Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants (repost)
Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants By Robert Sullivan
Publisher: Blo.om.sbury 2005 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 1582344779 | PDF | 1 MB
Publisher: Blo.om.sbury 2005 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 1582344779 | PDF | 1 MB
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.