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100	1		_aHoare, Philip
245	1	0	_aThe whale : in search of the giants of the sea _c/ Philip Hoare
250			_a1st U.S. ed.
260			_aNew York _b: Ecco _c, c2010.
300			_a453 p. _b: ill., maps _c; 23 cm.
500			_a"First published in Great Britain in 2008 by Fourth Estate"--T.p. verso.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aFrom his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been obsessed with whales. Journeying through human and natural history, The Whale is the result of his voyage of discovery into the heart of this obsession and the book that inspired it: Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. Taking us deep into their domain, Hoare shows us these mysterious creatures as they have never been seen before. Following in Ishmael's footsteps, he explores the troubled history of man and whale; visits the historic whaling locales of New Bedford, Nantucket, and the Azores; and traces the whale's cultural history from Jonah to Free Willy. Winner of the prestigious BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, The Whale is an unforgettable and often moving attempt to explain why these strange and beautiful animals still exert such a powerful hold on our imagination.
650		4	_aWhales
650		4	_aWhales in literature
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