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At last, something to really get your teeth into: an entertaining, informative and gruesome look at the world's greatest taboo.

About the Author

Bill Schutt is Professor of Biology at Liu Post (Long Island University) and Research Associate at the American Museum of Natural History. He is the author of Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures and two novels, Draculae and Hell's Gate (with J. R. Finch).

Reviews

Entertaining ... fascinating
*Guardian*

Gripping and often disturbing ... Schutt [has] a rare gift for making biology dramatic. His accounts of family life among invertebrates are hair-raising
*Sunday Times*

There is plenty to intrigue and entertain.
*Observer*

A fascinating and surprisingly fun read ... though laughing at a history of cannibalism can garner you some funny looks on public transport.
*Daily Mail*

An interesting book with a lot of fascinating stories.
*Spectator*

A delightfully cool-headed voyage ... Schutt takes a modern-day cultural taboo, gently pulls it apart and give is the full scientific treatment.
*BBC Wildlife*

Engaging
*Daily Telegraph*