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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

How does a giant, nearly invisible industry move the goods we use every day, and what is life like aboard its ships?

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At a glance

Author
Rose George

Why read it

  • You will notice the hidden ships and crews behind almost everything you buy, an industry most people never see
  • You will learn how a ship is run by two tribes, deck and engine room, and who does what
  • You will understand how patrols by coastal governments helped cut piracy in busy, narrow shipping lanes

Who it is for

  • A consumer who never wonders how goods arrive
  • A reader who dreams of working at sea
  • A logistics student wanting a human view of shipping

Contents

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. 1. Embarkation
  3. 2. Aboard
  4. 3. Harbor
  5. 4. Open Sea
  6. 5. Sea and Suez
  7. 6. High-Risk Area
  8. 7. No-Man’s-Land
  9. 8. Sanctuary
  10. 9. Animals Beneath
  11. 10. Rescue
  12. 11. Disembark

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