The Whale: In Search Of The Giants Of The Sea (p.S.) [Paperback]

“Unpredictable and amusing and informative and original, cavorting between biology, history, travel writing, and memoir.”

—Mark Kurlansky

The Whaleby Philip Hoare is a enthralling and eye-opening literary leviathan swimming in similar bestselling waters asCodandThe Secret Life of Lobsters. Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction,The Whaleis a lively travelogue through the history, literature, and lore of the king of the sea—the remarkable mammals that we human beings have long been fascinated with, fromMoby DicktoFree Willy. Bestselling author and naturalist Bernd Heinrich calls it, “a moving and extraordinal£Ý