In October 1988, the plight of three trapped whales near the Alaskan outpost of Barrow captured the attention of the world. In Big Miracle, Tom Rose describes how journalists poured into Barrow, all woefully ill-equipped for the sub-zero temperatures, to witness an extraordinary rescue operation that would unite everyone. Paperback , 356 pages Published January 1st 2012 by Pan MacMillan (first published November 1st 1989)