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Article: Probably More Than You Want to Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast.
- Article from:
- National Fisherman
- Article date:
- May 1, 1992
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The marriage of science and humor, though not unheard of, is certainly rare. Scientists are seldom funny, and comedians usually favor understatement and hyperbole over straight facts. But in his fourth book, Probably More Than You Want to Know About Fishes of the Pacific Coast, Dr. Robin Milton Love has wedded mirth and marine life in a way that makes his work a good reference book and a good read.
A glance at the book jacket indicates that even the author doesn't take himself too seriously: "Dr. Love is a moderately well-respected marine biologist at the Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara. He has written numerous scientific papers ...