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>Moby-Dick< ist ein Buch, das durch seinen Wal legendär wurde - aber umgekehrt wird ebenfalls ein Schuh draus: Seit der Roman von Herman Melville 1851 veröffentlicht wurde, hat man Wale mit anderen Augen gesehen. Aus einem bereits legendären, mythischen Tier schuf Melville einen modernen Mythos. Philip Hoare, seit jeher fasziniert von Walen, versucht in >Leviathan< seiner Besessenheit auf den Grund zu gehen. Warum haben Wale eine so starke Anz...

A one-of-a-kind book: a unique portrait of an extraordinary and beautiful but out-of-the-way place that many garden lovers struggle to reach, as seen through the perceptive eyes of an artist and writer.

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Una balenottera, ha il cervello più grosso del mondo, un cuore che batte dieci volte in un minuto e una fisiologia meravigliosamente adattata alla vita marina, tanto che non ha bisogno di bere acqua dolce. Le balene sono state miniere di materie prime, in grado di soddisfare quasi tutti i nostri bisogni: le loro interiora si sono trasformate in corde di racchette, corsetti per signore, tasti di pianoforte, l'olio di balena si trovava nella mar...

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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year that Sir Ian McKellen called "a shocking tale of heroes and villains-illuminating and upsetting in equal measure.”The first production of Oscar Wilde's Salomé in 1918, with American exotic dancer Maud Allan dancing lead, ignited a firestorm in London spearheaded by Noel Pemberton Billing, a member of Parliament and self-appointed guardian of family values. Billing attacked Allan in the right-wing newsp...

The story of the author's obsession with whales, which takes him on a personal, historical and biographical journey from his fascination with "Moby Dick" to his excursions whale-watching. 'In Hoare's hands, whales are almost limitlessly strange and interesting' "Sunday Times" *Pub date brought forward*

The whale is the largest, loudest, oldest animal ever to have existed. It is improbable, amazing, and---as anyone who has seen an underwater documentary or visited the display at the American Museum of Natural History can attest---a powerful source of wonder and delight to millions. The Whale is an extraordinary journey into the world of this fascinating and mysterious animal. Acclaimed writer Philip Hoare visits the historic whale-hunting tow...