Close To Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo, 2001

This book will make you think twice before going into the water.  In 1916, a rogue shark terrified the New Jersey shore for weeks.  It killed 4 and injured another in 3 separate attacks, including the last one miles from the ocean in at Matawan creek.  The drama gripped the nation and temporarily challenged World War I for space on the front page.  This book alternates between the science of sharks and history of the attacks, and personally I could have skipped the science parts.  They are interesting, but they are not the reason I wanted to read this book.  I suggest this book to anyone.

Keith L Greenawalt