Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists Fools Including the Author Who Went in Search of Them-Fast Shipping

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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 ofthousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a fewoceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arcticscience and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wadein too far, and they carry you away. Hohn’s accidental odyssey pullshim into the secretive arena of shipping conglomerates, the daring workof Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, and theshadowy world of Chinese toy factories. Moby-Duck is a journeyinto the heart of the sea and an adventure through science, myth, theglobal economy, and some of the worst weather imaginable.