Blue Crabs: Catch 'Em, Cook 'Em, Eat 'Em

Blue Crabs: Catch 'em, Cook 'em, Eat 'em is a practical, entertaining, well-illustrated guide to blue crabs and crabbing along the US East and Gulf Coasts. Provides guidance on catching, cooking, picking, and eating crabs. Healthy, lower-fat (but tasty) recipes are emphasized. Includes extensive information about Callinectes sapidus (the blue crab) as well.

Peter Meyer is a naturalist with an insatiable curiosity and natural affection for the environment.

Meyer has a strong academic background. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in zoology from Miami (Ohio) University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Meyer subsequently received a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Ohio State University, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha (another academic honorary).

Dr. Peter Meyer is board-certified in the specialty of emergency medicine. He maintains a special interest in hazardous marine animals.

Peter Meyer is also a successful writer and publisher. Other books by the author include:

• Nature Guide to the Carolina Coast: Common Birds, Crabs, Shells, Fish, and other Entities of the Coastal Environment (a widely-acclaimed book about the environment and common plants and animals of the Carolina coast)

• You are the ER Doc! True-to-Life Cases for You to Treat (an entertaining, educational, and reader-interactive presentation of emergency medicine cases for the lay public)

• Medicalese: A Humorous Medical Dictionary (a tongue-in-cheek, humorous look at medicine and medical terminology)