"Unpredictable and amusing and informative and original, cavorting between biology, history, travel writing, and memoir."--Mark Kurlansky The Whale by Philip Hoare is a enthralling and eye-opening literary leviathan swimming in similar bestselling waters as Cod and The Secret Life of Lobsters. Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction, The Whale is 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, from Moby Dick to Free...
"Unpredictable and amusing and informative and original, cavorting between biology, history, travel writing, and memoir."--Mark Kurlansky ...
