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Surviving the Shark How a Brutal Great White Attack Turned a Surfer into a Dedicated Defender of Sharks

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ISBN-10: 1616086807

ISBN-13: 9781616086800

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jonathan Kathrein, Margaret Kathrein, David McGuire, Wallace J. Nichols

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In Surviving the Shark, Jonathan Kathrein describes his incredible shark attack experience. The book covers all aspects of Kathrein’s survival, beginning with the eerie moments just before the attack, when something smashes into Kathrein’s hand as he paddles on his board, waiting for a wave off Stinson Beach in northern California. Realizing it is probably shark, and possibly a great white, Kathrein tries to paddle away, furiously trying to make it toward shore, where he sees some of his friends on the beach. But it is too late, as the great white returns, slams into him, then grabs his leg and pulls him underwater, thrashing him back and forth, trying to rip his leg off. How Kathrein is…    
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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

David McGuire is senior lecturer in human resource development at Edinburgh Napier University.

Wallace J. Nichols, PhD is a Research Associate�at the California Academy of Sciences and the founder of Bluemind: The Mind &Ocean Initiative.�

Acknowledgments and Credits
Introduction
Journey to the Coast
Stinson Beach
Race to the Ocean
The Art of Surfing
A Blur of Speed and Power
Chaos Strikes
Out of the Jaws?
Repair at the Hospital
Media Frenzy
Recovery and Healing
Life After the Shark
Learning About Sharks
Shark Science
Shark Behavior and Shark-Human Interactions
Can We Save the Great White Shark?
Afterword
How to Avoid a Shark Attack
Ocean Conservation Resources
About the Authors