RAVE REVIEWS FOR ‘DEATH AT SEAWORLD’
- "A gripping inspection... Hard to put down." --Booklist ***STARRED REVIEW
- One of the “great books” of the summer – The Columbus Dispatch
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“A masterful work.”
–Seattle Post Intelligencer"One of the summer's most anticipated new releases." -- Apple iBookstore
- #1 Readers Poll Choice for Summer Books – Wall Street Journal Online
- "A real-life scientific thriller.” – Barnes and Noble
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SEAWORLD GOES PUBLIC TODAY – Statement by David Kirby
Today, SeaWorld and the Blackstone Group will offer their IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. I would never advise anyone on investments, but I would ask them to consider the moral, ethical and safety issues of keeping killer whales … Continue reading
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Tagged IPO, killer whales, New York Stock Exchange, orcas, SeaWorld, Seaworld IPO, SeaWorld stock, TIlikum
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SeaWorld Suffers Legal Setback in Fight Against OSHA
Even as SeaWorld and OSHA engage in settlement talks over the 2010 killing of trainer Dawn Brancheau by the orca Tilikum, the company has suffered a legal setback in its fight to keep OSHA inspectors from interviewing trainers about federally … Continue reading
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Tagged captivitry, killer whales, orca, OSHA, SeaWorld, TIlikum
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Readers Rave about ‘Death at SeaWorld’
Critics have given ‘Death at SeaWorld’ some of the finest reviews imaginable. But what really counts is what readers think. I am proud to list highlights from some of the most glowing readers accounts, taken from Amazon.com and GoodReads.com. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon.com, book reviews, books, captivity, Death at SeaWorld, goodreads, nonfiction books, orcas, SeaWorld, Shamu
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Its IPO Imminent, SeaWorld adds ‘Blackfish,’ ‘Death at SeaWorld,’ OSHA Case as Risk Factors to Its Business
SeaWorld Entertainment, likely under pressure from the Securities and Exchange Commission, has filed a revised prospectus for its Initial Public Offering by adding several “risk factors” for investors to consider that could negatively impact the company’s business. Among the risks … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackfish, Blackstone Group, DASW, Death at SeaWorld, IPO, OSHA, SeaWorld, SeaWorld IPOA, Tlikum
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DASW – One of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2012
The Columbus Post Dispatch has named Death at SeaWorld one of the top three nonfiction books of 2012. Quite an honor. Nonfiction • Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Whales in Captivity (St. Martin’s) by David Kirby: … Continue reading
DEATH AT SEAWORLD – ANNOUNCING NEW TOUR EVENTS FOR THE FALL
Saturday, October 6, 2012 New Hampshire 1:00-3:00pm 202 Old Rochester Road Somersworth, NH 03878 David Kirby will be making a New Hampshire stop on his New England tour to read from his book, discuss its contents, and sign copies. This … Continue reading
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Tagged book tours, captivity, DASW, killer whales, nakai, orcas, SeaWorld, TIlikum
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What Happened to Nakai? SeaWorld Whale Missing Huge Chunk of Chin
Nakai, an 11-year-old male orca at SeaWorld is missing a “dinner-plate sized chunk” of skin and flesh just under his mouth. The ghastly gash, first reported by journalist Tim Zimmermann, happened during a nighttime show at the Southern California park … Continue reading
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Tagged captivity, ike, keet, nakai, orca, san diego, SeaWorld
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SeaWorld Defies, Then Appeals Judge’s Ruling in Trainer’s Death
SeaWorld has filed an appeal in federal court in the death of Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau, even as it remains in violation of the ruling it seeks to overturn. SeaWorld filed its petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for … Continue reading
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Tagged captivity, killer whales, orcas, Orlando, OSHA, SeaWorld, TIlikum
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Library Journal: “Lives are at stake here, and Kirby can be trusted to tell the story”
SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau‚Äôs death in 2010 after being attacked by a killer whale made headlines, but the story goes deeper. As Kirby shows, marine biologist and animal advocate Naomi Rose had already spent two decades challenging SeaWorld‚Äôs captivity of … Continue reading
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San Juan Island Update: “I particularly enjoyed this book… It reads like a novel”
In Death at SeaWorld, Kirby tells the spellbinding story of the two-decade fight against PR-savvy SeaWorld and the tragic death of trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010. Kirby puts that horrifying animal-on-human attack in context. Kirby supplies scientific arguments against keeping … Continue reading
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