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Prosek James
Prosek James - Eels An Exploration From New Zealand To The Sargasso Of The World's Most Mysterious Fish - Paperback
Prosek James - Eels An Exploration From New Zealand To The Sargasso Of The World's Most Mysterious Fish - Paperback
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Description: Eels is more than a fish book. It is an impassioned defense of nature itself . Prosek passes on the truth that the often disdained eel like all migratory fish is vital and mysterious and worthy of our full effort to bring it back. New York Times Book Review A wonderful account of far - flung travels in pursuit of the secrets of the earth's most mysterious fish . Fascinating and beautifully rendered. Peter Matthiessen Famous for his deeply informed compulsively readable books on trout James Prosek (whom the New York Times has called the Audubon of the fishing world ) takes on nature's quirkiest and most enigmatic fish: the eel. Fans of Mark Kurlansky's Cod and The Big Oyster or Trevor Corson's The Secret Life of Lobsters will love Prosek's probing exploration of the hidden deep - water dwellers. With characteristically captivating prose and lavish illustrations Prosek demystifies the eel's unique biology and bizarre mating routines and illuminates the animal's varied roles in the folklore cuisine and commerce of a variety of cultures.
Title: Eels An Exploration From New Zealand To The Sargasso Of The World's Most Mysterious Fish
Author(s): Prosek James
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780060566128
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/11/2011
Description: Eels is more than a fish book. It is an impassioned defense of nature itself . Prosek passes on the truth that the often disdained eel like all migratory fish is vital and mysterious and worthy of our full effort to bring it back. New York Times Book Review A wonderful account of far - flung travels in pursuit of the secrets of the earth's most mysterious fish . Fascinating and beautifully rendered. Peter Matthiessen Famous for his deeply informed compulsively readable books on trout James Prosek (whom the New York Times has called the Audubon of the fishing world ) takes on nature's quirkiest and most enigmatic fish: the eel. Fans of Mark Kurlansky's Cod and The Big Oyster or Trevor Corson's The Secret Life of Lobsters will love Prosek's probing exploration of the hidden deep - water dwellers. With characteristically captivating prose and lavish illustrations Prosek demystifies the eel's unique biology and bizarre mating routines and illuminates the animal's varied roles in the folklore cuisine and commerce of a variety of cultures.
Title: Eels An Exploration From New Zealand To The Sargasso Of The World's Most Mysterious Fish
Author(s): Prosek James
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780060566128
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/11/2011