Moby-Duck by Donovan Hohn

Moby-Duck by Donovan Hohn

Setting out on a series of journeys to track the renegade rubber ducks, Moby-Duck is an adventure into the heart of the sea through science, myth, the global economy and some of the worst weather imaginable.

'Hohn's immersive investigation into the environmental, political and economic story behind this reads like a great seafarer's adventure'

'at its core this is a fascinating story and Hohn makes a rare sucess of the difficult task of finding genuine human interest in the issue of global pollution'

'he conjures a truly terrifying vision'

'at its core this is a fascinating story and Hohn makes a rare sucess of the difficult task of finding genuine human interest in the issue of global pollution'

'a whimsical eco-expedition'

'fine, well-written travelogue'

'humorous account...a sobering reflection'

'a quixotic adventure around the world'

'a troubled philosophical consideration of man's relationship with the artifical and the natural...the journey is extraordinary'

"Hohn...proves to be a beguiling companion"

'part adventure, part travelogue...a quirky account becomes a wider story of environmental damage'

'he conjures a truly terrifying vision'

'Hohn's immersive investigation into the environmental, political and economic story behind this reads like a great seafarer's adventure.'

Donovan Hohn is a journalist whose work has appeared in Harper's Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Outside and the Best Creative Nonfiction. The recipient of Whiting Writers' Award and a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, he is currently a senior editor at Harper's. He lives in New York with his wife and children.

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ISBN 13	9781908526007
ISBN 10	1908526009
Title	Moby-Duck
Author	Donovan Hohn
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2012-02-01
Number of pages	416
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