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Shark Trouble: True Stories and Lessons about the Sea
by Peter Benchley
Shark Trouble is an interesting look at the culture surrounding sharks during and after the height of Jaws frenzy. I have never had any interest in reading or watching Jaws, yet Benchley's antidotes of his interactions with sharks in his well-meaning but dangerous outings give perspective on how desperate he and his colleges felt in their plight to change the minds of humans. This book is largely outdated with today's advances in shark science and understanding of conservation, and is mostly useful in understanding Benchley as a writer-turned-activist. Although many of the chapters feel disorganized, they are consistently entertaining, and provide a nuanced perspective of man's fear and fondness of an often misunderstood animal.
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail