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Whale Song ponders the problems facing ocean ecosystems and offers lessons from those depths for human social life and intimacy.

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

The sapiens of the sea, whales are the other intelligent, social, and loquacious animal. But they seem to swim away the more people chase after them in an effort to communicate and connect. Why does the meaning of their mesmerizing songs continue to elude us? In times of unprecedented environmental and social loss, Whale Song ponders the problems facing ocean ecosystems and offers lessons from those depths for human social life and intimacy.

Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

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1. Songs
2. Loneliness
3. Language
4. Interest
5. Charisma
6. Captivity
7. Noise
8. Waste
9. Music
10. Kissing
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index

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Enchanting . Beautifully written and often deeply moving, Whale Song is more than a fascinating examination of ocean life - it´s a balm for the soul . This slim but enthralling work of nonfiction explores what whale song has meant to humans since our first recording of it. Shelf Awareness

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Margret Grebowicz is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Goucher College, USA. She is the author of The National Park to Come (2015), Why Internet Porn Matters (2013), and Beyond the Cyborg (2013, with Helen Merrick).

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