Blood in the Water |
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| Author:
| Cropp, Ben |
| ISBN: | 978-1-876624-67-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2006 |
| Publisher: | Bauer Media Books
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| Imprint: | Australian Women's Weekly |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Ben Cropp is a one-off, an original - a self-confessed “old pirate” - whose life story is inseparable from from giant sharks, gaping jaws and trails of blood in the water. One of the world's legendary “shark hunters”, Cropp is Australia's best known skindiver and underwater explorer. Now, for the first time, after a career spanning 50 years, Cropp has agreed to tell his complete, no-holds-barred story. BEN CROPP: BLOOD IN THE WATER is packed with adventure,...
More DescriptionBen Cropp is a one-off, an original - a self-confessed “old pirate” - whose life story is inseparable from from giant sharks, gaping jaws and trails of blood in the water. One of the world's legendary “shark hunters”, Cropp is Australia's best known skindiver and underwater explorer. Now, for the first time, after a career spanning 50 years, Cropp has agreed to tell his complete, no-holds-barred story. BEN CROPP: BLOOD IN THE WATER is packed with adventure, larger-than-life characters, and Cropp's own award-winning pictures of deep-blue danger. The following are incidents from BLOOD IN THE WATER: * close encounters with White Pointers * the largest shark ever captured on film * adventures with Clint Eastwood, Peter Allen, Leonard Nimoy, Rupert Murdoch and others * Cropp's conversion from shark hunter to passionate conservationist * the 10-metre Whale Shark that changed Ben Cropp's life