Ninety percent of everything : inside shipping, the invisible industry that puts clothes on your back, gas in your car, and food on your plate / Rose George.

Author/creator George, Rose, 1969-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
PublicationNew York : Metropolitan Books, 2013.
Description287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Variant title 90 percent of everything
Contents Embarkation -- Aboard -- Harbor -- Open sea -- Sea and Suez -- High-risk area -- No-man's-land -- Sanctuary -- Animals beneath -- Rescue -- Disembark.
Abstract Revealing the workings and dangers of freight shipping, the author sails from Rotterdam to Suez to Singapore to present an eye-opening glimpse into an overlooked world filled with suspect practices, dubious operators, and pirates.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-269) and index.
LCCN 2013000293
ISBN9780805092639 (hardcover)
ISBN0805092633 (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HE571 .G465 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold