Shark: Stories of Life and Death from the World's Most Dangerous Waters

by Nathaniel May

Book Overview

Shark picks up where previous Adrenaline titles such as Rough Water and Deep Blue left off, with a collection focusing on man's terrifying interactions with one of the planet's most frightening beasts -- an animal that arouses our most primal fears -- fears that were recently brought to the surface by an outbreak of fatal attacks on this country's beaches. From novelists to sailors to oceanographers to divers, man's encounters with sharks have produced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560253975
• ISBN13: 9781560253976
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A definitive account of the 1916 New Jersey shark attacks

A very well researched book about the the attacks, it manages to be both informative and entertaining. For information about the New Jersey shark attacks, and shark attacks in general, please visit www.shark-attacks.info

A good and varied selection

Written by those who fear them, those who study them and those who hunt them - May lets you see the shark from many perspectives. It would have been easy to just compile as many accounts of gristly attacks as possible, but May had taken a higher road. Rodney Fox explains how an attack victim forces himself back into the surf, the model for Jaws' shark-hunter Quint tells how he got into the business. The book is not just about sharks, but about the people who try to share their world. And of course, just to make sure you stay on the beach this summer, there are some dramatic accounts of attacks - not all of which were survivable. The selections are well-chosen and pretty much closed-ended so you don't feel cheated, although the excerpt of Caldwell's solo Pacific crossing may have you searching for the rest of his story. This is light and interesting reading - fast paced - perfect for summer.