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'Science journalist Adrian Lawler explores the chicken's multipronged place in human civilization in his rip-roaring, erudite How the Chicken Crossed the World' * Nature * 'Lawler's book goes a long way toward restoring chickens to their respected position within human history and our modern world. Both chickens and people will benefit as a result.' * Science * 'Setting the record straight, Lawler's latest tome recasts the chicken as a feathered Swiss Army knife - a bird that has fuelled cultural, economic and scientific growth for several thousand years.' * The Guardian *

'Setting the record straight, Lawler's latest tome recasts the chicken as a feathered Swiss Army knife - a bird that has fuelled cultural, economic and scientific growth for several thousand years.' The Guardian 'Lawler's book goes a long way toward restoring chickens to their respected position within human history and our modern world. Both chickens and people will benefit as a result.' Science magazine 'Science journalist Adrian Lawler explores the chicken's multipronged place in human civili--zation in his rip-roaring, erudite Why did the Chicken Cross the World?' Nature magazine

Setting the record straight, Lawler's latest tome recasts the chicken as a feathered Swiss Army knife - a bird that has fuelled cultural, economic and scientific growth for several thousand years. * The Guardian * Lawler's book goes a long way toward restoring chickens to their respected position within human history and our modern world. Both chickens and people will benefit as a result. * Science * Science journalist Adrian Lawler explores the chicken's multipronged place in human civilization in his rip-roaring, erudite Why did the Chicken Cross the World? * Nature *

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Andrew Lawler is the author of more than a thousand newspaper and magazine articles on subjects ranging from asteroids to zebrafish. He is a contributing writer for Science magazine, a contributing editor for Archaeology magazine and has written for National Geographic, Smithsonian, Discover, The New York Times, and several European newspapers. Visit him at andrewlawler.com.

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