The Devil's Teeth
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Susan Casey |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Great white sharks |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Henry Holt and Company |
Publication date | June 7, 2005 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, e-book |
| Pages | 304 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0805075816 |
The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks is a non-fiction book about great white sharks by American journalist Susan Casey. The text was initially published by Henry Holt and Company on June 7, 2005.[1] The book became a widely acclaimed bestseller.
Overview
Susan Casey, a journalist and ocean lover, became infatuated with great white sharks of the Farallon Islands—dubbed by sailors in the 1850s the "devil's teeth." The sharks there are the alphas among alphas, some longer than twenty feet, and they congregate just twenty-seven miles off the coast of San Francisco. After going through many restrictions and barriers, she manages to join a group of scientists studying predation patterns by great white sharks within the so-called Red Triangle.[1]
Commentary
As the creative director of Outside magazine during its Jon Krakauer-Sebastian Junger heyday, Casey ([then] the development editor of Time Inc.) acquired a good ear for the false notes of ecotourism and a thorough understanding of the humbling swipe nature can take at cocky adventurers. Because of that awareness, she often allows herself to come across as a blundering nautical novice, which is refreshing (and true), though somewhat alarming considering that her lack of competence puts the researchers themselves and the funding for their project in jeopardy. In fact, though no one becomes shark bait, the story ends in misfortune for two of its cast, leaving one to wonder if the book itself is a bittersweet apologia to those who may have suffered because of Casey's admittedly single-minded obsession with the Farallon whites.
— Louise Flynn[2]
Bestselling list
- New York Times bestseller
- San Francisco Chronicle bestseller
- Book Sense bestseller and selection[3]
- 2005 NPR Summer Reading selection
- Men’s Journal Top-10 Read
- Barnes & Noble Discover selection
See also
- Sharks in popular culture
- Close to Shore by journalist Michael Capuzzo about the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916.
- Twelve Days of Terror by Richard Fernicola about the same events.
References
- ^ a b Casey 2005.
- ^ FLYNN, LOUISE (June 5, 2005). "'The Devil's Teeth': Great White Ways". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ "Book Sense Selection". susancasey.com. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
Sources
- Casey, Susan (7 June 2005). The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-0-8050-7581-6. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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