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Dolphins (Imax) [Hardcover]

Tim Cahill (Author)

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Hardcover: 228 pages
Publisher: National Geographic Books; illustrated edition edition (2 Mar 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0792275942
ISBN-13: 978-0792275947
Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 27.4 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,019,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #83 in Books > Science & Nature > Biological Sciences > Animal Sciences > Mammals > Marine & freshwater mammals

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Adventure writer Tim Cahill highlights the lives and careers of two young and renowned scientists on the cutting edge of dolphin research including stories from the field, the pressures and difficulties of a research career, and the risks and rewards of studying wild marine mammals in their habitat.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book!, 3 April 2003

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This is a great book - stunning, clear photography and full of facts about different dolphin species. It is entertaining and informative at the same time and it a joy to read!

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5.0 out of 5 stars its great for dolphin lovers, 31 Aug 2000

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I saw this book ... and i thought it was a really good book for dolphin lovers like me.it has loads of fact in and lovely pictures it also shows you how clever they are so thats why i'm going to buy it.check it out for youself.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book about beautiful animals, 11 April 2000

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If you're a dolphin freak or a Tim Cahill freak (both of which I am),you're going to like this book. The photographs are just incredible, and as always, Cahill's breezy, sardonic style makes for enjoyable reading.

The book does a good job of not romanticizing the dolphins (If I see one more New Age painting of noble dolphins swimming among a sea of stars, I'll get nauseous) but still conveys an appreciation of these impressive creatures.

Cahill also does a good job of profiling a team of cetologists studying the dolphins.

This isn't hard biology, but there are some interesting sections authored by dolphin investigators, and references for more technical readings in the notes.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tim Cahill's newest book, Dolphins -- a must!, 31 July 2000

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This high quality hardbound book is a tome of sorts to state-of-the art wild dolphin scientific research and the personalities of some of their researchers. Spellbinding, graphic text replete with dozens of large format full color portraits -- captured primarily for its sister IMAX film -- Dolphins contains a pirate's treasure of newly-found knowledge to permeate the casual reader's grey matter. Intended primarily for lay audiences; but, with enough quantitative analysis to keep the most discerning scientist interested, Dolphins saturates the reader with a feeling that he's watching and researching the dolphins alongside the real scientists. Conservative in the Aldo Leopold sense of the word, Cahill provides the facts and lets the reader reach his/her own conclusions regarding the impacts of man on some dwindling dolphin populations.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Keeper!, 14 April 2000

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I found, after seeing MacGillivray Freeman's IMAX film Dolphins, that I wanted to know more. The book follows the basis of the film, but goes into much more detail. This book is a superb account of what it is like to study and be around dolphins in the WILD. Cahill's style of writing makes you feel as if you are with him each night as he recounts a day of activity and research. He doesn't "write down" to the reader, i.e., you feel as if you're right there with him, learning along the way. He conveys a true sense of real-life scientific adventure that is fun and intriguing. The incredible pictures alone, many from the IMAX film, are worth buying the book for. I'm a conservative and will not tolerate "tree-hugger" political agendas. This book, like the film, is far from being one that attempts to drill dolphin conservation into your head. Instead, it offers a refreshing angle that provides the reader the knowledge to draw his/her own conclusions about these fascinating animals. Even the lovely scientist, Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski, who Cahill makes the main subject of the book, lets the dolphins "sell themselves" vs. her preaching conservation. It is quite enlightening and is certainly one to keep on the coffee table.

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