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Peter bradford benchley was an american author best known for writing the novel jaws and cowriting the screenplay for its highly successful film adaptation. The peter benchley collection three exciting novels of danger and adventure peter benchley took the reading world by storm with the publication of jaws, the first of his megathrillers that not only kept readers on the edge of their seats and away from the water, but also were regularly turned into blockbuster movies. White shark is a fastreading thriller where man is pit against a nazi science experiment gone wrong. New york times bestseller the classic suspense novel of shark versus man, which was made into the blockbuster steven spielberg movie. Discover book depositorys huge selection of peter benchley books online. Still, jaws was and always be one of the great thrillers of all time both as a book and a movie. You can read his biographic book shark life for more details on those adventures. Also during this time, there was an unprecedented upswing in the. It tells the story of a great white shark that preys upon a small resort town and the voyage of three men trying to kill it. Jaws by benchley, peter hardback book the fast free shipping see more like this. Peter bradford benchley may 8, 1940 february 11, 2006 was an american author, screenwriter, and ocean activist. Here, more fascinating jaws trivia even film buffs might not know. Peter benchley has 38 books on goodreads with 217157 ratings.

The jaws phenomenon changed popular culture and continues to inspire a growing interest in sharks and the oceans today. His stories and articles have appeared in numerous magazines, including the new yorker and national geographic. Jaws 1st edition 9781122785 by benchley, peter and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Jaws catches readers in th first pages, with a brutal sharkattack coming right away. Now i have multiple copies and have read it for the 5th time. It is thrilling to find another section where peter benchley really gives the great fish the ability to think and make decisions. Peter benchley is, to me, the next best thing to crichton. Next year, specifically february of 2014 will be the forty year anniversary of peter benchley s bestselling novel jaws, a book with a narrative that concerns itself with the efforts of a small island community to catch and kill a great white shark that has been gobbling up some of its. This famous novel has been made into a thrilling movie about a maneating shark that terrorizes a beach town. Jaws by peter benchley, doubleday edition fonts in use. It satisfied my insatiable need for more crichtonesque biothrillers. Cmy documentsmikes shitutilitiesbookspdf format benchley, peter jaws. Peter benchley went to bermuda to hunt for giant squid, but fond that the creature, which never showed itself, was strong enough to cut through his baited steel cable lines and sink the buoys that kept them afloat.

Over the ensuing decades, benchley was actively engaged with scientists and filmmakers on expeditions. James keen once upon a time there was a shark that ate people jaws. Jaws by benchley, peter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. Peter benchley began his career as a novelist in 1974 with the publication of jaws, which was made into a hugely successful film. His stories and articles appeared in numerous magazine including the new yorker and national geographic. It was directed by peter yates, and stars robert shaw, jacqueline bisset and nick nolte. Jaws by peter benchley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Doubleday commissioned him to write the novel in 1971, a period when benchley. Experience the thrill of helpless horror again or for the first time. Jaws is the classic, blockbuster thriller that inspired the threetime academy awardwinning steven spielberg movie and made millions of beachgoers afraid to go into the water. He has worked as a reporter for the washington post, as associate editor of newsweek and as a speechwriter for president johnson.

Jaws, peter benchley jaws is a 1974 novel by american writer peter benchley. Jaws by peter benchley, first edition, signed abebooks abebooks. The deep is a 1977 adventure film based on peter benchley s novel of the same name. Jaws by peter benchley, first edition, signed abebooks. The success of the book led to many publishers commissioning books about mutant rats, rabid dogs and the like threatening communities. When peter benchley wrote jaws in the early 1970s, he meticulously researched all available data about shark behavior. The movie jaws was developed from a book of the same name by peter benchley. Over the ensuing decades, benchley was actively engaged with scientists and filmmakers on expeditions around the world as they expanded their knowledge of sharks. Peter benchley was born in new york city in 1940 and is the son of novelist nathaniel benchley and grandson of humorist robert benchley. Peter benchely was a master who, ironically, ended up dedicating his life to shark preservation after villifying them with this book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Be it truly that the q clearance existed or not, maybe the recent white house hoopla with the trump administration couldve been a prophecy derived from this fun book. Benchley s jaws is much, much better, and white shark felt sort of like. Had a first edition that was lost returning from foreign duty.

Peter benchley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. He was also a speechwriter for president lyndon johnson and a journalist for such magazines as newsweek and national geographic. The novel grew out of benchley s interest in shark attacks after he learned about the exploits of shark fisherman frank mundus in 1964. Jaws signed with a shark drawing by peter benchley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now. Even though the movie focuses only on a part of the novel, which is the terrorizing shark. Jaws was number 48 in the american film institutes 100 years. He is known as the author of the bestselling novel jaws and cowrote its film adaptation with carl gottlieb. Its a reread of a highly enjoyable well written piece by the fame jaws author peter benchley. The novel grows out of benchley s interest in shark attacks after he learned about the exploits of shark fisherman frank mundus in 1964. The rest of the book more so than the movie deals with the townspeople, and how they each react to the shark. Peter benchley was born in new york city in 1940 and was the son of novelist nathaniel benchley and grandson of humorist robert benchley. Jaws is a 1974 novel by american writer peter benchley. He worked as a reporter for the washington post, as associate editor of newsweek and as a speechwriter for the late president johnson. Jaws by benchley, peter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.