{"product_id":"sounding-9781497638549","title":"Sounding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author's intricately conceived, \"remarkably eloquent\" response to \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e: a story of harmony between man and whale (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This unique adventure tale follows two characters: one a sonar officer aboard a sinking Russian nuclear submarine; the other a massive, aging sperm whale swimming nearby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the young man spends what may be his last days with the ship's lovely surgeon, he listens to the plaintive calls of the whales sounding--calls of compassion, fear, and anger at humankind's attacks on his species. Little does he realize these fellow creatures may also provide his only hope of survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Giving voice to these magnificent mammals, Hank Searls--who in addition to his work as a writer has also been a yachtsman, underwater photographer, and Navy flyer--taps into our ancient connection to the natural world in a fascinating, suspenseful, and provocative drama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovelist and screenwriter Hank Searls, author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eOverboard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJaws II\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSounding\u003c\/i\u003e, is creator of the \u003ci\u003eNew Breed\u003c\/i\u003e TV series and writer of \u003ci\u003eFugitive\u003c\/i\u003e TV episodes. His novel \u003ci\u003ePilgrim Project\u003c\/i\u003e became Robert Altman's film \u003ci\u003eCountdown\u003c\/i\u003e. He has lived most of his life on, under, or over the ocean, having been a world-cruising yachtsman, underwater photographer, and navy flier. He lives in Gig Harbor, Washington, with his wife, Bunny.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50416407707922,"sku":"9781497638549","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a994f43c-5c6e-4423-a1e7-96c939c3821e.jpg?v=1729418674","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sounding-9781497638549","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}