{"product_id":"flotsametrics-and-the-floating-world-curtis-ebbesmeyer-9780061558429","title":"Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man's Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science","description":"\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003cem\u003eFlotsametrics and the Floating World, \u003c\/em\u003emaverick 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 \u003cem\u003eFlotsametrics and the Floating World \u003c\/em\u003e \"Science and storytelling at its very best.\" \"A very enjoyable, if at times dark, book\" (\u003cem\u003eNature\u003c\/em\u003e), it is must reading for anyone interested in Oceanography, Environmental Science, and the way our world works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Curtis Ebbesmeyer, Eric Scigliano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061558427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061558429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Curtis Ebbesmeyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987237077247,"sku":"9780061558429","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc635ebb-0f90-4e08-8123-375d202a6993.jpg?v=1683287779","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flotsametrics-and-the-floating-world-curtis-ebbesmeyer-9780061558429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}