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In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story That Inspired 'Moby Dick' by Nathaniel Philbrick
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century - and inspiration for 'Moby-Dick' - reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker and Cillian Murphy. W ...Show more
In the Heart of the Sea - The Epic True Story That Inspired "Moby Dick" by Nathaniel Philbrick
$25.00 AUD
Category: Travel Writing
The Number One best-selling, epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, beautifully reissued alongside Philbrick's new paperback, Sea of Glory. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged spermwhale in the Pacific in November 1820 set in motion one of ...Show more
The True Story of the Whaleship Essex: Revenge of the Whale by Nathaniel Philbrick
$12.95 AUD
Category: Kids
Adapted from In the Heart of the Sea, soon to be a major motion picture starring Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Ben Wishaw, and Brendan Gleeson, and directed by Ron Howard.On November 20, 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. Within minutes, the twenty-one-man crew, includi ...Show more
Why Read Moby-Dick? by Nathaniel Philbrick
$29.95 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas
"Moby-Dick" is perhaps the greatest of the Great American Novels, yet its length and esoteric subject matter create an aura of difficulty that too often keeps readers at bay. Fortunately, one unabashed fan wants passionately to give Melville's masterpiece the broad contemporary audience it deserves. In ...Show more
Why Read Moby-Dick? by Nathaniel Philbrick
$25.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
A “brilliant and provocative” (The New Yorker) celebration of Melville’s masterpiece—from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrick’s enlightening and entertaining tour throug ...Show more
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