Description
| Product ID: | 9780008363420 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | How to Speak Whale |
| Subtitle: | A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication |
| Authors: | Author: Tom Mustill |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Biography and non-fiction prose, Biography & True Stories, Animals and society, Marine biology, Ethology and animal behaviour, Zoology: marine and freshwater mammals, Oceanography (seas and oceans), Natural language and machine translation, Machine learning, Pattern recognition, Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest, Animals & society, Marine biology, Animal behaviour, Marine & freshwater mammals, Oceanography (seas), Natural language & machine translation, Machine learning, Pattern recognition, Wildlife: aquatic creatures, Scotland |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating ‘Fascinating’ Greta Thunberg ‘Extraordinary’ Merlin Sheldrake ‘A must-read’ New Scientist ‘Enthralling’ George Monbiot ‘Brilliant’ Philip Hoare ‘Fascinating’ Greta Thunberg‘Extraordinary’ Merlin Sheldrake‘A must-read’ New Scientist‘Enthralling’ George Monbiot‘Brilliant’ Philip HoareWildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill had always liked whales. But when one breached onto his kayak, nearly killing him, he became obsessed.This book traces his extraordinary investigation into the deep ocean and the cutting-edge science of animal translation.What would it take to speak with a whale? Are we ready for what they might say?MORE PRAISE FOR HOW TO SPEAK WHALE‘One of the most exciting and hopeful books I have read in ages’ SY MONTGOMERY, AUTHOR OF THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS‘A narrative that will expand your concept of language and deepen your understanding of the many ways there are to be alive … It left me inspired’ MERLIN SHELDRAKE, AUTHOR OF ENTANGLED LIFE‘A must-read … a hugely engaging personal story of a journey into the future of human-animal communication facilitated by delving into its past’ NEW SCIENTIST‘Fascinating and deeply humane’ GRETA THUNBERG‘A rich, enthralling, brilliant book that opens our eyes and ears to worlds we can scarcely imagine’ GEORGE MONBIOT, AUTHOR OF REGENESIS‘Tantalizing … Think how transformative it would be if we could chat with whales about their love lives or their sorrows or their thoughts on the philosophy of language’ ELIZABETH KOLBERT, NEW YORKER |
| Imprint Name: | William Collins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-09-14 |
