{"product_id":"9780061558429","title":"Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man’s Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eEbbesmeyer, Curtis; Scigliano, Eric\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ebbesmeyer’s goal is noble and fresh: to show how the flow of ocean debris around the world reveals ‘the music’ of the world’s oceans.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the fascinating stories of flotsam, one of the Earth’s greatest secrets is revealed. In Flotsametrics and the Floating World, maverick scientist Curtis Ebbesmeyer details how his obsession with floating garbage—from rubber ducks to discarded Nike sneakers—helped to revolutionize ocean science. Scientist and environmentalist David Suzuki, host of CBC TV’s “The Nature of Things,” calls Flotsametrics and the Floating World  “Science and storytelling at its very best.” “A very enjoyable, if at times dark, book” (Nature), it is must reading for anyone interested in Oceanography, Environmental Science, and the way our world works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart scientific discovery, part travelogue, \u003ci\u003eFlotsametrics and the Floating World\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the hidden stories of the sea:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Great Sneaker Spill:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow the incredible 2,000-mile journey of 61,000 Nike sneakers lost at sea, a serendipitous experiment that reshaped our understanding of the North Pacific.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCitizen Science at its Best:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn how a worldwide network of beachcombers became essential field volunteers, collecting telltale clues from rubber ducks to hockey gloves washed up on shore.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eForensic Oceanography:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the stranger side of flotsam, from messages in bottles and ancient shipwrecks to the eerie science of tracking drifting human remains.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the truth behind the vast, swirling collections of marine plastic pollution, and what the hidden \"music of the gyres\" tells us about the health of our planet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46829010878719,"sku":"9780061558429","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780061558429_s600x595.jpg?v=1779895884","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780061558429","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}