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A four-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, Michael Capuzzo has been a feature writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Miami Herald. His stories have also appeared in Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Life, and Reader's Digest. He lives with his wife in rural New Jersey

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Loved this book. As a lifelong fan of Jaws- it was great to get the true story behind the movie. I'd read about it previously-but this book gives you the whole package, maintaining the tension and interest of the fictional movie. Not everyone wh enters the water is shark bait-but yoiu are never quite sure-he maintains the suspense while even creating a smidgen-a tiny one- of understanding for the lost & confused shark
fantastic
 
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cspiwak | 34 altre recensioni | Mar 6, 2024 |
Close to Shore is not your typical non-fiction. It is a period piece that attempts to transport the reader back to New Jersey and New York in 1916, providing lots of period detail, manner of dress, bathing costumes, medical thinking, and scientific knowledge of the era. It tells the story of the people who were attacked, and also attempts to track the shark itself. Now, of course, we do not truly know where the shark originated or how it got to New Jersey. Nor do we know for sure the same shark attacked all of these victims. But the author did extensive research with noted shark experts to formulate a likely scenario and he presents a compelling case.

I found it interesting that scientists in 1916 doubted that sharks would attack humans. The attacks were blamed on sea turtles, orcas, and swordfish, along with other unusual suspects. One of the main strengths of the book is that it shows how difficult it is for people to let go of previously held beliefs. The narrative presents the great white shark as the culprit, though other accounts I have read blame the bull shark, and I am not certain if the experts agree that it was a single shark. These attacks certainly changed the public’s view of sharks. The 1916 attacks were the inspiration behind Peter Benchley’s novel Jaws.
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Castlelass | 34 altre recensioni | Oct 30, 2022 |
Interesting but I found it disjointed and a bit hard to follow. One chapter would deal with a murder and the resolution was only found in a later chapter. I am impressed by the evident research and gathering of facts about not only the murders but the members but again, I found it disjointed.
 
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VictoriaJZ | 40 altre recensioni | Jul 20, 2022 |

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8
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1,715
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½ 3.6
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76
ISBN
52
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