The Man Who Talks to Whales: the Art of Interspecies Communication
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (548 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0971078629 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 181 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book is a dramatic true account of close encounters with the wild animals of our planet and the surprising events that unfold when one man talks to the animals and stops to listen to their response.
He has been a composer of music for theater, an internationally distinguished conceptual artist, and an environmental activist. Nolman's essays are anthologized in several collections of nature writing. . He is the founder of Interspecies Inc. He is contributing editor of the largest whale site on the Internet, with 10,000 visitors a day. He is currently directing a project in Arctic Russia to communicate with and protect the last beluga whales in Europe. Jim Nollman was born
A singularly fascinating read! Midwest Book Review The Man Who Talks To Whales: The Art Of Interspecies Communication is the revised and updated edition of "Dolphin Dreamtime," a serious, meaningful, and true account of wild animals and a man who "talks" to them and carefully takes in their responses. Author Jim Nollman is a charter member of the Participants School of zoology, and has gotten physically and emotionally close to grey whales, buffaloes, d. An Interesting Tidbit about Talking With a Raven. Betty Burks This environmental activist and music composer had one of his essays on nature writing included in THE GIFT OF BIRDS. Not only does he talk and communicate with whales, he also had a relationship with a 'touchy' raven in Northern Canada at the Arctic Circle. Together they took a hike over the Delta plain of the MacKenzie River, the raven leading half the time and serving as a sentinel at his tent in cam
He also helps us to reclaim our own wider nature, our interexistence with all beings. Powered by a Renaissance mind, this book ranks with Sheldrake’s work on dogs and Goodall’s on chimps. He gets involved and we are all the wiser for it.--Lyall Watson, author of Beyond Supernature Nollman is skeptical enough to ask the tough questions and open enough to recognize the answers. That sounds simple but it’s very rare.--Hardy Jones, director of BV.Jim Nollman has long been a visionary and passionate advocate for the cetaceans, as an activist, spiritual ecologist and interspecies artist. Think of him as a modern-day shaman or a missionary from other species, sent to invite our friendship and deepen our understanding of the world we share with all life.--Aina Barten, Associate Editor, Orion Magazine The Man Who Talks to Whales is an inspiring, thought-provoking testament that moves us closer to a common vo