"Extraordinary...Capuzzo captures a time of innocence, and its
greatest nightmare."
-- John Sandford, author of Chosen Prey
"A major achievement, building on the sandy shore a formidable
piece of American history. The writing is controlled and vivid and
the research magnificent. Remarkable, among other things, is the
author's ability to almost get into the 'mind' of the shark as it
moved through the sea and sought to maneuver itself to its best
advantage in order to survive. Close to Shore is a splendid
book."
-- Gay Talese
"Capuzzo's account of the 1916 shark attacks on the Jersey shore
recaptures the intense drama of the real events with a lyrical
intensity rare in nonfiction writing. Along with its riveting doses
of sheer terror, it recreates an era. You feel the past.
Meticulously researched, beautifully written. This is strong
stuff."
--Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down
"Close to Shore is a truly remarkable book. Michael Capuzzo has
combined a beautifully written social history with the kind of
thriller that defies being put down until the last page. But this
monster story is dreadfully true. And in Capuzzo's capable hands it
becomes an elegiac story that tugs at the heart at the same time it
makes it beat all the faster. Books like this one just don't come
along very often."
-- Michael Connelly, author of A Darkness More Than Night
"Several decades ago, a little summer thriller named Jaws changed
swimming habits forever. Now along comes Michael Capuzzo with his
own take on the great white shark, a story made all the more
incredible because it happened. Close to Shore is a wonderful
period piece of America on the cusp of the Roaring Twenties. But
atthe book's heart is that most mysterious of all sea creatures-the
great white-lurking, thinking, calculating, and then acting with
its fifty triangular teeth and six tons of per square inch
pressure. Read Capuzzo's account of what happened that summer on
the Jersey Shore, and then, I dare you, go back in the water."
-- Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights
"Extraordinary...Capuzzo captures a time of innocence, and its
greatest nightmare."
-- John Sandford, author of Chosen Prey
"A major achievement, building on the sandy shore a formidable
piece of American history. The writing is controlled and vivid and
the research magnificent. Remarkable, among other things, is the
author's ability to almost get into the 'mind' of the shark as it
moved through the sea and sought to maneuver itself to its best
advantage in order to survive. Close to Shore is a splendid
book."
-- Gay Talese
"Capuzzo's account of the 1916 shark attacks on the Jersey shore
recaptures the intense drama of the real events with a lyrical
intensity rare in nonfiction writing. Along with its riveting doses
of sheer terror, it recreates an era. You feel the past.
Meticulously researched, beautifully written. This is strong
stuff."
--Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down
"Close to Shore is a truly remarkable book. Michael Capuzzo has
combined a beautifully written social history with the kind of
thriller that defies being put down until the last page. But this
monster story is dreadfully true. And in Capuzzo's capable hands it
becomes an elegiac story that tugs at the heart at the same time it
makes it beat all the faster. Books like this one just don't come
along very often."
-- Michael Connelly, author of A Darkness More Than Night
"Several decades ago, a little summer thriller named Jaws changed
swimming habits forever. Now along comes Michael Capuzzo with his
own take on the great white shark, a story made all the more
incredible because it happened. Close to Shore is a wonderful
period piece of America on the cusp of the Roaring Twenties. But
atthe book's heart is that most mysterious of all sea creatures-the
great white-lurking, thinking, calculating, and then acting with
its fifty triangular teeth and six tons of per square inch
pressure. Read Capuzzo's account of what happened that summer on
the Jersey Shore, and then, I dare you, go back in the water."
-- Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights
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