Sandy Silver paid her dollar at the County Fair and walked into a small, dark room filled with hundreds of thousands of honeybees behind glass. "I want this," she said. Over the objections of her husband, she got a honeybee Observation Hive. We're glad she did. Her journal burrows deep into the everyday life and death of a world most of us have never even contemplated. The honeybee gives us man's oldest sweet but she, also, has a sting. This is a gentle and reverent book, but it has a sharp edge. You'll enjoy Silver's many digressions into history, archaeological wonders, etymology and all things cosmic. Most of all, you'll finish the book and say, "Wow, a sweet read." Sandra Sweeny Silver is a prolific researcher, writer of fiction and non-fiction and lecturer on a variety of topics from ancient history and religion to gardening, cooking and beekeeping. She is the author of seven other books and numerous articles and reviews. She and her husband Steve have three children and six grandchildren. Used Book in Good Condition