{"title":"Graeme Rigby","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGraeme Rigby\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the natural world, blending meticulous research with engaging narrative. His works, including titles like \u003cem\u003eRigby's Encyclopaedia of the Herring\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to discover the intricate biology and ecology of marine life with clarity and passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for enthusiasts of Science \u0026amp; Nature, Rigby's books provide a richly detailed perspective on species and their environments, balancing scientific accuracy with accessible prose. These volumes appeal to both curious minds and serious naturalists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rigbys-encyclopaedia-of-the-herring-by-graeme-rigby-9781805264163","title":"Rigby's Encyclopaedia of the Herring","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn all-in-one deep dive into the Atlantic herring and its far-reaching dominions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRigby's Encyclopaedia of the Herring\u003c\/em\u003e contains almost everything you didn't know you needed to know about Atlantic herrings. (Pacific and Baltic varieties are in there too.) Herrings make the world bigger: with spawnings seen from space, a trillion individuals make this one of the tastiest and most abundant vertebrates on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 'A Beginning' to 'Zuiderzee', count the wars fought over herrings; don't forget Scotland vs the Holy Roman Empire. The herring's high-pitched farts were logged as Soviet submarines, and one herring joke featured in a Jonson play, four Shakespeare plays and the glorious, suppressed fantasia \u003cem\u003eNashes Lenten Stuffe\u003c\/em\u003e. Herrings mock taxonomists; physically change with sea temperature and salinity; stuff predators full to bursting, then swim away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Great Sardine Litigation? The true history of kippers? Bloaters? Reds? Chopped herring? Shuba? All this and more. Between sustainable fishery genetics, sixteenth-century Bavaria's 'Herrings, herrings, stinking herrings', and Van Gogh's ear, every entry is a story, a comic journey, an adventure. Some even come with recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487486263532,"sku":"9781805264163","price":57.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1cfd68afbe7ef324558ca393745b1e90.jpg?v=1775775807"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/graeme-rigby.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}