Whale Nation by Heathcote WilliamsRequirements: .MP3 reader, 55.5 MBOverview: Whale Nation is a hymn to the beauty, intelligence and majesty of the largest mammal on earth. A ‘green classic’ read with natural resonance by its author, it rarely fails to strike a chord in the hearts of those concerned with the abuse of our planet. […]
The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants by Leigh CalvezRequirements: .MP3 reader, 216.9 MBOverview: From the author of The Hidden Lives of Owls, an exploration of the elusive lives of whales in the Pacific Ocean, home to orcas, humpbacks, sperm, blue, and gray whales. Leigh Calvez has spent a […]
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth’s Most Awesome Creatures by Nick PyensonRequirements: .MP3 reader, 221 MBOverview: A dive into the secret lives of whales, from their evolutionary past to today’s cutting edge of science Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived on our planet. […]
The Whale Hunters by Sebastian JungerRequirements: .MP3 reader, 17.3 MBOverview: This piece, which appeared in Outside magazine in 1995 and was originally recorded for "Rough Water: Stories of Survival From The Sea," is about an old man, a Bequian harpooner, who uses a wooden sailboat to hunt humpback whales. The piece is an elegy of […]
Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley || Narrated by Robbie Daymond, Julia WhelanRequirements: .MP3 reader, 168 MbOverview: Sixteen-year-old Solomon is agoraphobic. He hasn’t left the house in three years, which is fine by him. Ambitious Lisa desperately wants to get into the second-best psychology program for college (she’s being realistic). But how can she […]