Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- How to Use This Book -- Introduction -- Mastering Oysters -- A Dozen Oysters You Should Know -- The Five Species -- How to Grow an Oyster -- The Taste of an Oyster: A Primer -- Sustainability and the Environment: The Case for Oyster Aquaculture -- What Kind of Oyster Eater Are You? -- The Aphrodisiac Angle -- The Oyster Appellations of North America -- Navigating the World of Oyster Names -- Maritime Provinces -- Maine -- Massachusetts and Rhode Island -- New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut -- Chesapeake -- Gulf Coast -- California and Oregon -- Washington State -- British Columbia and Alaska -- International Waters -- Everything You Wanted To Know About Oysters But Were Afraid To Ask -- Shipping, Selecting, Storing, Shucking, Serving, and Savoring Your Oysters -- Oyster Wines and Other Libations -- Recipes -- Safety -- Nutrition -- The Best Oyster Bars and Oyster Festivals -- Growers Who Ship Direct -- Updates to the Paperback Edition -- Acknowledgments -- The Essential Oyster Ads -- eCopyright.