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Blue Meridian: The Search for the Great White Shark
  
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Blue Meridian: The Search for the Great White Shark (Hardcover)

by Peter Matthiessen (Author)
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Bestselling author Peter Matthiessen takes readers on an expedition to find the most dangerous predator on Earth--the legendary great white shark. On a trek that lasts 17 months and takes him from the Caribbean to the whaling grounds off South Africa, across the Indian Ocean to the South Australian coast, Matthiessen records the beauties of strange seas and landscapes and encounters with sharks and other sea life. of photos. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great, informative book., Jun 24 2001
By T. Kennedy "TA FAN" (Billings, MT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blue Meridian (Paperback)
If you are interested in great white sharks, this is the book for you. It's fun and informative. I have to disagree with one fact the book gives, however. The great white shark is not the most dangerous predator of the ocean. That would be the killer whale. They are larger, smarter, faster, more agile, and able to hunt cooperatively. Also, very recently a famous marine biologist observed predatory sharks larger than the great white (at least thirty feet long) deep in the Pacific ocean. They apparently live very far down, however, and could never be a danger to humans.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent work about sharks, May 29 2001
By Robert Field "leofric1" (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blue Meridian (Paperback)
I have very much enjoyed reading this book again and again, especially in conjunction with the film that the book describes being filmed, "Blue Water White Death", which so far as I am aware has not appeared in video form or I would surely have it in my collection by now. The film is acknowledged to be one of the better shark films in existence, and the book somewhat pales in comparison, but a worthwhile read nonetheless. I have read the hardback edition and now own the paperback. I must say I miss the color plates which are in the hardback edition. I sincerely hope someone will transfer the film to video at some point.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great adventure, May 17 2000
By twilliam (Williamsburg, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Blue Meridian (Paperback)
It's wonderful to be able to read the narrative of shark dives from the safety and comfort of home.

This is a great narrative of the expedition to search for the Great White shark...hopefully the numerous "specials" on TV and the recent article in National Geographic will help "save" this treasure of the ocean.

You can't help but get involved with this book, just as exciting and fascinating as any novel.

If you enjoyed this one, try _Snow Leopard_ or _Indian Country_.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Oceanic Adventure
Blue Meridian is one of the great stories of underwater adventure and exploration. It's an account of the first substantial expedition to find and film the great white shark, and... Read more
Published on April 30 2000 by neutral

5.0 out of 5 stars A story like no other
In a time when the thought of swimming with sharks was to have a death wish, five diver/photograghers and one expedition historian set to the high seas in search of the ellusive... Read more
Published on Jan 13 2000 by sean timmins

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Matthiessen Masterpiece
Glad to see this little gem of a book has gotten a well deserved and long overdue reprinting. This is Matthiessen's true first-person account as a crewmember during filming of... Read more
Published on Feb 27 1999

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