The Man Who Rode Sharks
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The Man Who Rode Sharks
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Author : William R. Royal
language : en
Publisher: Dodd Mead
Release Date : 1978
The Man Who Rode Sharks written by William R. Royal and has been published by Dodd Mead this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Social Science categories.
Shark Man
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Author : Theo Ferreira
language : en
Publisher: Sunbird
Release Date : 2007
Shark Man written by Theo Ferreira and has been published by Sunbird this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Fishers categories.
When a large wave unceremoniously dumped an enormous shark onto the rocks less than three metres away from eleven-year-old Theo Ferreira, the young boy, was terrified. Fascinated by this thrashing monster from the deep, Theos obsession with sharks was triggered and so began a lifelong association with these predators. Initially intent killing sharks, Theo earned a reputation as a ruthless and successful shark hunter, and slaughtered many Great Whites. But after an encounter with a formidable shark, dubbed The Submarine, which refused to die, Theo converted from a hunter to a dedicated marine conservationist. No longer believing them to be killing machines, he ceased his attempts to destroy them and began to turn his energies into preserving these magnificent creatures. He is dedicated to educating people about the importance of sharks to our oceans at large. This book is testament to his unwavering commitment to this end. The Discovery Channel is shooting a series about Theo Ferriera and his work with great whtie sharks.
World Within
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Author : Robert F Burgess
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2021-11-21
World Within written by Robert F Burgess and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-21 with categories.
Consider how it must feel to find yourself the center of attraction for a very large circling tiger shark and when you fire your spear at the animal he takes spear and gun away from you leaving you wondering what you have to offer him when he returns. This happened to the author, Bill Royal, off a reef in the South Pacific during World War II. Royal volunteered to dive daily in shark-infested waters to collect specimens for scientists trying to learn why the local fish population was toxic to eat. Non-poisonous fish became toxic wherever the Pacific military went. The reason scientists learned had to do with the World War II military habit of pushing trucks and other obsolete equipment into the ocean to extend runways. Toxic elements in the metals were eventually absorbed by the fish and passed on to humans who ate them. Later, as a shark-catcher for Florida's Cape Haze Marine Laboratory, Royal learns to capture the giants by hand to bring them in alive for scientists using sharks for human cancer research. While the original hardcover book-The Man Who Rode Sharks-details more about his adventures with sharks, this e-book edition focuses on Royal's far greater contribution to science by alerting us to the fact that some large Florida springs whose underwater profiles resemble gigantic stone hour glasses actually held the remains of Ice Age animals and early man carbon dating back to 12,000 years BC, a fact so incredible to scientists in the early 1950's that no one believed what he had found. In his own words this book describes how it all evolved, along with Royal's incredible good luck in being able to survive underwater adventures that repeatedly took their toll of human lives in those years. No one knew the dangers that lay in wait for divers using primitive scuba diving equipment so recently made available to them then. A tank of air at the surface lasts 60 minutes. But few knew that same tank of air when at 100 feet underwater lasted only 10 minutes. That lack of knowledge was deadly if you were fumbling around blindly in a silted out cave. In the beginning it all seemed so easy. We now had a way of breathing underwater; a way to explore the long hidden depths of underwater caves. Eventually, Royal's diving curiosity leads him to a prehistoric fossil boneyard as fabulous as the legendary elephant graveyard and to a sunken cavern where hundreds of human bones of prehistoric man are found beside those of sabertooth cats and giant ground sloths. Here, in dramatic detail, are the highlights of almost a half century of diving adventures by one of the most daring pioneers in the field, a modest, quiet-spoken man who pushed the frontiers of diving so far back that the experiences almost cost his life. Still, Bill Royal made one of the most important but frustrating archaeological finds of all time-a human brain in a 10,000 year old skull that scientists branded a hoax...until carbon dating proved it not a hoax, and they saw for themselves the incredibly rich underwater archaeological site Royal preserved for them for seventeen years. These events are described in such detail by co-author Robert Burgess that readers will re-live every tingling moment of Royal's life-threatening experiences whether they want to, or not. This is high-tension adventure at its best!
