Praise for Lucy Cooke's previous book, Bitch

'From the heir to Attenborough. 5*' - Telegraph

'Brilliant ... Cooke is a superb science writer' TLS

'Bitch is a blast. I read it, my jaw sagging in astonishment' Observer

'A bold and gripping takedown of the sexist mythology baked into biology' Guardian

'Colourful, committed and deeply informed.' Sunday Times

'Gloriously original' Daily Mirror

A 'sparkling attack on scientific sexism' Nature
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About Lucy Cooke

Lucy Cooke is a fellow of Durham University, a National Geographic explorer, TED talker and award-winning broadcaster with a Masters in zoology from New College, Oxford, where she studied under Richard Dawkins.
Her first book, A Little Book of Sloth, was a New York Times bestseller and spawned a major TV series for Discovery and a BBC Radio 4 documentary. The Truth About Animals, her first long-form book, was shortlisted for the Royal Society prize and has been translated into nineteen languages. Her next book, Bitch: What Does it Mean to be Female?, was cited as one of the best books of the year by both the Telegraph and Guardian and was adapted into the BBC Radio 4 series Political Animals.
Lucy is a columnist for BBC Wildlife magazine and has also written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Times, Guardian, Telegraph and New Scientist amongst other publications. She has written, produced and presented documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, Animal Planet and Discovery. She has presented on the BBC’s Springwatch and is a regular on BBC Radio 4.
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  • Imprint: Torva
  • ISBN: 9781911709398
  • Length: 336 pages
  • Price: £22.00
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