{"product_id":"the-great-sperm-whale-a-natural-history-of-the-oceans-most-magnificent-and-mysterious-creature-hardback-9780700617722","title":"The Great Sperm Whale; A Natural History of the Ocean's Most Magnificent and Mysterious Creature (Hardback) 9780700617722","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Great Sperm Whale\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Natural History of the Ocean's Most Magnificent and Mysterious Creature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Ellis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780700617722\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 April 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages, 25 colour and 97 black and white photographs\u003cbr\u003e25.7 x 18.9 x 3.4 cm, 0.993 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRichard Ellis is a prolific and graceful writer who’s written some of the best natural history books of the past decade.\"\"- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Ellis is fun to read, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic.\"\"- \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Ellis’s great book on the great sperm whale is encyclopedic, compelling, and quite simply very difficult to put down.\"\"- \u003ci\u003eThe Quarterly Review of Biology\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Ellis’s engaging book is the most definitive account to date of this fascinating and iconic species.\"\"- \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"A remarkable book which cleverly and unsentimentally combines scientific and historical material in a way which will be of great interest to whale enthusiasts. As an entertainingly written review of the sperm whale literature, it is something of a triumph . . . The portrait of the sperm whale that emerges is of a truly amazing example of mammalian evolution.\"\"- \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"A noted whale artist explores the natural history of the sperm whale, to spectacular effect. . . . A principle joy of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Sperm Whale\u003c\/i\u003e is its wonderful illustrations. But he also evokes the leviathan in all its guises—scientific, literary, and legendary—from the history of whaling to the sperm whale’s great adversary, the giant squid.\"\"- \u003ci\u003eBBC Wildlife\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"A rich exploration of the evolution and biology of this giant sea creature.\"\"- \u003ci\u003eScience News\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"At once a richly detailed, informative, scientific exploration as well as a love sonnet to the ocean's greatest leviathan, this will appeal to fans of nautical history, nature, Melville, and armchair cetologists. A superb addition to Ellis’s canon.\"\"- \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"The most mysterious of all mammals is richly chronicled in this mesmerizing voyage that includes battles with whaleboats and giant squid. Ellis’s rigorous scientific insights are matched only by his eloquent plea for this magnificent creature’s future.\"\"- Dick Russell, author of \u003ci\u003eEye of the Whale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOver the past several decades, Richard Ellis has produced a remarkable body of work that has been called \"\"magnificent\"\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e), \"\"masterful\"\" (\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e), \"\"magical\"\" (\u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), and a \"\"dazzling tour de force\"\" (\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e). 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.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten 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 sperm whale's existence from its prehistoric past to its current endangered existence. Ellis, as no one else can, illuminates the iconic impact of Physeter macrocephalus (\"\"big-headed blower\"\") on our history, environment, and culture, with a substantial nod to Herman Melville and Moby-Dick, the great novel that put the sperm whale (and whaling) on the literary map.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRanging far and wide, Ellis covers the sperm whale's evolution, ecology, biology, anatomy, behavior, social organization, intelligence, communications, migrations, diet, and breeding. He also devotes considerable space to the whale's hunting prowess, including its clashes with the giant squid, and to the history of the whaling industry that decimated its numbers during the last two centuries. He even includes a story about a beached juvenile he helped rescue, an event that provided scientists with one of their first opportunities to observe a sperm whale in the water and up close.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering a rich tapestry for anyone with an interest in the marvels of ocean life, Ellis's book provides an indispensable guide to the life and times of one of the planet's most intelligent, elusive, and endangered species.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kansas","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52521323102488,"sku":"9780700617722","price":31.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-great-sperm-whale-a-natural-history-of-the-oceans-most-magnificent-and-mysterious-creature-hardback-9780700617722","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}