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Eels: An Exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World's Most Mysterious Fish - Softcover
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"Enthralling. . . . The eel's story is remarkable, and so are Prosek's tales of eel people."--New Scientist
"I loved it! A beautiful adventure story of one of the most wide-spread and least-known but ecologically important fish."--Bernd Heinrich, author of Summer World
"[Prosek is] a diligent natural historian, keen to the greater landscape. . . . A warm, enrapturing paean to the totemic potency of eels."--Kirkus Reviews
"This is a delightful work with the urgency of a good detective story."--Thomas McGuane
"A wonderful account of far-flung travels in pursuit of the secrets of the earth's most mysterious fish. . . . Fascinating and beautifully rendered."--Peter Matthiessen
"[A] riveting synthesis of cultural, geographical, and botanical sleuthing."--Publishers Weekly
"The tale of Ray Turner, a man who still fishes for eels the traditional way with a hand-built weir, is at the heart of the book, tying the mythology, the mystery, and the commerce of eels together into his story."--Booklist
"An engagingly written account... Readers interested in anthropology and folklore, fishing, and natural history will also enjoy this volume, which is enhanced by the author's etchings."--Library Journal
"A comprehensive and appreciative study of one of the world's most mysterious creatures. . . . [Prosek] has collected anguilline myths, lore and recipes from all over the world"--The Economist
"Eels [is] more than a fish book. It is an impassioned defense of nature itself... In Eels, he passes on the truth that the often disdained eel, like all migratory fish, is vital and mysterious and worthy of our full effort to bring it back."--New York Times Book Review
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"I loved it! A beautiful adventure story of one of the most wide-spread and least-known but ecologically important fish."--Bernd Heinrich, author of Summer World
"[Prosek is] a diligent natural historian, keen to the greater landscape. . . . A warm, enrapturing paean to the totemic potency of eels."--Kirkus Reviews
"This is a delightful work with the urgency of a good detective story."--Thomas McGuane
"A wonderful account of far-flung travels in pursuit of the secrets of the earth's most mysterious fish. . . . Fascinating and beautifully rendered."--Peter Matthiessen
"[A] riveting synthesis of cultural, geographical, and botanical sleuthing."--Publishers Weekly
"The tale of Ray Turner, a man who still fishes for eels the traditional way with a hand-built weir, is at the heart of the book, tying the mythology, the mystery, and the commerce of eels together into his story."--Booklist
"An engagingly written account... Readers interested in anthropology and folklore, fishing, and natural history will also enjoy this volume, which is enhanced by the author's etchings."--Library Journal
"A comprehensive and appreciative study of one of the world's most mysterious creatures. . . . [Prosek] has collected anguilline myths, lore and recipes from all over the world"--The Economist
"Eels [is] more than a fish book. It is an impassioned defense of nature itself... In Eels, he passes on the truth that the often disdained eel, like all migratory fish, is vital and mysterious and worthy of our full effort to bring it back."--New York Times Book Review
“This is a delightful work with the urgency of a good detective story.” —Thomas McGuane
“I loved it! A beautiful adventure story of one of the most wide-spread and least-known but ecologically important fish.” —Bernd Heinrich, author of Summer World
Famous for his deeply informed, compulsively readable books on trout, writer-painter 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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- VerlagPERENNIAL
- Erscheinungsdatum2011
- ISBN 10 0060566124
- ISBN 13 9780060566128
- EinbandTapa blanda
- Anzahl der Seiten304
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