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I loved this book. It will really make you think about the relationship between animals and people.-- Temple Grandin, New York Times bestselling co-author of Animals in Translation and Thinking in Pictures Mustill guides the reader right to the edge of what we know (and don't know) about how whales and other non-human animals talk to one another. A lively and informative read that heralds what could be the golden age of animal communication.-- Jonathan C. Slaght, Author of Owls of the Eastern Ice, longlisted for the National Book Award and Winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award This is a scary, important and brilliant book. It proposes that whales may be the first species other than ourselves whose complex communications we will soon understand. Tom Mustill's adventures into the inner space occupied by these watery aliens are by turns enthralling and revealing. And he's not afraid to ask, boldly, the crucial question: if we do get to translate 'whale', will we like what they've got to say?-- Philip Hoare, Author of Leviathan and Albert and the Whale Through his highly personal journey and discussions with experts, Tom Mustill conveys the richness of whale song and communication. Most of all we gain immense respect for these giants of the ocean.-- Frans de Waal, New York Times bestselling author of Mama's Last Hug and Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist How to Speak Whale begins with a massive splash that pulls you right in. Then, the waves of wonder keep rolling over you page after brilliant page, until you reach the end and realize your view of the world, and the animals we share it with, has changed forever.-- Juli Berwald, Author of Spineless and Life on the Rocks Dr. Doolittle wanted to speak to the animals, and many attempts to communicate with non-humans have involved trying to teach them to speak English. The frontier is in meeting other animals where they are, how they live, and for us to understand them by learning their modes of communication. In How to Speak Whale, Tom Mustill takes us farther, much farther, than Dr. Doolittle ever imagined. And he does it with humility and sensitivity that befits the subject. --Carl Safina, New York Times bestselling author of Song for the Blue Ocean and Beyond Words Mustill has opened a door that takes us into an exciting journey of understanding the other animals on this planet, demystifying their secrets and putting their messages within our grasp. You will actually start to listen to animals after reading this extraordinary book.-- Christiana Figueres, Author of The Future We Choose We are on the verge of a revolution in communicating with these smart, social, otherworldly leviathans. Tom Mustill's riveting reports from the cutting edge of science set my heart pounding! How to Speak Whale is one of the most exciting and hopeful books I have read in ages.-- Sy Montgomery, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus

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Tom Mustill is a naturalist turned filmmaker and writer. He specializes in stories that inspire wonder and change, stories where people and nature meet. His collaborations, many with Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough, have won dozens of international awards, including Webbys, a BAFTA, and an EMMY nomination. They've been played at the UN, projected onto COP26, gone viral (70m+ views), and been shared by heads of state, the WHO, and Guns'N'Roses. In 2015, Tom was almost killed by a breaching humpback whale. Scientists showed him how to use AI to discover who the whale was and how similar tools might decode animal communications, the subject of his first book.

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