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Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us Spiral-Bound | May 17, 2016

David Neiwert

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A celebrated journalist’s eye-opening history of orcas, and an exploration of their relationship with human beings--a must-read for anyone who's ever been moved by these remarkable creatures

In Of Orcas and Men, a marvelously compelling mix of cultural history, environmental reporting, and scientific research, David Neiwert explores how this extraordinary species has come to capture our imaginations—and the catastrophic environmental consequences of that appeal.
 
Orcas are one of Earth’s most intelligent animals. Benign and gentle, with their own languages and cultures, orcas’ amazing capacity for long-term memory and, arguably, compassion, makes the ugly story of the captive-orca industry especially damning.
 
In the tradition of Barry Lopez’s classic Of Wolves and Men, David Neiwert’s book is a powerful tribute to one of the animal kingdom’s most remarkable members.
 
“Powerful and beautifully written.” —Jane Goodall
Publisher: ABRAMS
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 1468313029
Item Weight: 0.7 lbs
Dimensions: 5.4 x 1.1 x 8.0 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 501 to 1,000 ratings
“Human beings need to learn from and understand the cooperative nature of orca society. Everyone who is interested in both animal and human behavior should read this remarkable book.” - Temple Grandin, New York Times bestselling author of Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human
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.