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The Great Sperm Whale : A Natural History of the Ocean's Most Mag
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- EX-LIBRARY
- Publication Name
- University Press of Kansas
- ISBN
- 9780700617722
- Book Title
- Great Sperm Whale : a Natural History of the Ocean's Most Magnificent and Mysterious Creature
- Item Length
- 10 in
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- Nature, Science
- Topic
- Animals / Marine Life, Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas, Life Sciences / Marine Biology
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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An immensely engaging and profusely illustrated natural history of the sperm whale by a world-renowned writer and artist of marine life. This is a supreme guide to the planet's most intelligent, elusive, and endangered species--and also goes further to explore this iconic whale's impact on our history, environment, and culture.
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University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700617728
ISBN-13
9780700617722
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99536966
Product Key Features
Book Title
Great Sperm Whale : a Natural History of the Ocean's Most Magnificent and Mysterious Creature
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Animals / Marine Life, Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas, Life Sciences / Marine Biology
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Ql737.C435e437 2011
Reviews
The most mysterious of all mammals is richly chronicled in this mesmerizing voyage that includes battles with whaleboats and giant squid. Ellis's rigorous scientific insights are matched only by his eloquent plea for this magnificent creature's future.-- Dick Russell , author of Eye of the Whale Ellis's superbly researched and illustrated new book reveals strange new aspects of this most beguiling animal.-- Hal Whitehead , author of Sperm Whales: Social Evolution in the Ocean, Richard Ellis is a prolific and graceful writer who's written some of the best natural history books of the past decade.-- New York Times Book Review Ellis is fun to read, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic.--Washington Post Book World "Ellis's great book on the great sperm whale is encyclopedic, compelling, and quite simply very difficult to put down."-- The Quarterly Review of Biology "Ellis's engaging book is the most definitive account to date of this fascinating and iconic species."-- American Scientist "A remarkable book which cleverly and unsentimentally combines scientific and historical material in a way which will be of great interest to whale enthusiasts. As an entertainingly written review of the sperm whale literature, it is something of a triumph . . . The portrait of the sperm whale that emerges is of a truly amazing example of mammalian evolution."-- Times Literary Supplement "A noted whale artist explores the natural history of the sperm whale, to spectacular effect. . . . A principle joy of The Great Sperm Whale is its wonderful illustrations. But he also evokes the leviathan in all its guises--scientific, literary, and legendary--from the history of whaling to the sperm whale's great adversary, the giant squid."-- BBC Wildlife "A rich exploration of the evolution and biology of this giant sea creature."-- Science News "At once a richly detailed, informative, scientific exploration as well as a love sonnet to the ocean's greatest leviathan, this will appeal to fans of nautical history, nature, Melville, and armchair cetologists. A superb addition to Ellis's canon."-- Library Journal, "The most mysterious of all mammals is richly chronicled in this mesmerizing voyage that includes battles with whaleboats and giant squid. Ellis's rigorous scientific insights are matched only by his eloquent plea for this magnificent creature's future."-- Dick Russell , author of Eye of the Whale "Ellis's superbly researched and illustrated new book reveals strange new aspects of this most beguiling animal."-- Hal Whitehead , author of Sperm Whales: Social Evolution in the Ocean, "Richard Ellis is a prolific and graceful writer who's written some of the best natural history books of the past decade."-- New York Times Book Review "Ellis is fun to read, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic."--Washington Post Book World "Ellis's great book on the great sperm whale is encyclopedic, compelling, and quite simply very difficult to put down."-- The Quarterly Review of Biology "Ellis's engaging book is the most definitive account to date of this fascinating and iconic species."-- American Scientist "A remarkable book which cleverly and unsentimentally combines scientific and historical material in a way which will be of great interest to whale enthusiasts. As an entertainingly written review of the sperm whale literature, it is something of a triumph . . . The portrait of the sperm whale that emerges is of a truly amazing example of mammalian evolution."-- Times Literary Supplement "A noted whale artist explores the natural history of the sperm whale, to spectacular effect. . . . A principle joy of The Great Sperm Whale is its wonderful illustrations. But he also evokes the leviathan in all its guises--scientific, literary, and legendary--from the history of whaling to the sperm whale's great adversary, the giant squid."-- BBC Wildlife "A rich exploration of the evolution and biology of this giant sea creature."-- Science News "At once a richly detailed, informative, scientific exploration as well as a love sonnet to the ocean's greatest leviathan, this will appeal to fans of nautical history, nature, Melville, and armchair cetologists. A superb addition to Ellis's canon."-- Library Journal, "The most mysterious of all mammals is richly chronicled in this mesmerizing voyage that includes battles with whaleboats and giant squid. Ellis's rigorous scientific insights are matched only by his eloquent plea for this magnificent creature's future."- Dick Russell , author of Eye of the Whale "Ellis's superbly researched and illustrated new book reveals strange new aspects of this most beguiling animal."- Hal Whitehead , author of Sperm Whales: Social Evolution in the Ocean
Table of Content
Preface 1. Physty 2. Mr. Melville's Whale 3. Whence the Sperm Whale? 4. The (Un)Natural History of the Sperm Whale 5. The Social Lives of Sperm Whales 6. Battle of the Giants 7. "I'll Have the Calamari...." 8. Making Contact 9. How to Catch a Whale 10. The War on Whales 11. "Can Leviathan Long Endure so Wide a Chase?" Appendix. The Adventures of a Whale Painter References Index
Copyright Date
2011
Lccn
2010-048266
Dewey Decimal
599.5/47
Dewey Edition
22
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