The Secret Life of Lobsters

by Trevor Corson

  —Bar Harbor Times

  “Charmingly written, full of fascinating detail…a delight.”

  —Kirkus Reviews

  “[An] intriguing and entertaining book…. Fascinating, especially when[Corson] juxtaposes human behavior and descriptions of the social life of lobsters.”

  —Publishers Weekly

  “Corson has skillfully interwoven the biological and personal aspects of these much loved, tasty creatures into an informative and fascinating book.”

  —Library Journal

  “Like the first man who decided a lobster was edible, the reader of this book is in for a surprise: it’s fantastic! Trevor Corson has done something wonderful with this book: he’s revealed heretofore unsuspected depths of intrigue and mystery in the sex life of lobsters. It’s hard to tell which is more remarkable, though, the secret life of the lobsters or the lives of the lobstermen. You’ll never look at a lobster the same way again but be assured that these lobstermen are doing it right, and not endangering the species they catch. This is the way natural history is supposed to be written: engaging, fascinating, brilliant.”

  —Richard Ellis, author of The Empty Ocean and No Turning Back

  “The Secret Life of Lobsters is so full of fun and fascination that you’ll be almost embarrassed to think that, for all these years, all you ever knew about lobsters was how they taste. Lobsters do so many remarkable things that you just might conclude that the differences between people and lobsters are only skin deep. Prepare to awe your friends as you regale them with details from the depths—this book will make you seem like a genius at your next summer lawn party.”

  —Carl Safina, author of Song for the Blue Ocean and Eye of the Albatross

  “I believe that cooking is not only a craft but also a sacred art. When we choose to kill and cook a lobster, it can be a way of paying homage to the animal’s life. In The Secret Life of Lobsters, Trevor Corson teaches us that the lobster has its own mysterious habits, sensitivity, and sensibilities, and that it deserves our respect when we bring it to our table.”

  —Eric Ripert, executive chef and co-owner of Le Bernardin, and author of A Return to Cooking and Le Bernardin Cookbook: Four-Star Simplicity

  Copyright

  THE SECRET LIFE OF LOBSTERS. Copyright © 2004 by Trevor Corson. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

  EPub Edition © OCTOBER 2007 ISBN: 9780061873973

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