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 Paperback - 2012
by Hohn, Donovan
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A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth, "Moby-Duck" is the true story of 28,800 bath toys lost at sea, and of the beachcombers, oceanographers, environmentalists, and fools, including the author, who went in after them.
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- Title 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
- Author Hohn, Donovan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition UsedGood
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2012-02-28
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 52YZZZ0287YW_ns
- ISBN 9780143120506 / 0143120506
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 2.54 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Ocean currents, Marine debris
- Dewey Decimal Code 551.462
Summary
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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- New York Times Book Review, 03/11/2012, Page 28