire of behavior they exhibited in that alley was rather limited, so Sullivan frequently pads his book with sidetracks - about the history of the alley he'd chosen as his observation post - about bygone New York pols and personalities. I would have preferred that he stick more with the rats in order to discover some of their secrets.
For example, I would have liked him to provide a theory about how they manage to eat so much garbage and not get sick. Do they have some bacteria or enzyme that allows them to digest stuff that human beings can't, or at least squeamishly think they can't? Or do rats in fact frequently get sick? I found myself urging Sullivan to peer deeper into their burrows to check for ill and aging rats, to pry more into their personal lives in general. But he doesn't venture into those recesses, either personally or with any high-tech equipment. I suppose those more penetrating studies are best left to the scientists. Sullivan was just a man out on a New York night, looking at things most people want to overlook.
He does supply a good list of references for readers who want to pursue the subject further. Included in this list is a website address where the reader can join up with any of various local "Rat Fancier" clubs. Many of these clubs are looking for organizers, for leaders to arrange meetings. So a person could in effect take charge and himself become a "Rat King."
Reads like 20 New Yorker articles thrown together.......2006-12-21
This is a curious book. To start with, it is short. Without the Notes section, it is about 220 pages. There is no index or photographs or illustrations. The text has the feel of a random selection of magazine articles thrown together. There is an attempt to hold the whole thing together with the author's own personal observations of rats in an alley in lower Manhattan, but the author tends to spend more time discussing what he was wearing or drinking than about the actual rats in the alley. I am fairly certain that you could rearrange many of the chapters in virtually any order and the book would not significantly change. The writing style is occasionally humorous but for the most part seems like an attempt to be erudite rather than an actual success.
As to what you will actually learn about rats, there is very little here. You will learn more by going to Wikipedia, and the writing there is no worse. Many of his "facts" are prefaced by, "According to one study...", "By one estimate...", "One rat expert theorizes...". This might not be too bad if the source of these "facts" were cited but they aren't so there is no way to verify any of the information provided. And when an author is making fairly outrageous claims such as that one-third of the world's food supply is eaten by rats, the reader would like some support other than just the author's word. Also, the author tells us early on that there are only about 400,000 rats in New York but then he interviews an "expert" that he admires who tells us that there are millions of rats living deep under the city who never come to the surface. Is there any support for this? Is it 400,000 or millions? And even when he gets his facts right he gets them wrong. For example, the author writes about the rats link to the Black Death but fails to note that the Brown rat that is in the city is not the rat that carries plague and in fact, probably can't carry plague. The rat of the Black Death was the Black Rat which is not the rat the author is writing about.
Which brings up the side trips on the journey. Almost anyone in New York who has something to do with rats is a potential target for a chapter. Many of these people are not the least bit interesting and the claims they make are unsupported by any evidence but the author simply reports them as fact. His writing fails to cover any subject in any depth. He writes a chapter about John DeLury, for example, who was the head of the sanitation worker's union in the 1970's with very little detail beyond what you would expect in a typical obituary. And then he ends the short chapter with excitement that a friend of a friend is a grandson of DeLury. Ho-hum. He tries to interview people who might remember so-and-so who had some remote link to rats years ago but the interviews go nowhere. A typical response he gets is, "I didn't know him personally but I understand that people spoke highly of him." Excuse me? Why is this even worth writing down? Is the author that desperate to pad his book?
Overall the book does not educate the reader about rats, does not provide much in the way of historical detail, and barely entertains. I would not recommend that anyone waste their time on it.
Eeek! Fascinating!.......2006-09-19
I love rats. I love Manhattan. I too have seen Central Park's "squirrels" in broad daylight. That seems to mean that New York City's rats are operating both a night and a day shift. I suppose that would be kind of creepy anywhere else but rats are certainly not the scariest things I have encountered in Central Park.
