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title: "The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea (P.S.)"
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# The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea (P.S.)

**Brand:** philip hoare
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- **What is this?** The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea (P.S.) by philip hoare
- **How much does it cost?** A$72 with free shipping
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The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea (P.S.)

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Leviathan by any other name
  

*by T***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2012*

This is an outstanding book for those who wish to know more about whales, or have already been fascinated.  BUT, it already exists in a British edition, called Leviathan, and has done for three years.  If you want a hardback copy at a very reasonable price, then go ahead and buy this US edition.  Meanwhile for reviews on the book go tohttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Leviathan-Philip-Hoare/dp/0007230141/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1352982313&sr=8-3.I saw the author speak recently and he spoke as eloquently as he writes. Buy his book so he can keep watching and educating people about whales.  Because they're worth it

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    I recently read for the first time Moby Dick and have since been fascinated with these incredible creatures and the great wrongs
  

*by K***A on Reviewed in Canada on 6 February 2016*

This is a very thorough book when it comes to whales and their history. I recently read for the first time Moby Dick and have since been fascinated with these incredible creatures and the great wrongs humans have inflicted upon them. Hoare gives us a truly unique look at whales and I.

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    Whales... giants of the sea
  

*by E***G on Reviewed in the United States on 17 June 2010*

There is a reason this book won the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non Fiction... it is an exceptionally good read while being highly educational!"The Whale" is NOT a scientific treatise on whales yet there are enough facts and details about whales to satisfy just about any level of whale enthusiast and the many illustrations are just an added bonus.Philip Hoare deeply admires and respects whales and perhaps is even obsessed with them. It is this passion for his subject that gives the book its "hook" as it literally grabs you and pulls you along for the ride.Hoare tries very hard to seperate fact from fiction as it pertains to our knowledge of whales. He uses Herman Melville's classic "Moby Dick" as a stepping stone to do this. By referencing passages from the book as well as other historical journals and events that Melville might have used to source his story Hoare provides a dramatic history of the whale, the whaling industry and the tenuous relationship that whales and men have had over the past 400+ years! This provides some of the best and most riveting writing in the book. "You are there" as a sailor yells "there she blows" and the crew goes into action to chase and catch the whale.But throughout Hoare provides specific and fascinating details about each species of whale that he introduces: from Narwhals, Belugas, Bowheads to the grandaddy of them all... the Sperm whale! Hoare tells of why whales were so in demand during the 18th and 19th century and why men would travel to the four corners of the earth risking death to catch them and bring home the spoils while he also tells of the naturalists and the scientists who made it their life's work to go on expeditions to study whales and their world.Hoare takes us into the 20th century and the almost indiscriminate slaughter of whales to again satisfy the need for their by products... one of which was as a base ingredient for the manufacture of nitro glycerine during the world wars!For a man who as a child feared the sea and would not step anywhere near the waters edge... Philip Hoare has become a champion of Whales and our understanding of them. This book is a tremendous tribute to that giant of the- THE WHALE!

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