A journalist's obsession brings her to a remote island off the California coast, home to the world's most mysterious and fearsome predators-and the strange band of surfer-scientists who follow them.
I love this author's writing style, making what would otherwise be a B O R I N G topic (for me) come 'boiling' to life. Great choice; thanks again, Suzanne.
Anything having to do with sharks is a keeper for me. I can't get enough. I've seen these guys on Discovery Channel or Animal Planet one. And have seen these Farallon Island sharks. Fascinating! I can't wait for the rest of the week's installments. I will probably end up buying this one.
What an interesting book so far. The more I read the happier I am that I live in a different body of water...we may have sharks in Florida but at least they are not the great whites :-).
It is sad to read about how the pollution will affect so many animals now and in the future.
Any author of a sentence like this certainly has lots to tell me: "despite the impressive truth that sharks are so old they predate "trees," great whites have remained among the most mysterious of creatures."
I am still loving this book. I'm finding the history of the Farallons just as interesting as the inhabitants and the biologists, when/if the author gets to them, will probably be just as interesting. I can't wait for more. I went home and told my husband that was going to be our next vacation destination. I was disappointed to read today that nobody is allowed. Like the author, my fascination would override survival if I ever had to opportunity to view great whites in nature. I wouldn't get into the water even in a cage but I would love to view them from a boat, a very LARGE boat:)
