Book cover of Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks

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Since "Jaws" scared a nation of moviegoers out of the water three decades ago, great white sharks have attained a mythical status as the most frightening and mysterious monsters to still live among us. Each fall, just twenty-seven miles off the San Francisco coast, in the waters surrounding a desolate…

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2 authors picked Devil's Teeth as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love how journalist Susan Casey takes us inside this story and ultimately becomes part of it while revealing remarkable facts about white sharks and the scientists who study them. As a journalist, I can relate to how her obsession almost drew her too deep into a largely unknown and dangerous place inhabited by an animal that was as much myth as reality to her before she came face to face with it.

There is a lot to like about this book, but for me, ultimately, the immediacy, honesty, and vividness of her writing made me unable to put it…

Great white sharks, rocky islands shrouded in fog, and a behind-the-scenes look at how science is conducted? I’ll take that any day, and indeed I have.

I first read this book while on a research vessel off the Farallon Islands. If you’ve read any of Casey’s other books, you’re familiar with the compelling level of detail she provides. Whether or not you’ll ever visit the islands yourself, this gripping story will leave you feeling like you have.

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