Eels: An exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World's most amazing and mysterious fish
Prosek, J. (2010). Eels: An exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World's most amazing and mysterious fish. HarperCollins: New York. ISBN 978-0-06-056611-1. 287 pp.
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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. |
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