Author: Gregory B. Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970237736
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Inside Belly of Whale
Author: Gregory B. Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970237736
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970237736
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America
Author: Eric Jay Dolin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393066665
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
A Los Angeles Times Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 A Boston Globe Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 Amazon.com Editors pick as one of the 10 best history books of 2007 Winner of the 2007 John Lyman Award for U. S. Maritime History, given by the North American Society for Oceanic History "The best history of American whaling to come along in a generation." —Nathaniel Philbrick The epic history of the "iron men in wooden boats" who built an industrial empire through the pursuit of whales. "To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme," Herman Melville proclaimed, and this absorbing history demonstrates that few things can capture the sheer danger and desperation of men on the deep sea as dramatically as whaling. Eric Jay Dolin begins his vivid narrative with Captain John Smith's botched whaling expedition to the New World in 1614. He then chronicles the rise of a burgeoning industry—from its brutal struggles during the Revolutionary period to its golden age in the mid-1800s when a fleet of more than 700 ships hunted the seas and American whale oil lit the world, to its decline as the twentieth century dawned. This sweeping social and economic history provides rich and often fantastic accounts of the men themselves, who mutinied, murdered, rioted, deserted, drank, scrimshawed, and recorded their experiences in journals and memoirs. Containing a wealth of naturalistic detail on whales, Leviathan is the most original and stirring history of American whaling in many decades.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393066665
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
A Los Angeles Times Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 A Boston Globe Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 Amazon.com Editors pick as one of the 10 best history books of 2007 Winner of the 2007 John Lyman Award for U. S. Maritime History, given by the North American Society for Oceanic History "The best history of American whaling to come along in a generation." —Nathaniel Philbrick The epic history of the "iron men in wooden boats" who built an industrial empire through the pursuit of whales. "To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme," Herman Melville proclaimed, and this absorbing history demonstrates that few things can capture the sheer danger and desperation of men on the deep sea as dramatically as whaling. Eric Jay Dolin begins his vivid narrative with Captain John Smith's botched whaling expedition to the New World in 1614. He then chronicles the rise of a burgeoning industry—from its brutal struggles during the Revolutionary period to its golden age in the mid-1800s when a fleet of more than 700 ships hunted the seas and American whale oil lit the world, to its decline as the twentieth century dawned. This sweeping social and economic history provides rich and often fantastic accounts of the men themselves, who mutinied, murdered, rioted, deserted, drank, scrimshawed, and recorded their experiences in journals and memoirs. Containing a wealth of naturalistic detail on whales, Leviathan is the most original and stirring history of American whaling in many decades.
Fathoms
Author: Rebecca Giggs
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 198212069X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Winner of the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction * Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award A “delving, haunted, and poetic debut” (The New York Times Book Review) about the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about ourselves, our planet, and our relationship with other species. When writer Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beachfront in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales reflect the condition of our oceans. Fathoms: The World in the Whale is “a work of bright and careful genius” (Robert Moor, New York Times bestselling author of On Trails), one that blends natural history, philosophy, and science to explore: How do whales experience ecological change? How has whale culture been both understood and changed by human technology? What can observing whales teach us about the complexity, splendor, and fragility of life on earth? In Fathoms, we learn about whales so rare they have never been named, whale songs that sweep across hemispheres in annual waves of popularity, and whales that have modified the chemical composition of our planet’s atmosphere. We travel to Japan to board the ships that hunt whales and delve into the deepest seas to discover how plastic pollution pervades our earth’s undersea environment. With the immediacy of Rachel Carson and the lush prose of Annie Dillard, Giggs gives us a “masterly” (The New Yorker) exploration of the natural world even as she addresses what it means to write about nature at a time of environmental crisis. With depth and clarity, she outlines the challenges we face as we attempt to understand the perspectives of other living beings, and our own place on an evolving planet. Evocative and inspiring, Fathoms “immediately earns its place in the pantheon of classics of the new golden age of environmental writing” (Literary Hub).
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 198212069X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Winner of the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction * Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award A “delving, haunted, and poetic debut” (The New York Times Book Review) about the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about ourselves, our planet, and our relationship with other species. When writer Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beachfront in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales reflect the condition of our oceans. Fathoms: The World in the Whale is “a work of bright and careful genius” (Robert Moor, New York Times bestselling author of On Trails), one that blends natural history, philosophy, and science to explore: How do whales experience ecological change? How has whale culture been both understood and changed by human technology? What can observing whales teach us about the complexity, splendor, and fragility of life on earth? In Fathoms, we learn about whales so rare they have never been named, whale songs that sweep across hemispheres in annual waves of popularity, and whales that have modified the chemical composition of our planet’s atmosphere. We travel to Japan to board the ships that hunt whales and delve into the deepest seas to discover how plastic pollution pervades our earth’s undersea environment. With the immediacy of Rachel Carson and the lush prose of Annie Dillard, Giggs gives us a “masterly” (The New Yorker) exploration of the natural world even as she addresses what it means to write about nature at a time of environmental crisis. With depth and clarity, she outlines the challenges we face as we attempt to understand the perspectives of other living beings, and our own place on an evolving planet. Evocative and inspiring, Fathoms “immediately earns its place in the pantheon of classics of the new golden age of environmental writing” (Literary Hub).
