The whale
(Book on CD)

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Author
Hoare, Philip.
Contributors
Page, Michael Narrator
Tantor Media.
Published
[Old Saybrook, CT] : Tantor Audio, p2010.
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Physical Desc
9 CDs (11.5 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Morro Bay Library - Adult Book on CD - Adult Audiovisual
599.5
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LC Subjects
Whales in literature.
Whales.
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Published
[Old Saybrook, CT] : Tantor Audio, p2010.
Format
Book on CD
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Language
English

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Participants/Performers
Read by Michael Page.
Description
Taking us deep into their domain, Hoare shows us these mysterious creatures as they have never been seen before. Following in Ishmael's footstpes, he explores the troubled history of man and whale; visits the historic whaling locales of New Bedford, Nantucket, and the Azores; and traces the whale's cultural history from Jonah to Free Willy.
Awards
Winner of the 2009 BBC Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction.
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