Leviathan or, The Whale
In Leviathan, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare explores his own passion for whales and charts the troubled history of their relationship with man. He seeks to discover, on his journey from the north of England to Cape Cod - and finally into the middle of the Atlantic - exactly why these strange, beautiful, and mysterious animals still exercise such a hold on our collective imaginations.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN-13
- 9780007230143
- Genre
- Science & Technology
- Topics
- WhalesNatural historyHuman-animal relationships
Awards
- Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionWonMajor(2009)
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