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“Sharks have everything a scientist dreams of. They're beautiful―God, how beautiful they are! They're like an impossibly perfect piece of machinery. They're as graceful as any bird. They're as mysterious as any animal on earth. No one knows for sure how long they live or what impulses―except for hunger―they respond to. There are more than two hundred and fifty species of shark, and everyone is different from every other one.”

Quote by Peter Benchley

Book:Jaws

Work

Jaws

Set in the summer of 1960, this suspenseful story follows the efforts of a small town's police chief and a marine biologist to stop a deadly great white shark that has been attacking beachgoers. more

Author

Peter Benchley
Peter Benchley

Peter Benchley was an American author known for his marine adventure novels. His work 'Jaws' became a bestseller and was adapted into a classic film, having a profound impact on global culture. more

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