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Cousteau's Great White Shark (Abradale Books)

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I was lucky enough to see Jean-Michel preview the documentary in San Francisco in 1993. The book is an excellent documentation of their dives and research of the Great White Shark. The book has wonderful, and frightning, photos of the Great Whites encountered on their journies to Australia. This book does not represent all of the research done during the project, and that is its only draw back. I would highly recommend this book for all White Shark enthusiasts and those wanting to learn more about this beautiful creature.

I am a great fan of the Cousteus and I also love sharks. This book encompasses all aspects of the Great White shark, as well as what it's like being a scientist studying them. I loved this book. This book gives a new perspective to the life of the Great White and really helps remove the bad name of the White Shark. If you love sharks, you will probably like this book a good bit!

A very informative book about the great white. The photos are amazing. This Shark is one of the most interesting animals alive. A real predator.

Wow! This book by Jean-Michel Cousteau & Mose Richards is amazing! The 120 full color photographs in here are some of the best i have ever seen. Truly breathtaking pictures of this awesome predator. This book chronicles the Cousteau team's extensive two-and-a-half years study of the great white shark at Dangerous Reef, Australia. After attracting the sharks, the research team would observe the sharks behavior underwater in specially built stainless steel cages and one made of Luxon(a clear, bulletproof plastic). They would then tag them and attach transmitters to follow their movements and patterns. A new understanding emerges of the great white and it's lonely, lifelong hunt for food.

Cousteau has truly captured my mind and allowed it to wander through the amazing pages of his book, COUSTEAU'S GREAT WHITE SHARK. I started adoring sharks at age 3, and have always dreamed of becoming a marine biologist. Cousteau has wonderfully made it possible for me to go after my dream without any worries. His book is truly inspirational and gracious. Thank you Jean-Michel!

This book is fascinating. What most do not know is that Mose Richards wrote this entire book, while Cousteau supplied the inspiration and pictures. This book has excellent writing and fabulous photography. An excellent read. Props to the author, Mose Richards!

This book has helped me learn many things I have always wanted to learn about the great white. It also helped me get an A on a great white project.

For surviving for 400 million years. For refusing to submit yourself to mankind's aquariums and corporate SeaWorlds. For never allowing your secrets of mating or birth to become known to the prying eyes of man. For not even leaving a skeleton for science to attempt to examine. For being the Master of the Seas, without even using mechanical aids to assist you, like we, the Humans, the Wimps, the Know-Nothings, the Arrogant Pestilence of the World must resort to to even attempt to conquer you. Keep fighting, Terrible, Beautiful Lordly Ones. We offer you humble, unworthy obeisance in the form of this book, under the aegis of your most dutiful admirer, Jacques Cousteau, Poseidon rest his soul. Never has your grace nor your fearful symmetry appeared to such great advantage. Keep cruising. May your fins glide through the oceans long after the peasants have ceased to crawl upon the earth--or dared to trawl upon the waters!