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Michael Capuzzo


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Nonfiction, History


Michael Capuzzo is a syndicated animal columnist and author of "Wild Things". Formerly a feature writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Miami Herald, Capuzzo has written for Esquire, Life, and Sports Illustrated. His numerous awards include the National Headliner Award and his animal stories have been honored by the ASPCA and American Humane Association. He lives in Wenonah, New Jersey.

A four-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, his recent bestseller, "Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence", tells the blood-curdling truth about the deranged great white shark that became the prototype for the villian of Peter Benchley's "Jaws". ...more

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Close to Shore: The Terrify...
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“Exactly what the great white eats in an emergency is a mystery ichthyologists solved by the late twentieth century after decades of investigation: whatever it wishes.”
― Michael Capuzzo, Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916
tags: great-white-sharks
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“It used to be that people had character; now houses have character and people have personality. That”
― Michael Capuzzo, The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases
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“The fish appeared gray and white and moved with the precision and trajectory of an enormous bullet, a shot somehow fired in slow motion through the medium of the sea, moving with a purity and suppleness that were eerily beautiful.”
― Michael Capuzzo, Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916
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The Non-fiction nominations for June 2019

Remember we have upgraded our Non-fiction thread. From now on we will select a new book every other month. The reading frame for each book will remain at almost 3 months however. So this book will be the June 2019 selection and will remain open from June 15th until August 31st.

Please note that book covers may not be as shown in the poll. Covers vary on different editions. Please go by the title and author, not the book cover.

We again have a number of good books to chose from. Please vote for your choice below...

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