In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

The riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick. Winner of the National Book Award, Nathaniel Philbrick's book is a fantastic saga of survival and adventure, steeped in the lore of whaling, with deep resonance in American literature and history. In the Heart of the Sea, recently adapted into a major feature film starring Chris Hemsworth, is a book for the ages.