Shark

by Mark Carwardine

A richly illustrated reference. Sharks are awe-inspiring, beautiful, mysterious and frightening. However perceived, they never fail to excite and impress. They predate the dinosaurs and have ruled the seas for 400 million years. Shark presents the facts and explores the fallacies about these nearly perfectly adapted fish, from their prehistoric beginning to their struggle for survival today. The book A detailed chapter on shark attacks explains where, when and why attacks occur. The book also describes the different types of attacks -- hit-and-run, bump-and-bite and sneak attacks -- and provides useful tips for not becoming a statistic. Engagingly written and illustrated with stunning photographs, Shark combines the latest scientific findings and celebrates the mystery and diversity of a remarkable species.

168 pages, Paperback

First published March 18, 2004

About the author

Mark Carwardine is a zoologist who achieved widespread recognition for his Last Chance to See conservation expeditions with Douglas Adams, first aired on BBC Radio 4 in 1990. Since then he has become a leading and outspoken conservationist, and a prolific broadcaster, columnist and photographer.

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really first class shark book, laid out in an easy-to-read style full of information for the shark enthusiast, brilliant photography and objective. It does not resort to trying to frighten or shock the reader by spouting horror stories about savage, mindless killer fish. This book shows sharks to be the wonderful, beautiful, interesting creatures they are.

Highly recommended

[Lucy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good basic shark biology. It was kinda cool to read "The Secret Life of Sharks" at the same time with the first-person story of some of the leading shark research in the 70's-90's because this book made little references to some of that research and I knew a little more of what they were referring to.

[Dre · Rating 5 out of 5]

gave me a A+ in honers english:)