EYE of the Whale.E contributor Dick Russell's book Eye of the Whale (Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , $35) is getting considerable media attention, and with good reason. It's not only a solid piece of reporting about the gray whale and its epic migration between Mexico's Baja California Baja California, state, Mexico Baja California (Span.: bä`hä kälēfōr`nyä), state (1990 pop. 1,660,855), 27,628 sq mi (71,576 sq km), NW Mexico, on the Baja California peninsula. Mexicali is the capital. and the Bering Strait Bering Strait, c.55 mi (90 km) wide, between extreme NE Asia and extreme NW North America, connecting the Arctic Ocean and the Bering Sea. It is usually completely frozen over from October to June. The Diomede Islands are in the strait. , but it's also a profound meditation on the evolving interaction between mankind and one of the Earth's more intelligent mammals The class Mammalia (the Mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the Monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the marsupials); and the placental mammals. . With a relatively upbeat tone, Eye of the Whale follows the course of the great migration, and along the way its author tells many compelling stories. These include the personal journey of Charles Melville Scammon, a 19th century whale hunter who became one of the world's most prominent authorities on cetaceans. |
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