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Title: The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks
ISBN: B0013TIZWC
Author:
Susan Casey
Publicate Date: 2006-05-30
Publish: 2006-05-30
List Price: $14.00
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Paperback
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1: GREAT BOOK!!
I just finished reading this book and I've got to say that this was a really good book. The author really makes you feel like it is YOU who are there at the Farallon Islands, instead of just reading about someone else's experiences. I learned a lot about great whites, the wildlife on the islands, and the history of the islands. There were many interesting facts and "experiences" that I took away from this book that will stay with me for a long time.
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2: Unforgettable sea story
I rank this book as one of the most exciting true adventures I have ever read. The shark research is certainly a main part of it, but for me the whole story of the boat, and what happened with it is just incredible. If you own a boat, this book is VERY entertaining. . saying more than that would give it away I am afraid. The other reviews describe the book well, but I just wanted to add that one point.
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3: Amazing read
Couldn't put it down. One of the most fascinating and well written books I have ever read. If you have any interest in sharks at all you will be blown away by how interesting and evocative this book is.
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4: awesome
Awesome book! Loved every page and found a new interest in sharks. I would recommend to anyone who gets a thrill from adventure and is curious about these amazing mysterious creatures. You will learn a lot of fun information.
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5: When The Journalist Becomes The Story
Journalist Susan Casey visits the Farallon Islands shark project. The Farallones are rugged islands off of the Golden Gate, often visited by Great White Sharks. Casey visited the place, presumabley wrote an article for OUTSIDE magazine where she was editor, and then tried to go back to the islands for more... More research? Time with the shark guys? Time with the sharks? Words to fill out a book-length manuscript?
At any rate, she manages to insert herself into the story, helping to kill the project, get shark research people fired, lose a sixty-foot ship at sea, and in the second half of the book destroy any reputation as a writer she might have.
It always amazes me when liberals try to pose as "outlaws", as Casey does. It always turns out to be a childish pose, "Laws for thee, but not for me." Laws to keep the Farallones owners, the American taxpayers, from visiting the island? Good laws, stick'em with a "six-figure fine"! Laws to keep her from visiting? Bad laws, try and sneak in with the shark research guys cooperation! Keep idiot swimmers and divers from swimming in the Farallones? Good law! Keep idiot shark research boy from surfing the Farallones? Bad law!
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