Mr. Sullivan writes a very compelling and well researched book about the city's rats. Some of the most interesting passages are observations of an actual city rat pack watched by the author. Many researchers take to the jungle, savannah or ocean to watch and record the behavior of wild animals. Mr. Sullivan stays in the city and studies his subjects from an urban alley.
Readers will find themselves knowing more about rats and Manhattan than they imagined. I'm a longtime keeper of domestic rats & I was both surprised and pleased to learn things that gave me insight into my pet's behavior. And I am still a frequent visitor to Manhattan!
I love rats.......2006-09-05
This book is wonderfully written and recommended to anyone that
is considering incorporating a rat or two in to their family.
The history of rats is fascinating. Knowing more about the rat family will make you a better pet person.
Hi Rat!.......2006-08-14
The title is backward, this is primarily a book about observation. I think the author said it best in the afterword when he remarks only half-joking that his next books will be about pretty flowers, as many readers couldn't come to grips with the topic of study. Why not study rats? They are as valid a topic as any other and far more interesting than most. However, that the author chose to center the observation on rats is, surprisingly, almost an aside. What is utterly fascinating is the depth of knowledge that can be gained from disciplined observation and research--even if it largely takes place in a forgotten, grimy, rat-infested alley.
This book is a journey to understanding--not just of rats, but of the city in which the author lives. Of course, New York is the stand in for modern civilization itself. Curiously, the author has uncovered a disturbing truth--we are very similar in many respects to rats in terms of resourcefulness and adaptability. It is also a wonderfully personal book in that the author maintains an often hilarious, personal dialogue with his reader. The writing is carried off so well that one may easily forget that there is real craft involved.
Our author brings a mordant wit to his observations; the humor hits you fast and on many levels. What appears to be merely a fascinating glossary of ratty facts ends up becoming a surprisingly deep commentary on the nature of history itself; from the rise and fall of civilizations to the witness of even the Rat King being brought low by the inevitable exterminators. It strikes me that the author didn't quite realize the power of his observations until well after he completed the book as well as a multi-city book tour. For this reason, the afterword is required reading.
I could go on, but suffice it to say that this book deserves five solid stars. The writing is praiseworthy and a pleasure to read. Mr. Sullivan takes his reader from loud laughter to profound reflection--and does it in the context of a rat report. Well done and highly recommended.
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Based on years of practical experience and research, and informed by the California Center for Wildlife's commitment to humane treatment of animals, Living with Wildlife traces the evolution of attitudes toward wildlife and provides sensible guidelines for co-existing with animals encountered around the home and in wild areas. It is both a comprehensive reference to common North American wildlife and a guide to resolving - in the most humane ways possible - common conflicts that arise from human-wildlife contact. Included are invaluable tips on what to do when:
You head up to the attic to investigate strange noises, and find that a family of raccoons has taken up residence there
Your prized rosebush is suffering from nightly "pruning" by deer
Your child rushes into the house holding a fledgling bird found on the lawn after it apparently fell from its nest
You find, upon returning from a day hike while camping in bear country, that your food supplies have been raided and are scattered all over the campsite
Throughout, the book encourages humans to share their habitat and suggests ways to make residential environments more hospitable to wildlife.
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excellent reference for wildlife care.......1998-07-26
I am a licensed rehabilitator and I wouldn't be without this book. The in-depth information on most all North American wildlife is truly valuable for all purposes, whether one is a rehabilitator or a homeowner trying to keep lids on garbage cans.
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Animals Among Us: Living With Suburban Wildlife
Fran Hodgkins
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Animals Among Us.......2000-08-25
I just love this book, it contains very practical information about living with animals in surburban settings. The jacket photo is an extreme example of living with wildlife (a moose standing on top of a car with a woman still inside). Very well written, for children & adults.
The opening chapter, a wildlife tour through surburbia is just facinating. The author's style is uniquely warm & informative with an easy to follow format.
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Tall Buildings And Urban Habitat
Lynn, Ed. Beadle
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In this new millennium, given the continued expansion of technology, materials science and telecommunication coupled with development of social and geo political systems, we can expect the design and shape of our urban environment to change enormously. This two-volume set, the result of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 6th World Congress: Cities in the Third Millennium, examines the issues which must be addressed if we are to have a common understanding of the forces of change.
