Synopsis
Shadows In The Sea: The Sharks, Skates, And Rays is a comprehensive book by Harold Weber McCormick that delves into the world of these fascinating creatures that inhabit the ocean. The book is divided into three parts, each focusing on a different group of fish - sharks, skates, and rays. The first part of the book covers the various species of sharks, their anatomy, behavior, and habitats. The author provides detailed information on the different types of sharks, ranging from the well-known great white shark to the lesser-known cookiecutter shark. The second part of the book focuses on skates, providing insight into their unique characteristics and how they differ from sharks. The final part of the book explores rays, including their physical features, behavior, and the various species that inhabit the ocean. Throughout the book, McCormick provides stunning photographs and illustrations that bring these creatures to life. He also includes interesting facts and anecdotes about each species, making the book an engaging and informative read for anyone interested in marine life. Overall, Shadows In The Sea: The Sharks, Skates, And Rays is a comprehensive guide to these fascinating creatures, providing readers with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the diverse marine life that inhabits our oceans.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
Review
Nothing puts quite the same tingling fear in swimmers, surfers, and divers--especially in the quarter century since Peter Benchley's novel Jaws conquered the bestseller charts--as the thought that a shark might be plying its course somewhere in the murky deep below. Thomas Allen plays on that fear in the opening pages of Shadows in the Sea with a strangely entertaining compendium of shark attacks on humans over the centuries. (The humans get their licks in, however, in the pages that follow, in which Allen recounts the exploits of William Young, an Ahab who chased sharks around the world.) Allen goes on to describe the ways in which scientists have attempted to understand the ways of sharks and their selachian kin, the skates and rays; looks at the place of the shark in the world's folklore and cuisine; and examines the commercial shark-fishing industry. His useful book closes with a species-by-species account of the world's principal shark types, from the 6-inch dogfish to the 20-foot great blue shark. Allen does a fine job of giving his readers an idea of the many ways these frightening but fragile denizens of the sea live their lives--and he provides plenty of anecdotes to disturb a beachgoer's dreams. --Gregory McNamee
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