{"product_id":"9780061976209","title":"The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Unpredictable and amusing and informative and original, cavorting between biology, history, travel writing, and memoir.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e—Mark Kurlansky\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Whale\u003c\/i\u003e by Philip Hoare is a enthralling and eye-opening literary leviathan swimming in similar bestselling waters as \u003ci\u003eCod\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Lobsters.\u003c\/i\u003e Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Whale\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eFree Willy.\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling author and naturalist Bernd Heinrich calls it, “a moving and extraordinary book,” and Hoare’s sparkling account of swimming with these incredible behemoths will delight whale and wildlife aficionados, lovers of the sea and sea stories, as well as the socially and environmentally conscious reader.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFrom 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 nat-ural history, \u003ci\u003eThe Whale\u003c\/i\u003e is the result of his voyage of discovery into the heart of this obsession and the book that inspired it: Herman Melville's \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTaking 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 \u003ci\u003eFree Willy.\u003c\/i\u003e Winner of the prestigious BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Whale\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable and often moving attempt to explain why these strange and beautiful animals still exert such a powerful hold on our imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021939065072,"sku":"9780061976209","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061976209_p0.jpg?v=1769888905","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061976209","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}