{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProsek, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJames Prosek is a writer and artist. Dubbed \"the Audubon of the fishing world\" by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, his books include \u003cem\u003eTrout\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Angler\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFly-Fishing the 41st\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Easton, Connecticut. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674606833938,"sku":"9780060566128","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_710a314d-1528-4eaa-9ca5-f7c0a5dbd5c9.jpg?v=1733863133","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eels-an-exploration-from-new-zealand-to-the-sargasso-of-the-worlds-most-mysterious-fish-9780060566128","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}