Sperm Whales: Social Evolution in the Ocean (Whitehead Hal)(Paperback)

Sperm Whales: Social Evolution in the Ocean (Whitehead Hal)(Paperback)

Famed in story as the great leviathans, sperm whales are truly creatures of extremes. Giants among all whales, they also have the largest brains of any creature on Earth. Males can reach a length of sixty-two feet and can weigh upwards of fifty tons. With this book, Hal Whitehead gives us a clearer

The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins (Whitehead Hal)(Paperback)

In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea sponges by the dolphins of Shark Bay, Australia, to protect their beaks while foraging for fish, we find clear examples of

OCEAN LIFE (SCHOLASTIC)(Paperback)

Whales, sharks, and dolphins are just a few of the amazing creatures that live in the sea. From the tiny coral shrimp to the enormous squid, this book is a very simple introduction to ocean

Whale Adventure (Price Willard)(Paperback / softback)

The sharks got him.'Hal and Roger Hunt are hoping to have a whale of a time when they agree to join the crew of a whaling

Killer Whales Are Awesome (Jaycox Jaclyn)(Paperback / softback)

A killer whale launches into the air creating a huge wave as it crashes back into the ocean. Find out how these great mammals live in the freezing waters of the Arctic, what they eat, how they work together to hunt and what they do in a typical day. Features include a body map with labels for key

Home for a Penguin, Home for a Whale (Williams Brenda)(Paperback)

Explore the ocean homes of 23 marine animals in this narrative nonfiction picture book, featuring 8 pages of fact-packed endnotes about wildlife, oceans about the world, clean energy and ocean

Super Stan (Wickson Elaine)(Paperback / softback)

Stan's little brother Fred is on a mission to save the prawns, the whales, the ocean . . . the world! And he's roped in Stan to lend a hand. What can possibly go wrong!? Packed full of infographics, charts, and diagrams, this hilarious and visually-exciting book will have huge appeal for young

Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us (Morton Alexandra)(Paperback)

In Listening to Whales, Alexandra Morton shares spellbinding stories about her career in whale and dolphin research and what she has learned from and about these magnificent mammals. In the late 1970s, while working at Marineland in California, Alexandra pioneered the recording of orca sounds by

You Are Enough: Heartbreak, Healing, and Becoming Whole (Hale Mandy)(Paperback)

Mandy Hale, the creator of The Single Woman, the social media movement that rewrote the rulebook about singleness, challenges every woman to see that she is sufficient, acceptable, and complete. After years of trying to prove she was enough in the world's eyes, even working alongside Oprah and

Hello, Mr Whale! (Boughton Sam)(Board book)

Say hello to all your favourite ocean animals in this bright and friendly lift-the-flap

Whales' Song (Sheldon Dyan)(Paperback / softback)

Lily's grandmother tells her all about the mysterious whales out in the bay, and Lily longs to hear their magical song. Gary Blythe's richly evocative artwork creates an incredibly atmospheric world for a timeless tale of wildlife and wonder.This stunning, award-winning picture book has been

Eating the Ocean (Probyn Elspeth)(Paperback)

In Eating the Ocean Elspeth Probyn investigates the profound importance of the ocean and the future of fish and human entanglement. On her ethnographic journey around the world's oceans and fisheries, she finds that the ocean is being simplified in a food politics that is overwhelmingly land based

Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility (Zhang Dongyong)(Paperback)

This book explores the evolution of corporate social responsibility (CSR) across the developing world, with a particular focus on China and sustainable development. Through an extensive review of the literature and relevant case studies, the book examines whether CSR can make a contribution to

Social (In)Justice and Mental Health (Shim Ruth S.)(Paperback)

Social (In)Justice and Mental Health introduces readers to the concept of social justice and the outsized, but often ignored, role that social injustice plays in the identification, diagnosis, and management of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The contributors are first-rate,

My Journey Across the Indian Ocean (Adair James)(Paperback)

Sharks, whales, huge waves, and months and months at sea - these are just a few of the things that James Adair and his friend Ben had to battle against when they decided to row unsupported across the Indian Ocean. Find out about their incredible journey, in this first-hand

Dear Mr. Blueberry (James Simon)(Paperback)

Whales don't live in ponds--or do they? 'Dear Mr. Blueberry, I love whales very much and I think I saw one in my pond today. Please send me some information on whales.' It's vacation time, so Emily has to write to her teacher to help when she discovers a blue whale living in her pond. Mr. Blueberry

Underground Railroad - Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2017 (Whitehead Colson)(Paperback / softback)

Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. All the slaves lead a hellish existence, but Cora has it worse than most; she is an outcast even among her fellow Africans and she is approaching womanhood, where it is clear even greater pain awaits. When Caesar, a slave recently arrived from

Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution (Kropotkin Peter)(Paperback)

In this cornerstone of modern liberal social theory, Peter Kropotkin states that the most effective human and animal communities are essentially cooperative, rather than competitive. Kropotkin based this classic on his observations of natural phenomena and history, forming a work of stunning and

The Unmasking Style in Social Theory (Baehr Peter)(Paperback)

This book examines the nature of unmasking in social theory, in revolutionary movements and in popular culture. Unmasking is not the same as scientific refutation or principled disagreement. When people unmask, they claim to rip off a disguise, revealing the true beneath the feigned. The author

The Nature of Social Reality: Issues in Social Ontology (Lawson Tony)(Paperback)

The social sciences often fail to examine in any systematic way the nature of their subject matter. Demonstrating that this is a central explanation of the widely acknowledged failings of the social sciences, not least of modern economics, this book sets about rectifying matters. Providing an

In the Aftermath of Gezi: From Social Movement to Social Change? (Hemer Oscar)(Paperback)

The Social Design Reader (Resnick Elizabeth)(Paperback)

The Social Design Reader explores the ways in which design can be a catalyst for social change. Bringing together key texts of the last fifty years, editor Elizabeth Resnick traces the emergence of the notion of socially responsible design. This volume represents the authentic voices of the

Snail and the Whale Big Book (Donaldson Julia)(Paperback / softback)

The bestselling picture book in Big Book

Science and the Modern World (Whitehead Alfred North)(Paperback)

Alfred North Whitehead's Science and the Modern World, originally published in 1925, redefines the concept of modern science. Taking readers through the history of modern science, Whitehead shows how cultural history has affected science over the ages in relation to such major intellectual themes