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With passion and engaging detail, Andrew Darby profiles each species of whale and its place in this great drama.  From the wooden harpoons of aboriginals in cockleshell vessels, to the high-tech killing machines of todays lawless Russian whalers and smooth-talking Japanese scientific crews, Darby chronicles the evolving pursuit of whales and its significance to our humanity.  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