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    <body><![CDATA[I don't usually enjoy books with early modern historical content, in fact I normally wouldn't touch them, but this is an amazing account of the history of whaling. The history is entwined with an exploration of Moby Dick and the author's obvious passion for whales and their mysterious world.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an amazing, rich and heartfelt exploration of our troubled relationship with a mysterious, sentient and highly emotionally-intelligent species that lives in an alien world beneath us. I didn't really pay much attention to whales before reading this. I knew people wanted to save them from ext...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68060676">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love books like this. Part history of whaling and a kind of odyessey undertaken by the author. Made me realise that whales are increadibly complex and intellegent creatures.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is so interesting. I bought it because it ties in with my thesis, but it's just a great, fun read. And, believe it or not, it's about WHALES! The book discusses, predominantly, Moby Dick and the nineteenth century whaling industry. Who knew such a topic could be written about with such passion ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69533620">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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