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Leviathan (Hardcover)

by Philip Hoare (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd (1 Sep 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007230133
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007230136
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.4 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 155,681 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in these categories:

    #45 in  Books > Science & Nature > Biological Sciences > Animal Sciences > Marine Life > Seashore
    #45 in  Books > Science & Nature > Nature > Wild Animals > Aquatic Creatures > Sea & Seashore Life
    #93 in  Books > Science & Nature > Biological Sciences > Hydrobiology > Marine Biology

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'This rambling form is studded with generous illustrations and poetic details. (For) Hoare, whales are almost limitlessly strange and interesting.' --Sunday Times

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'Philip Hoare has long been acclaimed as a brilliantly unconventional writer...This is the book he was born to write'

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23 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A whaley good book - sorry!, 23 Sep 2008
By Big Jim "Big Jim" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is a heartfelt and poignant book that details the authors deep respect for these giants of the sea. Part scientific description, part history of whaling, part travelogue and with several diversions to Moby Dick, this book shatters myths yet manages to divulge loads of new facts and interesting stories. Beautifully illustrated, this an extremely well laid out book, and for a hardback, remarkably light, which I think is important as it can be read on the train.

Well worth a look for any nature lover, anyone with even a passing interest in the sea, and anyone who just wants to read a darn fine history and travel book, this must encourage you to read and help you understand Moby Dick a book I have never read but certainly intend to do so now.
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12 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Leviathan of a Book (boom, boom), 16 Nov 2008
By Pablo K (London, UK) - See all my reviews
Superb. Not being a fan of whales, I picked this up on a whim. But Hoare brings his topic to life like noone else. We are treated to a succession of regional histories, some personal reflections, a running treatment of Melville's Moby Dick and its context, several beautifully reproduced etchings and statistics that amaze and confound. Inevitably, given the size of the book, there are narrative sags and occasional repetitions. But this is a beautiful book that repays revisiting, not to mention dipping in and out of simply to be reminded of how awesome Leviathans really are.
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6 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars LLyfr i fynd ar Wyliau, 17 Mar 2009
Heb ei ddarllen i gyd eto ond yn edrych ymlaen at ei ddarllen yn gyflawn ar fy ngwyliau. Mae'n ymddangos i fod yn un ardderchog.
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