David Neiwert

Broschiertes Buch

Of Orcas and Men

What Killer Whales Can Teach Us

Beschreibung

"Orcas are one of earth's most intelligent animals. Benign and gentle, with their own languages and cultures, orcas' ... capacity for long-term memory and, arguably, compassion, makes the ugly story of the captive-orca industry especially damning. In [this book], a ... mix of cultural history, environmental reporting, and scientific research, David Neiwert explores how this ... species has come to capture our imaginations--and the catastrophic environmental consequences of that appeal"--

Autor

David Neiwert is an investigative journalist based in Seattle. He is the author of many books, including And Hell Followed With Her: Crossing the Dark Side of the American Border and Strawberry Days: How Internment Destroyed a Japanese American Community. His reportage for MSNBC.com on domestic terrorism won the National Press Club Award for Distinguished Online Journalism in 2000. He is also a contributing writer for the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harry N. Abrams
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 136mm x 198mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 314g
• ISBN-13: 9781468313024
• ISBN-10: 1468313029
• Artikelnr.: 43953193