Shark
Stories of Life and Death from the World's Most Dangerous Waters
Published on 1. June 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-56025-397-6 (ISBN)
Description
From novelists to sailors to oceanographers to divers, man's encounters with sharks have produced a diverse body of gripping, often inspired writing by great names in adventure literature. Selections in this book feature Peter Matthiessen on the great white shark, and Edward Marriott on hunting man-eaters off Nicaragua. Photos.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56025-397-6 (9781560253976)
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Nathaniel May has swum in three of the world's oceans -- the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian -- without encountering a single shark. He graduated from Davidson College in 1995, and has worked as a freelance writer and photographer. He lives in Portland, Maine.
Clint Willis is the series editor of Adrenaline Books. His anthologies for the series include Epic and Adrenaline 2001.
Clint Willis is the series editor of Adrenaline Books. His anthologies for the series include Epic and Adrenaline 2001.