{"product_id":"book-atp0","title":"Shark Trouble","description":"\u003cb\u003eDrawing on more than three decades of experience writing about sharks and other marine animals, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e combines high adventure with practical information  in a book that is at once a thriller and a valuable guide to being  safe in, on, under, and around the sea. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Shark attacks on human beings generate a  tremendous amount of media coverage,” Benchley writes, “partly because they occur  so rarely, but mostly, I think, because people are, and always have been, simultaneously  intrigued and terrified by sharks. Sharks come from a wing of the dark castle where  our nightmares live—deep water beyond our sight and understanding—and so they stimulate  our fears and fantasies and imaginations.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Benchley describes the many types of  sharks (including the ones that pose a genuine threat to man), what is and isn’t  known about shark behavior, the odds against an attack and how to reduce them even  further—all reinforced with the lessons he has learned, the mistakes he has made,  and the personal perils he has encountered while producing television documentaries,  bestselling novels, and articles about the sea and its inhabitants. He tells how  to swim safely in the ocean, how to read the tides and currents, what behavior to  avoid, and how to survive when danger suddenly strikes. He discusses how to tell  children about sharks and the sea and how to develop, in young and old alike, a healthy  respect for the ocean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As Benchley says, “The ocean is the only alien and potentially  hostile environment on the planet into which we tend to venture without thinking  about the animals that live there, how they behave, how they support themselves,  and how they perceive us. I know of no one who would set off into the jungles of  Malaysia armed only with a bathing suit, a tube of suntan cream, and a book, and  yet that’s precisely how we approach the oceans.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e No longer. Not after you’ve  read \u003ci\u003eShark Trouble. \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49341006938416,"sku":"BDatp0","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/194650-atp0-Square.jpg?v=1734052730","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-atp0","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}