'By page eight, I was a confirmed batman... Prof Yossi Yovel is out in jungle, desert and tropical island, the Indiana Jones of chiropterology. Its bonkersly interesting.' John Lewis-Stempel, Country Life 'A perfect PR campaign for bats... opens our hearts to their remarkable lives with his sense of excitement and wonder.' Spectator 'A marvellous book. If you are at all curious about bats and the scientists who study them, this is the book for you.' Nancy Simmons, Curator of Mammalogy, American Museum of Natural History 'A book that brings the poster-species of Halloween out of the shadows, so we can better appreciate the flying mammal. They may be elusive but bats are one of the planet's most successful animals.' National Geographic 'Bats are amazing... wonderful.' Nature 'The Genius Bat is at its best in these moments, when it asks us to widen our perception and consider, bat-like, how we also sense through sound... As much as a book about bats, this is a book about scientific endeavour. It is about how experiments are devised, hypotheses destroyed and revised, and how knowledge advances incrementally.' The Times 'You will never think of bats (or zoologists) in the same way. The book is a masterpiece of storytelling.' Ron Milo, author of Biology by the Numbers 'Fascinating... Yovel clearly explains bats' vital contributions to a healthier planet... and provides an insider view of what motivates scientists to study bats.' Merlin Tuttle, author of The Secret Lives of Bats and founder of Bat Conservation International
'In this excellent book, Yovel draws you into the lives of bats. He provides many astonishing details of what bats do and why.' Brock Fenton, author of A Miscellany of Bats 'Accessible, engaging and inspiring.' Winifred Frick, Chief Scientist, Bat Conservation International 'Yovel's passion and curiosity will leave readers with a greater appreciation for the wonders and mysteries of the bat world. This is a revelation.' Publisher's Weekly (starred review) 'Yovels enthusiasm for these little creatures is infectious.' Library Journal
