Few predators rival the shark in fascination.  No matter how often we see them, or how much we read about them, humans are always eager to learn more, exhibiting a mixture of reverence, awe and fear. 

 

All of which is to say, who can resist the notion of “Shark Week”?  Here’s a week’s worth —  seven vital volumes  — of squaline lore, ranging from the scientific to the sensationally fantastic, to satisfy that obsession with what just might be out there in the waves.