Fifty Years A Hooker
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Author : Jeanette Mundus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Fifty Years A Hooker written by Jeanette Mundus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The stories in Fifty Years a Hooker range from dramatic, nerve-pounding accounts of shark hunts to tales of comic misadventures, involving a host of eccentric characters who could not resist the pull of Frank Mundus ́ legendary "idiot magnet". Mundus ́ extensive compilation accurately reflects the book ́s title. He was, indeed, a hooker. For fifty years he sold his services, took good care of his customers and saw to it that they had a good time, hoping that they went away satisfied and would come back again.Among the stories you ́ll find in Fifty Years a Hooker are: White Shark, White Pineapple.The agony of waiting for the right writer. How I Got Started Shark Fishing.How a broken arm and two train wrecks kept me on the right track for a fishing career. The Pelican Disaster.My involvement in one of the worst maritime disasters off Long Island.Harry Hoffman and the Case of the Lost White Shark.The zany fishing misadventures of my friend, Harry Hoffman, and me.The 4,500 lb. White Shark.My mate, my customers and I fight one of the largest whites ever taken commercially by harpoon.Peter Gimbel.The first man who swam with sharks, while I rode shotgun. The time an ice-cream cone saved my life, plus other close calls. The time I hollered at Jackie Onassis for jay-walking on the island of St. Maarten. The St. Maarten Sting: Or, How I Sold the Cricket III Borrowing a storyline from the movie The Sting, I sell my other boat and outsmart a couple of Caribbean pirates. Portrait of the Artist as an Idiot. A mysterious artist (who lost the Mayor of Shelter Island ́s bust!) claims me as his muse for a watercolor of a white shark.Mundus of Arabia.A Saudi Prince hires me to pioneer shark fishing in the Red Sea. I just miss a public beheading and narrowly escape one year in jail. The 3,427-lb White Shark. In 1986 I achieve my lifetime ambition of catching the largest fish of any kind on rod and reel, with the help of some seasoned mates and an experienced angler.Pistol-Whipped by the Law.A mate ́s dog and his ex-wife set off a chain reaction which culminates in my arrest for possession of a firearm. Three-time Loser, Fourth-time Winner.The two happiest times in a man ́s life are when he buys a boat and sells it . . . and sells it and sells it, and hopefully sells it again, like I did!Getting to the Heart of Things.I remarry, burn my snow shoes and retire to Hawaii, where I plant pineapples and fruit trees, adopt a orphaned 350 lb. wild boar, and survive open-heart surgery, aneurysm repair and prostate cancer. My South African Shark Safari.In which I travel to South Africa with the Discovery Channel and hook up with white sharks once more-this time through the lens of a camera.
Shark Man
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Author : Rodney Fox
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Shark Man written by Rodney Fox and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Conservationists categories.
Stories of Rodney Fox's many close encounters with dangerous sharks.
Secrets Of The Springs
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Author : Robin Brown
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-12-01
Secrets Of The Springs written by Robin Brown and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-01 with History categories.
This tale of two deep springs in Florida that began as sinkholes about 13,000 years ago and the story of the precious water they contained, reveals the recent and prehistoric story of what is now the Sunshine State and the importance of its natural resources to its people. The mineral-charged spring water sustained Florida's earliest human populations--roaming hunter-gatherers who discovered the springs about 10,000 years ago and revisited them for thousands of years--in dry times and preserved their bones and artifacts for thousands of years. These dramatic tales based on the history of Florida's first people offer new perspectives on Florida's long history. The second time-period is recent and factual. Often outrageously stranger than fiction, it follows recent events int he history of the springs - the remarkable people who dived in the deep water-filled holes and put together the picture of human life-ways 10,000 years ago at the end of the Pleistocene Era. DNA analysis by world renown Svante Paabo revealed that these first Floridians were unrelated to the Native Americans living in North America today
The Cave Divers
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Author : Robert Forrest Burgess
language : en
Publisher: Aqua Quest Publications, Inc.
Release Date : 1999
The Cave Divers written by Robert Forrest Burgess and has been published by Aqua Quest Publications, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Cave divers categories.
Cave divers are the elite, and this is their story--a story of pushing the limits of technology and human endurance.
The Natural History Of Sharks
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Author : Thomas H. Lineaweaver
language : en
Publisher: Lyons Press
Release Date : 1984
The Natural History Of Sharks written by Thomas H. Lineaweaver and has been published by Lyons Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Sharks categories.
Straightforward facts and photos for the general reader.
Learn About Sharks
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Author : Matt Marchant
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2018-11-08
Learn About Sharks written by Matt Marchant and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-08 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The Great White shark is the largest predatory fish in the sea. It can be found in all the major oceans around the world and is listed as “vulnerable” on the endangered species list. This means they need our help! To help save the sharks, we must continue to learn more about these amazing creatures and work to protect them and the world’s oceans. Learn About Sharks: The Great White Shark is packed full of incredible photographs and cool facts about one of the most all-time famous sharks. Find out how old sharks really are, how Great White sharks hunt, how they bite, and most importantly, how YOU can save the sharks!
Lessons From My Parents
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Author : Ashley Nance
language : en
Publisher: Abrams
Release Date : 2013-05-01
Lessons From My Parents written by Ashley Nance and has been published by Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-01 with Family & Relationships categories.
Have you ever experienced a moment in your life when you began to appreciate the stories and lessons your parents might have shared with you? Perhaps it was a moment quietly working when your father told you of his painful experience during WWII; or when your mother taught you about beauty while picking daffodils for her neighbor; or when in a moment of tragedy you recall how your parents handled something so difficult with such poise and strength that it helped you go on? Our culture and our history is created through stories, personal stories, whether funny or sad, light or difficult, poignant or profound. Lessons From My Parents has collected 100 such stories from writers from across the world and shares them in this seminal work celebrating the life lessons we learn without even realizing it.