1. Songs 2. Loneliness 3. Language 4. Interest 5. Charisma 6. Captivity 7. Noise 8. Waste 9. Music 10. Kissing Acknowledgments Notes Index

Enchanting … Beautifully written and often deeply moving, Whale Song is more than a fascinating examination of ocean life - it's a balm for the soul … This slim but enthralling work of nonfiction explores what whale song has meant to humans since our first recording of it.

Object Lessons is a series of concise, collectable, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Each book starts from a specific inspiration: an historical event, a literary passage, a personal narrative, a technological innovation—and from that starting point explores the object of the title, gleaning a singular lesson or multiple lessons along the way. Featuring contributions from writers, artists, scholars, journalists, and others, the emphasis throughout is lucid writing, imagination, and brevity. Object Lessons paints a picture of the world around us, and tells the story of how we got here, one object at a time.