{"product_id":"the-secret-history-of-sharks","title":"The Secret History of Sharks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Will keep you on the edge of your seat from its first page to its last page' -Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eGuns, Germs, and Steel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom ancient megalodons to fearsome Great Whites, this book tells the complete, untold story of how sharks emerged as Earth's ultimate survivors, by world-leading paleontologist John Long.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharks have been fighting for their lives for 500 million years and today are under dire threat. They are the longest-surviving vertebrate on Earth, outlasting multiple mass extinction events that decimated life on the planet. But how did they thrive for so long? By developing superpower-like abilities that allowed them to ascend to the top of the oceanic food chain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e John Long, who for decades has been on the cutting edge of shark research, weaves a thrilling story of sharks' unparalleled reign. \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of Sharks\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the global search to discover sharks' largely unknown evolution, led by Long and dozens of other extraordinary scientists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the tale unfolds, Long introduces an enormous range of astonishing organisms: a thirty-foot-long shark with a deadly saw blade of jagged teeth protruding from its lower jaws and bizarre sharks fossilized while in their mating ritual. With insights into the threats to sharks today, how they contribute to medical advances, and the lessons they can teach us about our own survival, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of Sharks\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting look at scientific discovery with ramifications far beyond the ocean\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book is the work of a master scientist and storyteller. It will make you see sharks in a new way: not as blood-thirsty monsters that we should fear, but as nature's ultimate survivors' - Steve Brusatte, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Readers will want to sink their teeth into this' - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thoroughly researched and wonderfully narrated, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of Sharks\u003c\/i\u003e makes a convincing case that the story of sharks is nothing less than the story of life on Earth. Highly recommended!' - Nate Blakeslee, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787046744243,"sku":"9781529427363","price":719.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477347599781529427363.jpg?v=1762814001","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-secret-history-of-sharks","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}