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  • George, Rose, 1969-
     
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  • Freight and freightage.
     
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  • Transportation
     
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  • International trade.
     
     
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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.
    by George, Rose, 1969-
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    Metropolitan Books, 2013.
    Call #:388.044 G348n
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  • Shipping.
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  • Freight and freightage.
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  • Transportation
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  • International trade.
  • ISBN: 
    9780805092639 (hc.)
    0805092633 (hc.)
    Edition: 
    1st ed.
    Description: 
    287 p. ill. ; 25 cm.
    Bibliography: 
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-269) and index.
    Contents: 
    At sea -- Rotterdam-Le Havre -- A ditch in a desert -- Normal people with guns -- Veiled faces in water -- The merchant navy comforts service -- The bride in the boat -- Calves can swim -- So remorseless a havoc -- Ashore.
    Summary: 
    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.
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