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Peter benchley was born in new york city on 8 may 1940, and died in princeton, new jersey on 12 february 2006. Peter benchley has 38 books on goodreads with 217509 ratings. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good. Pick up jaws before midnight, read the first five pages, and i guarantee youll be putting it down breathless and stunned, as dawn is breaking the next day.
Peter benchley was 27 when he quit his job writing for president johnson to write a book about a villainous killer shark that stalked, and ate, members of a small island community. Still, jaws was and always be one of the great thrillers of all time both as a book and a movie. But benchley himself regretted that his work caused people to fear and hate sharks. David helvarg, and named in honor of peter benchley, author of jaws, this award celebrates the life and legacy of a man who spent more than 40 years educating the public and expanding awareness of the importance of protecting sharks and ocean ecosystems. Next year, specifically february of 2014 will be the forty year anniversary of peter benchleys 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. Signed inscribed by peter benchley on the front cover. Where are you going to get the authority to close the beaches. It was directed by peter yates, and stars robert shaw, jacqueline bisset and nick nolte.
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