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The Great Sperm Whale: A Natural History of the Ocean's Most Magnificent and Mysterious Creature
Richard Ellis
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Description for The Great Sperm Whale: A Natural History of the Ocean's Most Magnificent and Mysterious Creature
Hardcover. An immensely engaging and profusely illustrated natural history of the sperm whale by a world-renowned writer and artist of marine life. This is a supreme guide to the planet's most intelligent, elusive, and endangered species--and also goes further to explore this iconic whale's impact on our history, environment, and culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: WNCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 36. Weight in Grams: 998.
Over the past several decades, Richard Ellis has produced a remarkable body of work that has been called ""magnificent"" (Washington Post Book World), ""masterful"" (Scientific American), ""magical"" (Men's Journal), and a ""dazzling tour de force"" (Christian Science Monitor). Ellis's new book—a fascinating tour through the world of the sperm whale—will surely inspire more such praise for the author heralded by Publisher Weekly as ""America's foremost writer on marine research.""
Written with Ellis's deep knowledge and trademark passion, verve, and wit—and illustrated with a wide array of images including his own signature artwork—his study covers the full spectrum of the ... Read more
Over the past several decades, Richard Ellis has produced a remarkable body of work that has been called ""magnificent"" (Washington Post Book World), ""masterful"" (Scientific American), ""magical"" (Men's Journal), and a ""dazzling tour de force"" (Christian Science Monitor). Ellis's new book—a fascinating tour through the world of the sperm whale—will surely inspire more such praise for the author heralded by Publisher Weekly as ""America's foremost writer on marine research.""
Written with Ellis's deep knowledge and trademark passion, verve, and wit—and illustrated with a wide array of images including his own signature artwork—his study covers the full spectrum of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700617722
SKU
V9780700617722
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About Richard Ellis
Richard Ellis is world renowned for his writings and artwork on whales, sharks, and sea mammals and currently serves as a research associate with the American Museum of Natural History and as special advisor to the American Cetacean Society. His more than twenty books include The Book of Whales, Search for the Giant Squid, Monsters of the Sea, Great White ... Read more
Reviews for The Great Sperm Whale: A Natural History of the Ocean's Most Magnificent and Mysterious Creature
Richard Ellis is a prolific and graceful writer who’s written some of the best natural history books of the past decade.""- New York Times Book Review; ""Ellis is fun to read, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic.""- Washington Post Book World; ""Ellis’s great book on the great sperm whale is encyclopedic, compelling, and quite simply very difficult to put down.""- The ... Read more