Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks
- ISBN-10
- 0307386805
- ISBN-13
- 9780307386809
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 295
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Anchor Books
- Author
- Juliet Eilperin
Description
A global investigation into the surprising ways in which people and cultures relate to and engage with sharks includes coverage of Papua New Guinea's creation myths, the finning practices of mainland China and the counsel of a Miami shark-fishing guide to his celebrity clients.
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