Mosquito (Record no. 62897)
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| fixed length control field | 02827nam a22002297a 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250307140146.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 250307b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781524743420 |
| 028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME | |
| Distributor Name | ; International Book Distributors |
| Distributor address | : Flat No. 17, Prakash Apartment, Building No. 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj. |
| Bill Number | ; 121351 |
| Bill Date | ; 13/02/2025 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 595.77 WIN |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Winegard, Timothy C. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Mosquito |
| Remainder of title | : A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator. |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Timothy C. Winegard. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | , New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | : Dutton |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | , 2020. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 485p. |
| Dimensions | : 18cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 1190 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The instant New York Times bestseller***An international bestseller*“Hugely impressive, a major work.”—NPRA pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity’s fate. Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa? What does Starbucks have to thank for its global domination? What has protected the lives of popes for millennia? Why did Scotland surrender its sovereignty to England? What was George Washington's secret weapon during the American Revolution? The answer to all these questions, and many more, is the mosquito. Across our planet since the dawn of humankind, this nefarious pest, roughly the size and weight of a grape seed, has been at the frontlines of history as the grim reaper, the harvester of human populations, and the ultimate agent of historical change. As the mosquito transformed the landscapes of civilization, humans were unwittingly required to respond to its piercing impact and universal projection of power. The mosquito has determined the fates of empires and nations, razed and crippled economies, and decided the outcome of pivotal wars, killing nearly half of humanity along the way. She (only females bite) has dispatched an estimated 52 billion people from a total of 108 billion throughout our relatively brief existence. As the greatest purveyor of extermination we have ever known, she has played a greater role in shaping our human story than any other living thing with which we share our global village. Imagine for a moment a world without deadly mosquitoes, or any mosquitoes, for that matter? Our history and the world we know, or think we know, would be completely unrecognizable. Driven by surprising insights and fast-paced storytelling, The Mosquito is the extraordinary untold story of the mosquito’s reign through human history and her indelible impact on our modern world order. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mosquito |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Deadliest Predator |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Human History |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Timonthy C Winegard. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | SNU LIBRARY | SNU LIBRARY | 07/03/2025 | International Book Distributors | 1190.00 | 1 | 2 | 595.77 WIN | 30806 | 15/12/2025 | 14/11/2025 | 07/03/2025 | Books |
