Moby-Duck
Moby-Duck

Moby-Duck

The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea & of the Beachcombers, Oceanograp hers, Environmentalists & Fools Including the Author Who Went in Search of Them

Donovan Hohn (Author) ... more
Edition: US - Paperback / softback
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HK$125.00 HK$190.00
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Product Info
English • Age Adult - Adult
416 pages • 5.5 x 8.42 x 0.87 in
Approx. weight: 0.83 lb
Publication date: 28 Feb,2012
Barcode: 9780143120506 • Penguin Books
More books in English for Age Adult - Adult
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  • Travel guides: adventure holidays
  • Antiques vintage and collectables: toys games dolls and models

Description

By: Donovan Hohn  
A compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity- "adventurous, inquisitive, and brightly illuminating" (Janet Maslin, The New York Times).

When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away. Hohn's accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive arena of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, and the shadowy world of Chinese toy factories. Moby-Duck is a journey into the heart of the sea and an adventure through science, myth, the global economy, and some of the worst weather imaginable.



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