From the author of The Hedgehog Handbook, an addictively free-ranging survey of the huge impact that the domesticated ungulates of the genus Ovis have had on human history.
Sally Coulthard has been setting fire to things since she was a small, dungareed tomboy. Gently discouraged from a career in professional pyromania she's now a best selling author of design and outdoor living books including Shed Chic and Gardenalia. She now lives tucked away on a Yorkshire farm where she can burn things without bothering anyone.
Sally Coulthard's story of how sheep shaped the human story is full
of rich pickings... Full of fascinating social history' *
Independent *
'Global in scope, with fascinating vignettes from the ancient world
to the present day, this is anything but woolly' * BBC History
Magazine *
'A snappy, stimulating book, and certainly not just for shepherds'
* Mail on Sunday *
'Overflows with anecdotes and ovine facts with Coulthard showing
how intrinsic sheep have been to human society and culture' * This
England *
'This book deserves a place in your bookcase next to Harari's
Sapiens. It's every bit as fascinating and is surely
destined to be just as successful' -- Julian Norton
I absolutely LOVE this... It's a perfect light-hearted informative
history' -- Philippa Sandall
Sally Coulthard weaves the rich and fascinating story of sheep into
a vivid and colourful tapestry... Sally's book is threaded with
engaging anecdotes and remarkable ovine facts' * Yorkshire Post
*
[An] intriguing book... You won't look at a sheep in the same way
again' * Country Living *
'Love a sheep? Yorkshire writer Sally Coulthard has the ovis
covered!' * Yorkshire Life *
'You often see them on walks, but what do you really know about the
woolly bleaters? Sally Coulthard reveals mind-boggling facts in her
new book' * Country Walking *
'The rich and fascinating story of the sheep, masterfully told.
Such a splendid book' * Waterstones *
Over the course of some 300 pages, Sally Coulthard weaves the rich
and fascinating story of sheep into a suitably colourful woollen
tapestry' * Countryside *
I've been listening to A Short History of the World According to
Sheep... Light-hearted and fun, it is also fascinating and I
feel like I have learnt so much' * Scottish Book Trust *
'Author Sally Coulthard stitches together fascinating tidbits,
exploring the sheep's relationship to human civilization and
culture' * Spin Off *
'Coulthard's lively history celebrates the millennia-old
relationship between humans and ovines from prehistoric times to
The Yorkshire Shepherdess, and looks to a future in which sheep
play a part in sustainable agriculture' * Daily Mail *
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