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    <body><![CDATA[Emotionally, this was one of the most gut wrenching books I've ever read. Farley Mowat is one of the best writers ever. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I think I almost ran away and joined Greenpeace after I read this book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this book was pretty good.  Its about a whale who, during high tide, wanders into a saltwater lagoon but ends up getting stuck in there when the tide goes down.   He get stuck here at a very bad time because it is the peak of whale hunting season.  The people of the town raise their childr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23994310">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A great nature read...human nature...environment...the sea.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Mowat is a really great writer, and the subject is a sad tale of a trapped whale that becomes the author's frustrating and helpless mission. It is a hard story to read but made the <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/772890.Call_to_Arms_The_Corps_2_" title="Call to Arms  (The Corps #2) by W.E.B. Griffin">call to arms</a> for doing the right thing environmentally when there was still a struggle to get the attention of the aver...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12576525">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fascinating study of a rural Canadian village and the whale that visited it. He waxes a bit evolutionary and environmentalist. The latter can be legitimate, and you'll probably be more convinced of this after reading the book.<br/>This author also wrote <em>Never Cry Wolf, Owls in the Family,</em> and <em>The S...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3080394">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read Never Cry Wolf and wanted to experience more from this author.  This book has a completely differently approach.  The book illustrates really how inherently evil and full of malice humans really are.  I would defiantly recommend it, especially if you want to venture outside the typical Mowat.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18299974">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Powerful and emotional.  Mowat perhaps stretches his case a bit too far at times in this book, but it is unforgettable.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[a very powerful true story. i read it several years ago and some of the images (and lessons) are still with me. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[one his best - heart breaking]]></body>
    
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