{"product_id":"eels-an-exploration-from-new-zealand-to-the-sargasso-of-the-worlds-most-mysterious-fish-9780060566128","title":"Eels: An Exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World's Most Mysterious Fish","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eEels\u003c\/em\u003e  is] more than a fish book. It is an impassioned defense of nature itself. . . .  Prosek] 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.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamous for his deeply informed, compulsively readable books on trout, James Prosek (whom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e has called \"the Audubon of the fishing world\") takes on nature's quirkiest and most enigmatic fish: the eel. Fans of Mark Kurlansky's \u003cem\u003eCod\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Big Oyster\u003c\/em\u003e or Trevor Corson's \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Life of Lobsters\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-275777\"\u003eJames Prosek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060566128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060566124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT012000\"\u003eAnimals | Fish\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT020000\"\u003eAnimals | Marine Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44499659194605,"sku":"9780060566128","price":22.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_342e4a8b-5bb0-4d21-b7dc-d5ddc9ce609c.jpg?v=1700981830","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/eels-an-exploration-from-new-zealand-to-the-sargasso-of-the-worlds-most-mysterious-fish-9780060566128","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}