{"product_id":"b003b02onc","title":"The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea – A Moving Cultural History of Moby Dick and Our Fascination with Remarkable Mammals (P.S.)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA love letter to the 'largest, loudest, oldest' mammal ever to have existed...exhilarating. -People Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, to his abiding love of  Moby-Dick , to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been obsessed with whales.  The Whale  is his unforgettable and moving attempt to explain why these strange and beautiful animals exert such a powerful hold on our imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn enthralling and eye-opening literary leviathan swimming in similar bestselling waters as  Cod  and  The Secret Life of Lobsters .  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 Willy .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBestselling 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","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52828436168920,"sku":"YSL43142","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/715nN8bbBgL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793177747","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b003b02onc","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}