Jaws

Peter Benchley

ISBN 10: 1602835837 ISBN 13: 9781602835832

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America, 2009

Synopsis

Jaws is the classic blockbuster thriller that inspired the three-time Academy Awardwinning Steven Spielberg movie and made millions of beachgoers afraid to go into the water. Experience the thrill of helpless horror againor for the first time! Jaws was #48 in the American Film Institutes 100 Years...100 Movies list, and the film earned the coveted #1 spot on the Bravo networks 100 Scariest Movie Moments countdown. This timeless tale of man-eating terror that spawned a movie franchise, two video games, a Universal Studios theme park attraction, and two musicals is finally available on audio for the first time ever!

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"Relentless terror." The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The classic, blockbuster thriller of man-eating terror that inspired the Steven Spielberg movie and made millions of beachgoers afraid to go into the water. Experience the thrill of helpless horror again -- or for the first time!

About the Author:

Peter Benchley (1940-2006) was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and cowriting the screenplay for its highly successful film adaptation. The success of the book led to many publishers commissioning books about mutant rats, rabid dogs, and the like threatening communities. The subsequent film directed by Steven Spielberg is generally acknowledged as the first summer blockbuster. Benchley also wrote The Deep and The Island, which were also adapted into films, and several other novels. A champion of conservation, he was a compelling author for shark fans and foes alike.

About this edition

• Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1602835837
• ISBN 13: 9781602835832
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 1