Portraits from the Belly of the Whale
Author: Michael Garlington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Garlington's images shimmer and flicker, lighting a pathway to an absurd land of dreams. 100 fantastical portraits which subvert reality. Garlington's eye is unsparing, yet his images also convey a wry compassion for the outcast. His images are more than mere portraits of the bizarre as he simultaneously dissects and embraces his subjects as fellow pilgrims. Some of the images in this book come from cross-country excursions in Photo Car, a sedan Garlington covered with samples of his work. The car served as a magnet and an ice-breaker to draw subjects to his lens.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Garlington's images shimmer and flicker, lighting a pathway to an absurd land of dreams. 100 fantastical portraits which subvert reality. Garlington's eye is unsparing, yet his images also convey a wry compassion for the outcast. His images are more than mere portraits of the bizarre as he simultaneously dissects and embraces his subjects as fellow pilgrims. Some of the images in this book come from cross-country excursions in Photo Car, a sedan Garlington covered with samples of his work. The car served as a magnet and an ice-breaker to draw subjects to his lens.
Belly of the Whale
Author: Linda Merlino
Publisher: Kunati Incorporated
ISBN: 9781601640185
Category : Cancer
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A too-real fictional account of a teacher and mother who is a terminal cancer patient and has stopped all treatment but who decides to fight back when an ex-student Buddy Baker threatens her life"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Kunati Incorporated
ISBN: 9781601640185
Category : Cancer
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A too-real fictional account of a teacher and mother who is a terminal cancer patient and has stopped all treatment but who decides to fight back when an ex-student Buddy Baker threatens her life"--Provided by publisher.
The Sounding of the Whale
Author: D. Graham Burnett
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226081303
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 825
Book Description
In The Sounding of the Whale, D.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226081303
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 825
Book Description
In The Sounding of the Whale, D.
The Natural History of Sharks
Author: Thomas H. Lineaweaver
Publisher: Lyons Press
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Straightforward facts and photos for the general reader.
Publisher: Lyons Press
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Straightforward facts and photos for the general reader.
Jonah's Whale
Author: Eileen Spinelli
Publisher: Eerdmans Young Readers
ISBN: 080285382X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
A contented whale one day sees a ship tossed on the waves by a storm and obeys God's command to save a drowning man by swallowing him.
Publisher: Eerdmans Young Readers
ISBN: 080285382X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
A contented whale one day sees a ship tossed on the waves by a storm and obeys God's command to save a drowning man by swallowing him.
Do Whales Have Belly Buttons?
Author: Melvin Berger
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780590130813
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Provides answers to such questions about various species of whales and dolphins as "Do all whales have teeth?", "How long do most whales live?", "Why do dolphins whistle?", and "Can dolphins save humans?"
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780590130813
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Provides answers to such questions about various species of whales and dolphins as "Do all whales have teeth?", "How long do most whales live?", "Why do dolphins whistle?", and "Can dolphins save humans?"
The Belly of the Whale
Author: Maureena Summers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781729364765
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Maureena knows the hurtful pain of losing someone she loves to the brutality of murder. You are numb; all the air is sucked out of the room as you try to process in a dreamlike state how to get up on your feet to awaken from the all-encompassing nightmare. But in the middle of the disbelieve and extreme sorrow, God showed up. Oh, we say we trust God and admonish others to do so all the time when we are Christians, but what do we say to a mother who must face burying her baby when she's ridden with guilt and pain? It seems that the words have not been created until we find that space in time to remember to place ourselves in her space before we answer. That is what it means to enter into "The Belly of the Whale." This book is a must read for all!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781729364765
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Maureena knows the hurtful pain of losing someone she loves to the brutality of murder. You are numb; all the air is sucked out of the room as you try to process in a dreamlike state how to get up on your feet to awaken from the all-encompassing nightmare. But in the middle of the disbelieve and extreme sorrow, God showed up. Oh, we say we trust God and admonish others to do so all the time when we are Christians, but what do we say to a mother who must face burying her baby when she's ridden with guilt and pain? It seems that the words have not been created until we find that space in time to remember to place ourselves in her space before we answer. That is what it means to enter into "The Belly of the Whale." This book is a must read for all!