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010      2010006803 
020    9780060566111:|c$25.99 
020    0060566116 
035    (OCoLC)526084203 
040    BTCTA|beng|cBTCTA|dYDXCP|dEINCP|dABG 
049    CKEA 
050 00 QL637.9.A5|bP76 2010 
082 00 597/.43|222 
100 1  Prosek, James,|d1975- 
245 10 Eels :|ban exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, 
       of the world's most amazing and mysterious fish /|cJames 
       Prosek. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bHarper,|c[2010] 
264  4 |c©2010 
300    xiii, 287 pages :|billustrations, maps ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Illustrated with original etchings by the author. 
504    Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0  A transition in mind to eels -- A mysterious fish -- To 
       the Sargasso -- Eels in Maoridom -- More tales of Taniwha 
       -- The first taste of freshwater -- Into the ocean -- 
       Where eels go to die -- Eel Weir Hollow -- The Lasialap of
       U -- Obstacles in their path -- Still in the hunt. 
520    "Tour through the life history and cultural associations 
       of the freshwater eel, exploring its biology in streams 
       and epic migrations in the ocean, its myth and lore, its 
       mystery and beauty.  Prosek travels the globe to tell the 
       story of the eel -- from New York to New Zealand; from 
       Europe to Japan and the small island of Pohnpei in 
       Micronesia, where freshwater eels are worshipped by 
       members of the eel clan." 
650  0 Eels. 
650  0 Māori (New Zealand people) 
650  0 Religion and sociology|zMicronesia (Federated States)
       |zPohnpei Island. 
651  0 Sargasso Sea. 
994    92|bCKE