Experts in architecture, engineering and planning contribute a commentary on the existing condition of urban design, sociology and tall buildings, and expand the boundaries of new construction and engineering technology. These in-depth proceedings, bringing together the world's leading decision makers in urban development, will be essential reading for engineers, architects, planners and others involved with shaping the urban environment of the future.
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While much has been written about the factors that either promote or prevent proliferation of wildlife in urban settings, forward-thinking professors instructing in this area have had to rely on their own ability to collect information from the published literature. Even then, it has been a challenge to find research that examines the entire picture of human-wildlife interaction, beyond those that focus on problems associated with nuisance urban wildlife. Urban Wildlife Management is the first comprehensive text to examine the issues that have led to the need for human-wildlife interface management strategies. The book focuses not only on ecological matters, but also incorporates the political, economic, and societal issues relevant to the development of proactive management planning. Synthesizing hundreds of journal articles, as well as countless other sources on urban wildlife management, the book organizes a wealth of material under five subject areas: urban landscapes, urban ecosystems, urban habitats and hazards, sociopolitical issues, and special management considerations. Urban Wildlife Management educates students in the fundamental principles of ecology required to understand how human-made environments lead to the need for urban wildlife management Exploring the changing landscape of wildlife management, the authors offer students a historical perspective, along with a look at current trends and future directions of wildlife management. They include selected lessons in ecology relevant to understanding the presence or absence of wildlife species in urban communities. These lessons look at the impacts of urbanization on ecosystem structure and function, including waterways, predation, and population dynamics. Urban habitats are discussed in terms of the unique features of green and gray spaces, urban streams, and urban soils. The book also considers both endangered species and overabundant wildlife populations.
Customer Reviews:
It's about time!.......2005-12-21
I just received this book. I've taught an urban wildlife management course in the past, and have recognized the need for a text such as this one. Clark Adams, Kieran Lindsey, and Sara Ash are to be commended for pulling this topic together in an attractive book.
The references look extensive, and the many photos are of high quality. There are 4 pages of color photographs inserted between pages 276-277, repeating some black and white figures from chapters 5-11. This seems redundant; I hope the color plates did not add significantly to the price of the book, because they don't seem necessary.
I wish the book provided some assignment suggestions. There are case histories, and perspectives, but no suggested assignments. I have my own assignment ideas, of course, but I wanted their assistance in developing new ones! This is not a complaint, merely a comment.
I look forward to rejuvenating my urban wildlife course with the welcomed addition of this book.
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In these pages you will find inspiring, true stories of people who didn't have hope-until they had a home. Stories of children who gained identity and confidence for their future. Of families made stronger and healthier and prison inmates who are now giving back to their communities. Of entire comminutes bonding together around an ethic of hard work and mutual respect. Of denominational, political, and racial barriers falling with every swing of the hammer. Of a growing host of young people engaged in the quest to end poverty housing. And even some wonderful love stories.
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Building a Better World with the Ministry of the Hammer.......2003-05-30
If you have ever wondered if you could find an activity that would make you much happier and more fulfilled, please read this book and see what becoming involved with Habitat for Humanity International could mean for you.
I thought I knew a lot about Habitat for Humanity International. I've read some of Mr. Fuller's earlier books. I've listened to him and other Habitat leaders speak about the organization and its fine work. One of my sons has worked with Habitat for many years and married a wonderful woman he met while out building a Habitat home. I've even written about Habitat in each the last two books I've co-authored. Despite that background, I really needed to read this book to catch up on so many things I didn't know.
The book's format is to share stories from volunteers, staff member and families who have bought Habitat homes around a few themes: Making dreams come true; better lives for children; improving families; developing better neighborhoods; making healthier lives; launching new careers; inspiring love and marriage; creating friendships; building faith; rehabilitating prisoners; bridging cultural and religious differences; pursuing happiness; and inspiring a new generation to decently house those in want.
