Download 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 AudioBook Free
When the writer Donovan Hohn heard about the mysterious loss of thousands of bathroom playthings at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, speak to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like sea currents: wade in too much, and they bring you away. Hohn's unintentional odyssey pulls him into the secretive world of transport conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic experts, the lunatic dangers of maverick sailors, and the shadowy world of Chinese language toy factories. Moby-Duck is a trip into the center of the sea and an experience through science, misconception, the global economy, and some of the most severe weather imaginable. With each new discovery, Hohn learns of another loose thread, and with each successive chase, he comes nearer to understanding where his castaway quarry originates from and where it should go. Inside the grand tradition of Tony Horwitz and David Quammen, Moby-Duck is a compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity.
