Voices in the Ocean

Surrounded by a pod of spinner dolphins off the coast of Maui, author Susan Casey is inspired to embark on a two-year global adventure to explore the nature of dolphins and their complex relationship to humanity.

Casey's narrative includes an examination of the controversial career of dolphin researcher John Lily, an exploration of a community in Hawaii whose adherents believe dolphins are the key to spiritual enlightenment,  an in-depth look at the multibillion dollar dolphin captivity industry and the ancient Minoan civilization on the island of Crete which appears to have lived in harmony dolphins.

Throughout her book Casey consults with some of the world’s leading marine researchers, whose sense of wonder inspired by the dolphins they study increases the more they discover.

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