As a result, this is not the kind of book that you will praise for its writing, its structure, its choice of similes, or its illustrations. But all will find it to be a book that can be praised and appreciated for its heart, its love and its understanding. My life has been filled with a wonderful glow since I finished reading it. I am very grateful that Mr. Fuller kindly shared it with me.
Habitat for Humanity is a Christian ministry. But it's a ministry that seeks to do good through good works by involving and serving everyone . . . whether Christians or not. It's scope is enormous and growing rapidly. In fact, one reason I write about Habitat is because it has been so much more successful than other organizations in accomplishing its purposes and getting better at doing so.
Here are some of the things I learned that I did not know from this book. When dozens of Habitat homes are built in the same community, the residents often band together to help root out crime in the area. So a good place to build these homes is in high crime neighborhoods, to replace so-called crack houses and other places being used for wrong purposes. Many people live in such substandard conditions before getting Habitat housing that their health measurably improves along with their psychological outlook. Poor people, prisoners, and simply people who want to change their line of work are often able to learn building and management skills that turn into jobs from working as Habitat volunteers. Lonely people find friends . . . including old ones they haven't seen in a while. As I read the pages, I saw several photos of my friends whom I did not know were involved as Habitat volunteers. Many people come to find religious faith through the experience of helping and being helped by Habitat volunteers.
Reading books is a great way to spend your time. Helping others is an even better one. Why don't you read some or all of this book and then volunteer a day with Habitat in the next year and to see how you like it? There's a lot More Than Houses involved!
May God bless you!
Habitat for Humanity is more than houses!.......2000-11-03
This book is a great account of the other aspects of Habitat. Habitat is more than houses because it involves people -- not just physical buildings. Fuller describes how Habitat gives people a sense of pride and a chance to move on in their life. As well, Fuller explains that Habitat gives people the opportunity to meet who never would have met or allow people (i.e. prisoners) the chance to volunteer with Habitat. Habitat for Humanity also can foster romantic relationships, of which Fuller gives accurate accounts. Habitat for Humanity believes that God's love makes everyone equal. Millard Fuller writes a very descriptive account of how Habitat is more than houses, it is a way of life.
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* The most authoritative and up-to-date review of the development of the world's cities and other human settlements
* The first global assessment of urban slums, the challenges they present and the ways to improve the lives of slum dwellers
* Statistical annexes provide essential information on demographic, spatial & economic, housing, and environment & infrastructural indicators
This is the only reliable and comprehensive assessment of the world's cities, and an essential tool and reference for academics, researchers, planners, public authorities and civil society organizations around the world. The 2003 report addresses the growing problems presented by slums in an increasingly globalized world. Using extensive case studies, it analyzes the factors behind the creation of slums and reviews the policies taken towards them. It demonstrates that to meet the UN's Millennium Goals of significantly improving the lives of over 100 million slum dwellers by 2020, policies must go beyond traditional infrastructural approaches to create livelihoods, and hope, for the urban poor.
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The year 2007 will mark a turning point in human history: the world’s urban population will for the first time equal the world’s rural population. But with the concomitant strain this will place upon current urban infrastructures, what does this mean for the state of our cities—especially those experiencing the highest rates of “in-migration†(influx of people to cities) in the developing world?
Focused on progress towards achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals, this new State of the World’s Cities volume considers a wide range of the issues which affect the lives of (mainly poor) urban dwellers: water and sanitation, shelter, overcrowding, malnutrition, disease, education, employment, and more. Research from UN-HABITAT (the world’s leading authority on human settlements), including new data on the failure to reduce poverty, hunger, child mortality, and HIV/AIDS rates in slums, is discussed and clearly presented in full-color, easy-to-read graphs, boxes, tables, and photos. The scale and distribution of slums worldwide is analyzed, along with progress of key indicators such as tenure, living space, and sanitation, showing regional differences and the impacts of slum conditions on health, employment and security. The final part of the book evaluates the past thirty years of slum and urban policies, showing which pro-poor and governance policies have been effective and what the practical lessons are today for tackling urban poverty. This is indispensable reading for all those involved in urban planning, local governance, and poverty reduction.
