Voices in the Ocean
By Susan Casey
- Release Date: 2015-08-04
- Genre: Nature
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Inspired by a profound experience swimming with wild dolphins off the coast of Maui, the bestselling author of The Wave set out on a quest to learn everything she could about dolphins—the other intelligent life on the planet.
“Part science, part memoir, part impassioned plea for change.” —People
Susan Casey’s journey takes her from a community in Hawaii known as “Dolphinville,” where the animals are seen as the key to spiritual enlightenment, to the dark side of the human-cetacean relationship at marine parks and dolphin-hunting grounds in Japan and the Solomon Islands, to the island of Crete, where the Minoan civilization lived in harmony with dolphins, providing a millennia-old example of a more enlightened coexistence with the natural world.
Along the way, Casey recounts the history of dolphin research and introduces us to the leading marine scientists and activists who have made it their life’s work to increase humans’ understanding and appreciation of the wonder of dolphins.
Reviews
Fascinating book, well rounded and very absorbing
5By Jeanie_BeanI really enjoyed this book! I felt the author did a great job covering all aspects of dolphin lore, from ancient cultures to new age gurus to impassioned activists, without getting too deep into any one of them. It's obvious she is a lover of the species, but the book is grounded in science. In fact, interviews with scientists who've experimented with dolphins and the ex-trainers who abandoned their trade were some of my favorite parts of the book. The book is fascinating, heartbreaking, and overall very illuminating. The book is well written and easy to read. Totally worth your time!Voices in the Ocean
2By HandakinaNot worth the price to read re-hashed stories of Dolphins with little new and/or credible information.
