The book of eels : our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world
Book |
First edition. |
Ecco,
New York :
2020.
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About
"Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is both a meditation on the world's most elusive fish-the eel-and a reflection on the human condition"--
Details
- ISBN: 9780062968814
- ISBN: 0062968815
- ISBN: 9780062968821
- ISBN: 0062968823
- Physical Description: 241 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ecco, 2020.
- Copyright: ℗♭2019.
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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Formatted Contents Note:
The eel -- By the stream -- Aristotle and the eel born of mud -- Looking into the eyes of an eel -- Sigmund Freud and the eels of Trieste -- Illegal fishing -- The Dane who found the eel's breeding ground -- Swimming against the current -- The people who fish for eel -- Outwitting the eel -- The uncanny eel -- To kill an animal -- Under the sea -- Setting an eel trap -- The long journey home -- Becoming a fool -- The eel on the brink of extinction -- In the Sargasso Sea.