{"product_id":"in-the-name-of-sharks-paperback-softback-9781509557677","title":"In the Name of Sharks (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509557677","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIn the Name of Sharks\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrançois Sarano (Author), Stephen Muecke (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509557677, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 November 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e261 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 2 cm, 0.363 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In a prior incarnation, François Sarano lived as a shark. Here he shares the experiences of swimming, sensing, feeding and thinking as a shark. The book is a brilliant and beautiful advance towards interspecies communication.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Ausubel, The Rockefeller University, New York City\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"When it comes to our relations with sharks, there’s a lot that needs fixing. Sarano’s passionate, eye-opening book sets the record straight about one of the most misunderstood and unfairly demonized groups of animals on Earth.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Balcombe, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat a Fish Knows\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Boy and a Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"stimulating… Sarano’s deep reverence for his subject undergirds his passionate account of how harvesting millions of sharks each year for their fins and liver oil (which is used in beauty creams) has put more than a third of all shark and ray (their close cousins) species at risk of extinction. Wide-ranging and accessible, this is worth diving into.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty metres below water, the oceanographer François Sarano came face to face with a five-and-a-half metre great white shark. Seduced by the gentle elegance of this majestic creature, Sarano experienced a profound sense of affinity with her as they swam side by side, shoulder to shoulder, eye to eye, cutting a single figure through the ocean depths. It was an experience which made him realize the depth of our ignorance of the lives of sharks, leading him to become a passionate advocate for their protection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on the latest scientific research on the biology and ethology of sharks and their exceptional characteristics, this book aims to break through the barrier of prejudice and to pay homage to their true nature. Representing a last vestige of wildness, their populations are nevertheless under threat – like so many species, they have been hunted and exploited by humans. Sarano argues for a change of mindset in which we lose ourselves in the world of the other, so that each living entity, human and non-human, can take their rightful place in the broader global ecosystem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlso available as an audiobook.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Sandra Bessudo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Giving the ‘Voiceless’ a Voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.    A Matter of Misunderstanding: From Pliny to Disney\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.    Shark? What Shark?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.    Giving Life\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.    Inside the Shark’s Head\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.    On the Road to Personality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.    The Shark, Where it Belongs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.    The Ocean is their Garden\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.    Fading Silhouettes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.    The Confrontation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.   Reconciliation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20environment%20%5BRN%5D%22\"\u003eRN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52483199729944,"sku":"9781509557677","price":13.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509557677.jpg?v=1786023901","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/in-the-name-of-sharks-paperback-softback-9781509557677","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}