The Great Sperm Whale: A Natural History of the Ocean's Most Magnificent and Mysterious Creature

by Richard Ellis

Book Overview

Over the past several decades, Richard Ellis has produced a remarkable body of work that has been called "magnificent" (Washington Post Book World), "masterful" (Scientific American), "magical" (Men's Journal), and a "dazzling tour de force" (Christian Science Monitor). Ellis's new book--a fascinating tour through the world of the sperm whale--will surely inspire more such praise for the author heralded by Publisher...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700617728
• ISBN13: 9780700617722
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.5" x 10.1"