| | The Whale: Mighty Monarch of the Sea |  | Author: Jacques- Yves Cousteau
Publisher: Doubleday and Company, Inc.
Category: Book
Buy Used: $1.25
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 2784036
Media: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JLMNVE
Publication Date: 1972
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Condition: -mylar covered dust jacket -pages unmarked -discoloration and wear on dust jacket -dust jacket condition: good -price clipped -shelf cocked
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Every bit as relevant today. May 15, 2007
This book was first published in 1972. Since that time advancements in underwater photographic equipment have been enormous. I have often wondered what the great Jacques Cousteau and his team would have achieved had they possessed today's equipment in the 50's, 60's and 70's. But then I took another look at some of the photographs in this book. The pictures of Humpback Whales on pages 110/111 and of a mother and calf across pages 181/182 - plus other examples, are all of a standard which would be described as outstanding - today!
This is not just another book about Whales written by an expert. This is a book about Whales which is not only written by an expert but includes all his own and his team's personal encounters with these might leviathans. It is those personal encounters which give this book the edge over anything written by others.
Yes, the book is now out of print - but there are some that are still available (hence this review). Having studied the content once again (after a gap of too many years), I find that content is as relevant to the modern diver as it ever was. As with all the books in this series, it is a good read and, once again, I can only suggest all serious divers add a copy to their bookshelf before it finally becomes unavailable.
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