![]() ![]() ![]() Included were beavers, frogs, turtles and the most-familiar, ducks. One such dumpee held a large quantity of plastic bath toys. ![]() A container ship, in the face of fifty-foot waves, rolls sufficiently to dump more than a few containers, those box-car sized giant legos that we use to transport stuff from here to there. Well, one of 28,800 anyway.ĭonovan Hohn begins his tale with an accident at sea. In the grand tradition of Tony Horwitz and David Quammen, Moby-Duck is a compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity. With each new discovery, Hohn learns of another loose thread, and with each successive chase, he comes closer to understanding where his castaway quarry comes from and where it goes. 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. Hohn's accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, and the shadowy world of Chinese toy factories. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away. ![]() 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. One of Janet Maslin's Ten Picks for 2011. A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth. ![]()
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