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    Moby-Duck: 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 Search of Them (Paperback) By (author) Donovan Hohn

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    Short Description for Moby-Duck 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
    Subtitle
    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 Search of Them
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Donovan Hohn
    Physical properties
    Format: Paperback
    Number of pages: 402
    Width: 141 mm
    Height: 213 mm
    Thickness: 24 mm
    Weight: 340 g
    Audience
    General/trade
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9780143120506
    ISBN 10: 0143120506
    Classifications
    BISAC category code: TRV001000
    BISAC category code: SCI030000
    Dewey: 551.462
    BISAC category code: SCI052000
    Dewey: 551.462
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: S8.1
    BICMainSubject: RBKC
    BIC subject category: RG
    Edition statement
    Reprint
    Publisher
    Penguin Putnam Inc
    Imprint name
    Penguin USA
    Publication date
    28 February 2012
    Publication City/Country
    New York, NY/US
    Review quote
    "The book [is] by turns light-hearted and serious but always a pleasure to read ... "Moby-Duck" is highly readable and, importantly, alive with a sense of intellectual curiosity. Indeed, what Melville did for whaling, Hohn has done for plastic bath toys lost at sea." -"The Boston Globe" "Hohn cleverly uses the deceptively whimsical premise of chasing a little plastic duck to provoke a massively complicated and thought-provoking conversation. Who knew spilled bath toys could be so important?" -"Chicago Sun-Times" " ... he writes always entertainingly, often gorgeously." -"Dallas Morning News" "Donovan Hohn ships out with an engaging Moby-Duck ... an exploration in every sense [Moby-Duck] will remind readers of the best of John McPhee and Ian Frazier. And maybe, even, of the weird and wonderful Herman Melville himself." -"The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer" ..". entertaining but also philosophic ... [Donovan Hohn's] quest is puckish, profo
    Main description
    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.