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

From novelists to sailors to oceanographers to divers, mans 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.

About the author

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Nathaniel May (Editor), Clint Willis (Editor)
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2002
• EAN: 9781560253976
• ISBN: 978-1-56025-397-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Series: Adrenaline; Adrenaline
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works