{"product_id":"taiji-len-varley-9781738458202","title":"Taiji: The Story of the Japan Dolphins","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe little coastal village of Taiji, Japan is lauded as the birthplace of Japanese whaling. Today the secret of 'The Cove' and Taiji's annual dolphin hunt is out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet amid the activists' frontline battle to protect Taiji's dolphins, \u003cem\u003e'Taiji'\u003c\/em\u003e brings a bigger untold story to readers. It sets out the conflict against the backdrop of Japanese history and culture; documenting its duality against the latent spirituality of the nearby Kumano region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his three trips to Japan, Len Varley details his mysterious encounters with a number of captive dolphins. Interactions with police and dolphin hunters. There is action and intrigue; loyalty and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Taiji'\u003c\/em\u003e is a broad canvas which the author paints lovingly-sometimes hard-bitten, sometimes in wonderment-but always with his trademark sensitivity and respect for life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a work which observes an example of human mishandling of interactions with nature and wildlife, its messages remain timeless and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Len Varley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1738458202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781738458202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Len Varley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Len Varley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717235568895,"sku":"9781738458202","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_348711a4-5639-4649-a8e2-85df6308b392.jpg?v=1705687523","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taiji-len-varley-9781738458202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}