I started to want to learn about sharks after seeing the movie Jaws. It was the first movie that I went to the theater multiple times as I could get enough of it.
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After that I got every book I could get my hands on and learned every thing I could about sharks.
Rodney Fox
Rodney Fox was attacked by a Great White Shark in 1963 and in many books they had the pictures of his attack.
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Brad Matthews: Killer Sharks
I remember reading this book and being absolutely enthralled; USS Indianapolis sinking and the sharks attacking the survivors, gladiator/shark battles, shark hunting and many deaths. I had thought that many of the stories just couldn't be true, but it was so amazing. Turns out...PURE FICTION. Well anyway, over time the book was lost and I had some many memories of the story, when I saw it available on ebay, I just had to buy it again.