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The Great Sperm Whale
A Natural History of the Ocean's Most Magnificent and Mysterious Creature
By Ellis, Richard
- ISBN
- 978-0-70061-772-2
- Publisher
- Univ. Pr. of Kansas
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Library Journal
Starred Review on April 15, 2011
Anyone familiar with Ellis's work knows his fascination with Physeter macrocephalus, the sperm whale; these creatures are included in his previous The Book of Whales and Men and Whales but here take center stage. Rather than rehashing that info, Ellis intends to "pull together all those disparate discussions and add substantial new material." In homage to Herman Melville, he and his masterpiece, Moby-...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
