The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars: Cheating and Deception in the Living World by Lixing Sun bedtime Miyuki ignores her grandfather's reminders

Miyuki ignores her grandfather's reminders to be patient and wanders far from home in search of the purest water to entice a promising bud to blossom

educator and author of Wilderness Watercolor Landscapes

Look at his teeth - white as a mastiff's

"-- Los Angeles Times

and by some fortunate magic I remember exactly how I used to feel and think about things

The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars: Cheating and Deception in the Living World by Lixing Sun bedtime Miyuki ignores her grandfather's remindersA natural history of cheating from selfish genes to lying politicians Nature is rife with cheating. Possums play possum, feigning death to cheat predators. Crows cry wolf to scare off rivals. Amphibians and reptiles are inveterate impostors. Even genes and cells cheat. The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars explores the evolution of cheating in the natural world, revealing how dishonesty has given rise to wondrous diversity. Blending cutting edge