
Ninety Percent of Everything
Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate
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Narrated by:
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Pearl Hewitt
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By:
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Rose George
On ship-tracking websites, the waters are black with dots. Each dot is a ship; each ship is laden with boxes; each box is laden with goods. In postindustrial economies, we no longer produce but buy. We buy, so we must ship. Without all those dots, the world would not work.
Freight shipping has been no less revolutionary than the printing press or the Internet, yet it is all but invisible. Away from public scrutiny, shipping revels in suspect practices, dubious operators, and a shady system. Infesting our waters, poisoning our air, and a prime culprit of acoustic pollution, shipping is environmentally indefensible. And then there are the pirates.
Rose George, acclaimed chronicler of what we would rather ignore, sails from Rotterdam to Suez to Singapore on ships the length of football fields and the height of Niagara Falls; she patrols the Indian Ocean with an antipiracy task force; she joins seafaring chaplains and investigates the harm that ships inflict on endangered whales.
Sharply informative and entertaining, Ninety Percent of Everything reveals the workings and perils of an unseen world that holds the key to our economy, our environment, and our very civilization.
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Startling
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Good book about something we rarely think about
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What made the experience of listening to Ninety Percent of Everything the most enjoyable?
I learned so much reading this book... from what life is like aboard a container ship to the incredible impact this industry has had on our society. The author doesn't dwell too long on any particular topic and liked it that way.Have you listened to any of Pearl Hewitt’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I have never heard this narrator before, but I thought she was well-cast. She sounded like she could have been the author... seemed well-connected to the material.You will learn a lot... buy this book.
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Insight into "the human element" of shipping
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Take a peek into the world of shipping
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Some economics are thrown in for fun.
Nice story.
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Comprehensive and Entertaining
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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Overall I am glad I read this book. It had a lot of information but not exactly what I expected. I expected more info about the chain and detail of transporting t shirts, food, construction materials, etc. But on the other hand, I learned about whales, merchant marines, surviving at sea. Like I said, it could be me.Would you recommend Ninety Percent of Everything to your friends? Why or why not?
Yes and no. Depends on what they are interested in.Which character – as performed by Pearl Hewitt – was your favorite?
The Captain of the Kendall…..If this book were a movie would you go see it?
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It was worth reading because in the book there was a saying (gem of wisdom) that has served me well. Thank for that!Not exactly what I expected….
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The first 5 chapters are great
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astonishingly good!
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