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| The Ants | 
| Authors: Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson
Publisher: Belknap Press
Category: Book
List Price: $114.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 45509
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 746
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.2
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 10.3 x 1.8
ISBN: 0674040759
Dewey Decimal Number: 595.796
EAN: 9780674040755
ASIN: 0674040759
Publication Date: March 28, 1990
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 A word of caution May 19, 2007
5 out of 39 found this review helpful
This is the first review on Amazon I have written of a book which I did not finish. I probably have quit reading a book about 30 times in my long life. I do not subscribe to the "right" in the Readers' Billl of Rights that I can quit any time I want to when I am reading a book. Furthermore, I try to read all Pulitzer prize-winning books, and have read 100's of such. So I thought I would read this book. About page 160 I decided life was too short to plod thru this very technical book on a subject which I could not get very excited about. I decided to quit reading it; something, as I said, I very seldom do. I was surprised how much better I felt when I realized I was not going to be reading further in the book. So, if you are not "into" biology or the related sciences, I suggest you consider whether you really want to read this book. I decided I did not.
 A myrmecologist's dream book February 14, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Ants is the most comprehensive referance book available on the subject. It's extremely well written, but the language is generally geared towards entomologists. If you have at least a bit of a background in entomology, The Ants is a great referance (and even a decent read). However, if you are not so inclined to trudge through the more technical aspects, I'd recommend Journey to the Ants by the same authors, which gets much of the wonder and beauty of ants across in more of a novel format.
Outstanding achievement January 13, 2006
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book is truly remarkable. Written in the cool, precise, and accessible language of a traditional biological monograph, the text presents a comprehensive understanding of myrmecology. It is difficult to imagine a relevant topic which is not touched upon in the work.
The large-format book runs to 732 pages, is divided into 20 chapters, and includes a glossary and an extensive annotated bibliography. The text is fully indexed, and includes about one thousand illustrations, photographs, graphs, and charts, and includes 24 full-color plates.
The book is the definitive source of introductory scientific knowledge on ants, and also functions as an authoritative encyclopedic reference for all myrmecologists. The book has been extensively cited in biological and entomological literature, and is often used as the text for graduate-level seminars in biology.
Aside from its use as a research tool the book holds general interest for anybody interested in ants, insects, animals, or biology. Although a fair amount of the text is technical and of an advanced scientific nature, huge sections are fully accessible to anyone with a desire to learn more about natural history and the biological sciences. It makes an interesting cover-to-cover read and also makes a great book to skim through and focus on whatever catches your eye.
Highly recommended, very enjoyable, and a book that you will enjoy owning, reading, re-reading, and referring to for years to come.
 publisher mistake August 16, 2005
6 out of 42 found this review helpful
wonderful book and full of insite. well written. the material is science but for some reason the publisher made it the size of a coffee table book -- like something you would get for christmas. this makes it unweildy to read and to place on a book case. could have easily been two volume set.
spectacular April 22, 2005
3 out of 16 found this review helpful
..there are no words to accurately describe how brilliant this piece of work is. Bravo.
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