Surviving the shark
Subtitle: how a brutal great white attack turned a surfer into a dedicated defender of sharks
By: by Jonathan Kathrein and Margaret Kathrein ; with an introduction by David McGuire ; and afterword by Wallace J. Nichols
Contributors: Kathrein, Margaret; McGuire, David, M.E.H.; Nichols, Wallace J.
Publisher: Skyhorse Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781620876879; 9781616086800; 9781634502832
Subjects: Sharks; Life Sciences; Surfing; Animals; NATURE; Shark attacks; Water Sports; Ichthyology & Herpetology; SPORTS & RECREATION; Conservation; SCIENCE; Zoology; Personal narratives; Fish; Wounds and injuries
Description: After surviving an attack by a great white shark while surfing off the coast of northern California, Jonathan Kathrein uses his story to spread awareness about sharks and ocean conservation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198).

Print version record.
Table of contents: title: Journey to the coast; title: Stinson Beach; title: Race to the ocean; title: The art of surfing; title: A blur of speed and power; title: Chaos strikes; title: Out of the jaws?; title: Repair at the hospital; title: Media frenzy; title: Recovery and healing; title: Life after the shark; title: Learning about sharks; title: Shark science; title: Shark behavior and shark-human interactions; title: Can we save the great white shark?; title: How to avoid a shark attack; title: Ocean conservation resources.