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Cities in a Globalizing World: Global Report on Human Settlements 2001
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* The most authoritative and up to date assessment of the development of the world's cities and other human settlements
* A detailed assessment of the impacts and implications of globalization for cities
* Statistical Annexes provide essential information on demographic, spatial & economic, housing, and environment & infrastructural indicators
The Global Report 2001 is the successor to the Global Report 1996. It is the only reliable and comprehensive assessment of the world's cities and an essential tool and reference for academics, researchers, planners and public authorities and civil society organizations around the world.
The 2001 Report highlights the impacts of globalization in removing barriers and increasing the influence of market forces on policies and city development, the increased isolation and marginalization of many, especially poor and vulnerable social groups. It documents current housing and urban conditions, including access to health care and education, and examines policies and initiatives for improved quality of life across all sectors of urban society.
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Nature-Friendly Communities presents an authoritative and readable overview of the successful approaches to protecting biodiversity and natural areas in America's growing communities. Addressing the crucial issues of sprawl, open space, and political realities, Chris Duerksen and Cara Snyder explain the most effective steps that communities can take to protect nature.
The book: documents the broad range of benefits, including economic impacts, resulting from comprehensive biodiversity protection efforts; identifies and disseminates information on replicable best community practices; establishes benchmarks for evaluating community biodiversity protection programs.
Nine comprehensive case studies of communities explain how nature protection programs have been implemented. From Austin and Baltimore to Tucson and Minneapolis, the authors explore how different cities and counties have taken bold steps to successfully protect natural areas. Examining program structure and administration, land acquisition strategies and sources of funding, habitat restoration programs, social impacts, education efforts, and overall results, these case studies lay out perfect examples that other communities can easily follow. Among the case study sites are Sanibel Island, Florida; Austin, Texas; Baltimore County, Maryland; Charlotte Harbor, Florida; and Teton County, Wyoming.
Nature-Friendly Communities offers a useful overview of the increasing number of communities that have established successful nature protection programs and the significant benefits those programs provide. It is an important new work for public officials, community activists, and anyone concerned with understanding or implementing local or regional biodiversity protection efforts.
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Important Book.......2007-09-29
Nature-friendly Communities is an important and timely book. Useful to both professional planners and community leaders, these case studies show what is possible, and encourage us all to move in these directions. Very readable, great information.
Warning: This Book Contains Some Propaganda.......2005-09-29
After my experiences with the Nature-UNfriendliness of Baltimore
County, with regards to being harassed by the county for having
wildflowers and native plants in a Nature-friendly landscape, I
was absolutely shocked to see Baltimore County listed as one of
the top-ten supposedly "Nature-Friendly" communities. Would a
truly Nature-friendly community issue someone a criminal citation
for having "weeds and tall grass," which are wildflowers and
native grasses, growing on one's property? Would a truly
Nature-friendly community have laws stating that all plants which
are allergenic
(as are most plants), all plants that are poisonous (as are many cultivated plants, as well as many native
plants!), any plants subjectively determined to be "weeds"
over a foot tall and any types of grasses over a foot tall,
are illegal? Unfortunately, Baltimore County only appears to be
Nature-friendly as long as one's neighbors have no complaints
about Nature-friendly landscapes and don't telephone code
enforcement to complain about "weeds and tall grass." Of course,
tall decorative grass growing outside of a county office building
is apparently not viewed as a violation of those same laws that
the county's citizens are subjected to.
Although I've telephoned the publisher of this book about the
inclusion of Baltimore County being a mistake, they've yet to
return my telephone call.
wonderful index.......2005-07-26
This is a timely and important book; especially in times that promote big business at the expense of the environment.
The wonderful index is a great aid to the reader.
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